Cliff Street | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Phillimore Street |
| High Street | |
| South end | Marine Terrace |
| Location(s) | |
| Suburb(s) | Fremantle |
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Cliff Street is a street in Fremantle, Western Australia. It is the furthest west cross street on High Street, running parallel to Mouat Street.
The proximity to government offices, and the connection between the Swan River and the ocean jetties, made the street a significant thoroughfare in the early stages of Fremantle development
In the 1860s an early union organization, the Western Australian Working Men's Association chose rooms in Cliff Street after their Phillimore Street rooms lease was finished.[1]
In the late 1880s and early 1900s offices were established for a range of businesses and organisations, such as the West Australian newspaper in 1886,[2]
By the early 1900s street was an important part of the route of the Fremantle Tramway system, as the tram shed had been situated just west of the junction of Cliff Street with High Street.
- ^ "Western Australian Working Men's Association". The Inquirer and Commercial News. Vol. XXVII, no. 1, 388. Western Australia. 6 March 1867. p. 4. Retrieved 18 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Fremantle Office". The West Australian. Vol. 2, no. 136. Western Australia. 10 June 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.