1901 - Trades Hall, Fremantle, Western Australia
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S 32° 03.424 E 115° 44.741
50H E 381592 N 6452550
A dated former Trades Hall
Waymark Code: WMNT9Z
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 04/29/2015
Views: 6
The former Trades Hall is a two storey painted brick and corrugated iron roofed building designed in the Federation Free Classical style of architecture. The foundation stone laid by Sir John Forrest and was opened in 1904 by W. H. Carpenter, the Labour Member for Fremantle. The '888' on the façade signifies ‘8 hrs work, 8 hrs leisure, 8 hrs sleep,’ which was the initial aim of trade unions. The building was used as headquarters of the Fremantle Trades and Labour movement, including the 50 Port unions,for the following 60 years. It now has offices on the ground floor and a residence on the upper
Year of construction: 1904
Full inscription:
FREMANTLE TRADES HALL
The foundation stone
of this building was laid on
26th March A.D 1901
by thr Right Hon Sir John Forrest
P.C. C.C.M.C. D.C.L. M.H.R.
Federal Minister of Defence
Labor omnia vincit
Joseph D Allen C.E. Architect
Claude R Spurr Mouart St Fremantle
superviser
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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