RSL Club (Fremantle)

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R.S.L. Club

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R.S.L. Club building, on the right, 2014.
Former names Wyola Club
General information
Address 81-83 High Street
Town or city Fremantle
Country Western Australia
Completed 1903
Renovated 1946
Design and construction
Architect T. Anthoness
Renovating team
Architect Allen & Nicholas

The R.S.L. Club also known as the Wyola Club or the Fremantle RSL Wyola Club Inc., is a heritage listed building located at 81-83 High Street. It was one of many commercial buildings constructed in Fremantle during the gold boom period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

High Street, Fremantle street in Fremantle, Western Australia

High Street is the main street running through the City of Fremantle, Western Australia. The street passes by historic landmarks, including the Round House, the Fremantle Town Hall, and the Fremantle War Memorial, through the Fremantle West End Heritage area and through two town squares. Trams operated along High Street for 47 years, between 1905 and 1952. Running east–west, High Street continues as Leach Highway, a major arterial road, at Stirling Highway, linking Fremantle with Perth Airport although the stretch of road between Stirling Highway and Carrington Street is known locally—and signed—as High Street.

Western Australian gold rushes

In the latter part of the nineteenth century, discoveries of gold at a number of locations in Western Australia caused large influxes of prospectors from overseas and interstate, and classic gold rushes. Significant finds included:

The building was constructed in 1903 by architect T. Anthoness. [1] It was and built as a storefront and workshop for tailors, J.A. Hicks & Company. [2] It was extended to designs by architects Allen & Nicholas in 1946 for the Wyola Club with further changes and restorations have been made to the building in 1955 also using the architects Allen & Nicholas. [1]

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In 2009 the building was sold to Phil Douglas, who was the manager of the Wyola Club, and his wife Linda Lyons for A$482,559. The pair were later taken to court by the club concerning the sale of a property belonging to the incorporated association. The Commissioner for Consumer Protection has secured an additional A$500,000 payout for members. [3]

The building was advertised for sale in 2012 with an estimated price of A$2-3 million. The total floor space of the building in 708 square metres (7,621 sq ft) with property having an area of 869 square metres (9,354 sq ft). [4]

See also

List of heritage places in Fremantle

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References

  1. 1 2 "RSL Club 81-83 High Street Fremantle". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. "Wyola Club - RSL Wyola Club, 1903, 1946, 81-83 High St". Fremantle Stuff. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. "$500,000 settlement for members of Fremantle RSL Club (Wyola)". Department of Commerce. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. Carmelo Almafi (17 March 2012). "Wyola club for sale" (PDF). Fremantle Herald . Retrieved 4 January 2016.

Coordinates: 32°03′18.2″S115°44′44.7″E / 32.055056°S 115.745750°E / -32.055056; 115.745750

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