73 King Street — Streets of East Freo

ARCHITECTURE

Federation/ Interwar / Georgian Influences w Interwar Adaptation

No. 73 (previously was no. 143) King Street is a single storey cottage constructed in face brick and rendered brick with a Marseilles pattern tiled hipped roof. It is a simple expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a central door flanked by pairs of casement windows. The facade features a full width skillion roofed verandah supported on timber posts.

HISTORY

1917 Funeral. The Friends of Mr. William Neil, charge attendant of the Hospital for the Insane, Claremont, and Mrs. Neil, of No. 143 King-street, East Fremantle, are respectfully invited to follow the remains of their late dearly beloved eldest son (William John) to the place of interment the C.B portion of the Fremantle Cemetery. The funeral is appointed to leave their residence, 143 King-street, East Fremantle.(reference)
1917 Obituary. The funeral of the late Senior Cadet William John Neil, son of Mr. William Neil, charge attendant of the Mental Hospital, Claremont, took place on the 18th inst, with semi-military honors, and was very largely attended. The deceased, it will be remembered, succumbed to injuries received through falling between the tug Ivanhoe and the Victoria Quay. The long and Impressive cortege, which included about 200 Senior Cadets of the 86th Infantry and about fifty employees of the Mental Hospital, moved from No 143 King-street, East Fremantle, and proceeded to the local cemetery, where the remains were interred in the Church of England portion. At the conclusion of the service, the 'Last Post' was sounded by the bugler. (reference)
1923 A Woman’s Death Peculiar Fremantle Case. The death of a woman named Sarah Alice Neil, 43 years of age, at the Grosvenor Private Hospital, Fremantle, on Saturday evening last, is attended by peculiar circumstances. The woman had been ill at the hospital for over a fortnight, and it is understood that several doctors were unable to diagnose her complaint. Upon her death on Saturday evening, her body was removed to the Fremantle morgue, and on Sunday morning Dr. Martell conducted a post-mortem examination. The doctor said he could not give a certificate of death, and sent the woman's brains to the Government Pathologist for analysis. The burial order, however, was granted later by the R.M., Mr. P. L. Gibbons. The deceased woman resided at 143 King Street, East Fremantle. (reference) and obituary (reference)
1929 Recipe; Canadian Date Cookies: Cream four ounces each of butter and sugar together, add two well-beaten eggs...Mrs. J. Greenwell, 143 King-street. East Fremantle. (reference)
1929 Recipe; Stale Bread Recipe.Cheese Savory: 5 or 6oz. stale bread, ½ oz. cheese, 1 egg, ½ pint milk, pepper and salt to taste... Mrs. J. Greenwell, 143 King-street. East Fremantle. (reference)
1949 Death on April 27, at Fremantle, Thomas Carey , dearly beloved husband of Lilian Carey, of 73 King-street, East Fremantle, and loved father of Jack and Maureen; aged 62 years. Beloved brother of Howard, Bernice, Phil, Frank, Gerald, Kitty and the late Lance and Maurice. (reference)
1949 Funeral. The friends of the late Mr. Thomas Carey, of the South Fremantle Power House, and of 73 King Street, East Fremantle, are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the Roman Catholic portion of the Fremantle Cemetery. (reference)