Bannister Street, Fremantle

Bannister Street Western Australia
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Bannister Street is a street in Fremantle between Market Street and Pakenham Streets.

In the early 20th century, a brothel operated on Bannister Street. ^[1]

In the 1940s, some local businessmen applied to the Fremantle council to change the name of the street, ^[2] due to the reputation of some of the premises in previous decades. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "FREMANTLE FANTASIES". Truth . No. 71. Western Australia. 26 November 1904. p. 4 (CITY EDITION). Retrieved 15 July 2018– via National Library of Australia.
2. "New Name Wanted For Port Street". The Daily News . Vol. LXV, no. 22, 446 (HOME ed.). Western Australia. 19 March 1947. p. 8. Retrieved 17 March 2017– via National Library of Australia.
3. "FREMANTLE FANTASIES". Truth . No. 71 (CITY ed.). Perth. 26 November 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2017– via National Library of Australia.
4. "THE WILY CELESTIAL". The Daily News . Vol. XXXIII, no. 12, 052 (THIRD ed.). Western Australia. 13 February 1914. p. 10. Retrieved 17 March 2017– via National Library of Australia.