a Brief History of moss street

Moss Street was named after the first Mayor of East Fremantle 1897 - 1900, Matthew Lewis Moss. Moss lived in a 20 room mansion called ‘Wanaka’ on Beach Road/Riverside Road.

“Moss Street was for some reason not bitumised; it had a crushed and rolled limestone surface for many years- and was called the “white road” early on.” Correspondence from John Gorham (no 38 Moss St) 2023

The WA Post Office Directories show that the street has been renumbered c 1939. This may cause some confusion so we give both the original number and current number,

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