ARCHITECTURE
Late interwar, Bungalow Porch House
No 71 Irwin Street is a single storey constructed in brick and rendered brick with a hipped tiled roof. It is an expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust bay and a hipped roof porch. The porch is supported on masonry piers. A masonry balustrade spans between the piers. The thrust bay features a set of casement windows under a tiled awning. There is a central door flanked by sets of casement windows.
HISTORY
1938 Suburban Residences. Two Open for Inspection. Two new brick residences, one at Floreat Park and the other at East Fremantle, will be open for inspection today and tomorrow. Designed and built by Mr. W. L Pitman at 71 Irwin- street, East Fremantle, a five-room tile roof brick residence will be open for inspection today and tomorrow between 2.30 and 5.30 p.m. The house has a bow-fronted celled front verandah porch with an entrance into a 5ft. stippled textured hall The lounge (14ft. by 13ft.) contains a boxed mantel shelf, brick and synthetic stone fireplace, modern ceilings, wattle texture walls, and Jarrah plate and picture rails A large semi elliptical archway, with pot stands forms the entrance to the dining room (13ft. square). The kitchenette, finished in green and cream enamel, has built-in plate, pot, vegetable and broom cupboards, a tradesman's hatch, built-in wood and gas stoves, canister recess, and washable walls. A modern ceiling and attractive leadlight windows are features of the main bedroom (13ft. by 12ft.), and a built-in linen press is in the second bedroom. The bathroom is fitted with a semi-sunken bath (built in with tiles). and other modern conveniences. Stippled texture walls and indirect lighting are in the main rooms. (reference)
1946 League Football. East Fremantle Impresses Record Crowd. East Fremantle celebrated the unfurling of its 1945 league football premiership pennant at Fremantle Oval on Saturday by outplaying South Fremantle and winning by 39 points. A record crowd of 10,123 saw East Fremantle win by superior teamwork and pace in the second half. West Perth and East Fremantle, the only unbeaten teams, will meet at Subiaco Oval next Monday in a match which will indicate the extent of West Perth's improvement since last year...An experiment in the forward lines was successful. In previous matches Woods, the East Fremantle goalsneak, had revealed his ability to get the ball but could not kick the goals wanted from him. It was decided, therefore, to shift him out to a half-forward flank and to try out C. Ballingall as goalsneak. C. Woods did well in his new position and Ballingall's first three kicks yielded three goals. It was East Fremantle's 18th victory in succession, including 10 matches last season and three scratch matches and five premiership games this year. (reference)
1947 Social And Personal. Mrs. Allan is visiting her niece, Mrs. H. A. Lord, of York. Also visiting Mr and Mrs. Lord recently were Mr. Lord's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. Ballingall, of East Fremantle. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1938 - 1949: Ballingall, Charles
