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Old photos of Fremantle

65 photographs of Fremantle, from 1892 to 2024 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 65 photographs of Fremantle on PlaceWas span 8 decades, from 1892 to 2024. 13 of them were taken before 1980; the other 52 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.10 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.65 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Fremantle through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle — photos through time
Esplanade Reserve 17 photos · 1892–2023
Fremantle Round House, Fremantle — photos through time
Fremantle Round House 8 photos · 1905–2023
Fremantle anagoria, Fremantle — photos through time
Fremantle anagoria 7 photos · 2016–2019
Kim Scott monument, Fremantle — photos through time
Kim Scott monument 6 photos · 2016–2023
Statue of Bon Scott, Fremantle — photos through time
Statue of Bon Scott 6 photos · 2007–2019
High Street in Fremantle, Fremantle — photos through time
High Street in Fremantle 5 photos · 1897–2018
Cliff Street Fremantle from south towards harbour, Fremantle — photos through time
Cliff Street Fremantle from south towards harbour 4 photos · 2008–2022
Lionel Samson Building, Fremantle — photos through time
Lionel Samson Building 4 photos · 2005–2023
Fremantle Esplanade railway station, Fremantle — photos through time
Fremantle Esplanade railway station 3 photos · 2011–2016
Kidogo Arthouse, Fremantle — photos through time
Kidogo Arthouse 3 photos · 2009–2020

Stories from Fremantle

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

High Street from Union Stores towards Town Hall, SLWA, Fremantle, 1897
High Street from Union Stores towards Town Hall, SLWA 1897 High Street in Fremantle is shown in this 1897 photograph, looking from the Union Stores toward the town hall in the Western Australian port city. Fremantle's town hall had been completed a decade earlier, in 1887, to…
EU: Wereldreis 1960 van Smaldeel 5. Een winkelstraat in Fremantle. (1960), Fremantle, 1960
EU: Wereldreis 1960 van Smaldeel 5. Een winkelstraat in Fremantle. (1960) 1960 A shopping street in Fremantle, Western Australia, captured in 1960 during the visit of the Dutch naval squadron Smaldeel 5 on its round-the-world voyage. The port city's streetscape still reflected its 19th-century…
Maritime Museum Shipwreck Galleries, Fremantle, Western Australia, Fremantle, 2005
Maritime Museum Shipwreck Galleries, Fremantle, Western Australia 2005 The Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle houses shipwreck galleries dedicated to vessels lost along the state's coastline, including material recovered from Dutch East India Company wrecks. This 2005…
Round House Fremantle anagoria, Fremantle, 2018
Round House Fremantle anagoria 2018 The Round House in Fremantle, Western Australia, was completed in 1831 and is the state's oldest surviving public building. Originally built as a local prison, its distinctive twelve-sided limestone structure now serves…
Round House Fremantle anagoria, Fremantle, 2018
Round House Fremantle anagoria 2018 Built in 1830-31, Fremantle's Round House predates the city itself and once held the colony's first prisoners. The limestone building sits on a limestone ridge above the harbour entrance, a fixture of the Western…
Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour sign, 03 December, Fremantle, 2022
Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour sign, 03 December 2022 Fremantle, the historic port city at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia, has long depended on its fishing and shipping industries. This photograph, taken on 3 December 2022, shows signage at its Fishing…
Bank of Australasia, Fremantle, 2023
Bank of Australasia 2023 The former Bank of Australasia building in Fremantle, Western Australia, photographed in 2023. Fremantle developed around its harbor from the 1890s gold rush era and retains one of Australia's best-preserved collections…
AUS Perth, Fremantle, Cliff Street 020, Fremantle, 2023
AUS Perth, Fremantle, Cliff Street 020 2023 Heritage architecture on Cliff Street in Fremantle, Western Australia, where 19th-century limestone warehouses reflect the port's role in the colony's early maritime trade before Fremantle's growth into a major harbor…
1890s · 6 photos
1900s · 1 photo
1920s · 1 photo
1930s · 1 photo
1960s · 4 photos
2000s · 11 photos
2010s · 27 photos · showing 12, all 27 on the map ↗
2020s · 14 photos · showing 12, all 14 on the map ↗