89 Duke Street — Streets of East Freo

89 Duke Street (map)

No 89 - 91 (previously was no. 189 - 191) Duke Street is a duplex constructed in brick with gabled corrugated iron roofs behind a parapet. The parapet wall spans across both residences and steps up to a rounded pediment with a cartouche. It is a fine expression of the Federation Free Classical style applied to a duplex. The front elevation is symmetrically planned and divided by a brick partition wall. The pair has matching bull-nose roof verandahs supported on timber posts with lacework under the verandah beam.

History

1911 The Friends of Captain Andrew Broun, master of the s.s. Anthons, are respectfully invited to follow the remains of his late beloved wife, Alice Frances, to the place of interment, the Church of England portion of the Fremantle Cemetery. The funeral is appointed to leave his residence, No 189 Duke-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
Just before his wife died In 1911 the s.s Anthons was mentioned by Daisy Bates as bringing 18 ‘unfortunate’ (sick) aboriginals down from Broome to land in Carnarvon. A nurse travelled with them but some had died on the way. (reference) The s.s Anthon was scuttled in 1913.
Captain Brouns daughter Caroline Marguerite married Daniel Hogan and they had a son Stanleigh (named after her brother Stanleigh) in 1908. From in 1916-18 they lived close by at No 80 (170 Duke St).Stanleigh’s wife Ros Hogan is elderly and living in Duncraig. (2022)

“ His son, Stanleigh John Broun changed his last name when signing up for WW1 to ‘Brune’. At some stage he changed his name again and died as “John Stanleigh Brown” (see certificate). His son, my late father’s name was Stanleigh Ronald Brune. The ‘Stanleigh’ continue with my late brother’s name “Wayne Stanleigh” and my son’s name “Tom Stanleigh”. Glen Brune 2022

John Stanleigh Brune is on the East Fremantle Roll of Honour (WW1) and died in 1970 in Sydney.

1934 Death on January 2 at Fremantle Hospital, Kay Christensen, dearly beloved wife of Hans Peter Christensen, of 189 Duke-street, East Fremantle, beloved mother of Dorothy (Mrs. Steadman, East Fremantle), Hans Peter, Stanley (deceased), Myrtle , Frederick, Anna, Jean, Percy, (East Fremantle), Leslie (East Fremantle), loving sister of Lillian (Mrs. Bergland, Beaconsfield), Frederick (Mr. McGorry, East Fremantle), Edna; aged 59 years. (reference)
1965 Giacomo Bedola (1924-2001) was sponsored by his elder brother Giovanni to immigrate to Australia from Malonno Italy. (See Immigration papers: reference) Giacomo, who later worked as an electrician, married Caterina Gerradhi, and naturalisation papers list her as at living at 89 Duke street, East Fremantle, on 28.4.65. (reference) In 1980 they lived 30 Wood St Fremantle with Francesco and Mathew Lawrence Bedola (b 1952).
Giovanni Bedola (b 1916), a ‘ganger’, arrived Fremantle per Remo 28 April 1935. His father Matteo was already working at Cue, where he died in 8.2.1938. Giovanni worked as a prospector in Kalgoorlie in 1939. He married Joyce Annie Clarkson(b Cue 1922) in Cue on 30.8.1948. They had two children. In 1950, living in Bullsbrook, he sponsored his mother Maria Pasqua Bedola (b 1894), sister Caterina (born 1929, domestic), brother Francesco (born 1928, farmhand), and his younger brother Giacomo (born 1924, farmhand) in 1956. Giovanni obtained Naturalisation papers in 1966.
Caterina Bedola arrived from Italy on the Ocean in September 1951. Her occupation was described as housekeeper. She was naturalised in 1956. (reference) In 1964 she married Kenneth Charles Stanley Adams (d 1972). Caterina died 2013.