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]
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
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
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