Norfolk Street, Fremantle

Norfolk Street runs between Marine Terrace and South Terrace in Fremantle, Western Australia.

Norfolk Street Western Australia
View along Norfolk Street
General information
Type	Street
Length	300 m (1,000 ft)[1]
Major junctions
Southwest end	Marine Terrace
Northeast end	Parry Street South Terrace
Location(s)
Suburb(s)	Fremantle

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, it was a street of ill health,^[2] slum conditions^[3] and criminality.^[4][5] In June 1904, footballer James Gullan was residing at 18 Norfolk Street, and while there he drank some boiler fluid by accident thinking it was castor oil, resulting in his death.^[6]

In 1960 the Western Australian Wool Buyers & Exporters Association moved from their address in Perth to the Wool Exchange building at 5 Norfolk Street.^[7]

In 1997 steps were taken to heritage list the buildings at 26-27 Norfolk Street.^[8]

Intersections

LGA	Location[1]	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Fremantle	Fremantle	0	0.0	Marine Terrace	Roundabout
		0.25	0.16	Norfolk Lane	T-junction
		0.3	0.19	Parry Street / South Terrace	Traffic light controlled intersection; no right turn from South Terrace southeast bound to Norfolk Street or Parry Street to South Terrace northwest bound; Norfolk Street continues northeast as Parry Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Notes

1. "Norfolk Street". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
2. "FREMANTLE". The West Australian. Vol. XXXV, no. 5, 403. Western Australia. 1 August 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "FREMANTLE SLUMS". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1589. Western Australia. 8 July 1928. p. 9 (First Section). Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "A FREMANTLE FRACAS". The West Australian. Vol. XXV, no. 7, 134. Western Australia. 4 February 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "NORFOLK STREET GANG". The Empire. Vol. I, no. 43. Western Australia. 7 March 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "JAMES GULLAN'S DEATH". The Mail. Vol. 1, no. 145. Western Australia. 17 June 1904. p. 1 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 25 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
7. J S Battye Library of West Australian History Private Archives – Collection Listing J S Battye Library of West Australian History - MN 2129 Acc. 5883A summary of collection and history of the WM&EA
8. Heritage Minister statement February 1997