ARCHITECTURE
Inter-War, Simple Gable Bungalow
No 78 Irwin Street is a single storey house constructed in timber framing and weatherboard cladding with a gabled tiled roof. It is a simple expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a central door flanked by sets of casement windows. The facade features a full width skillion roofed verandah supported on timber posts. A gable is located centrally on the verandah marking the front entry. The lot has been subdivided and a residence built to the rear.
HISTORY
1928 Birth on December 23, at Hillcrest Hospital, North Fremantle, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Moss, of East Fremantle—a daughter (Edna Florence). (reference)
1931 - Wedding On October 31 a pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Peter's Church, East Fremantle, the contracting parties being Millicent May, second daughter of Mrs. H. Moss, of East Fremantle, and Samuel Bagge, of East Fremantle and Wyening, W.A., fourth son of Mr. George Maw, of Sunderland, County Durham, England. The bride looked charming in a white crepe satin dress sprayed with orange blossom. She wore a veil and coronet and carried a bouquet of white roses with streamers. The veil was loaned by Mrs. Florrie Moss...Mr. V. Moss was best man. The bride was given away by her elder brother, Mr. Robt. K. Moss. The wedding breakfast was held in St. Peter's Hall, the guests being received by the bride's mother... (reference)
1934 Birth at Nurse Bathgate's Private Hospital, Staton-road, East Fremantle, to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Constantine, of Fremantle—a son (Alan Graham). Both well. (reference)
1935 Death on April 24, Edward James, dearly loved infant son of John and Doris Pattinson, aged five days. (reference)
1939 Maid For Trial On £77 Theft Charge. The allegation that a domestic "cleared out" from a Nedlands home with £77 worth of clothing and household articles while her employer was out, was made in the Perth Police Court today. Stockily-built, 36-year-old Harriet Ivy Reid was committed for trial on a charge of having stolen clothing and other goods from James George Darby, manufacturers' agent. The woman is alleged to have "cloaked" two suitcases containing clothing at the Fremantle and Claremont railway stations...John B. Pattinson, Fremantle porter, said that on May 28, about 11 a.m., Harriett Reid collected a cloakroom ticket for a case, which she said she had left there the previous evening. She gave the name of Miss Neil... (reference)
1953 Lost. Thurs. youth's maroon Cardigan, Dalgety-st.. E.F., return 78 Irwin-st. Reward. (reference)
1954 Lost. Tuesday. pink and grey Galah, 78 Irwin-st., East Fremantle. Reward. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1933 - 1934: Moss, Frederick
1934 - 1935: Constantine, C. E.
1935 - 1949: Pattinson, John B.
