54 Irwin Street

54 Irwin Street (map)

ARCHITECTURE

Interwar, Bungalow Porch House

No 54 Irwin Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered brick with a gable corrugated iron roof. It is an expression of the Inter-War Porch style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with an offset gabled roof porch. The porch is supported on masonry piers. There is a central door flanked by sets of casement windows.

HISTORY

1930 Two Missing Men. Constable Cullen, of Central Police Station, has two similar inquiries in hand. John St. Claire Caine (35), a native of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has been missing from Geraldton since January. He is 5ft. 5in tall, of medium erect build. Roy Reid has not been heard of in Queensland since he left there two years ago for Perth. About four years ago Reid was working for General Motors Ltd. at Roma (Queensland), and later went to Mt. Isa. Returning to Brisbane, he made for Perth. (reference)

1954 For sale Motorcycles. B.S.A. and s.c., 1942, cheap. 54 Irwin-st., E. Fremantle. (reference)

RESIDENTS

1929 - 1949: Reid, Roy

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