| 词条 | Fremantle Town Hall |
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PlansOn 7 June 1876, Councillor E. H. Higham suggested that the Council should approach the Colonial Secretary to have a government reserve, on the corner of South Terrace and Essex Street, set aside to build a town hall. The use of the site was approved by the state governor, Sir William Robinson, who offered convict labour for the construction as well as free design and specification preparation by the government engineer, and promised to seek a liberal grant from the Legislative Council for the construction project.[2] The government engineer drafted plans that are no longer extant. On 11 July a ratepayers' meeting talked of the funds needed to build the town hall and W. E. Marmion unsuccessfully suggested that a more central site in High Street be purchased instead. Plans did not go ahead as funding could not be met.[2] The more central site that had been previously suggested was bought by the Council in 1876 after the Church of England decided to demolish the first St John's church, located on what is now High Street, and build the current church in St John's Square.[2] In doing this, they sold the southern part of their land to the Council, which both funded the new church and resulted in a triangular area of land suitable for the new town hall.[2] In April 1881, the Chairman of the Council again raised the matter of the town hall. He proposed a building to cost no more than £8000. Attempts to raise funds locally failed, and the architect behind the plans was rejected in favour of Melbourne architects John Grainger and Charles D'Ebro, who also designed the National Bank in Fremantle.[3]{{rp|p.4}} ConstructionTenders were called in 1884 but none were chosen as they all exceeded the budget. After further modifications to the design, tenders were recalled and only one builder, Edward V. Keane, put forward a tender with four separate price ranges. These ranged from £19,832 to £12,400. The Council decided to accept this builder but decided only to go ahead with the auditorium, supper room, kitchen and vestibule. Another ratepayers meeting was held and the Council was urged to go ahead with the plan for the entire building. Building commenced on 28 May 1885 and the original finishing date was to be 28 November 1886. The foundation stone was laid on 10 September 1885 by Governor Frederick Napier Broome.[4][5] The opening took place on 22 June 1887, after a seven-month delay to coincide with the celebration of the Queen's Jubilee. The ceremony was followed by a day of sports and a ball in the evening. Children attending government schools in Perth and Fremantle received an extra week's holiday.[1] Murder of W. J. SnookOn 23 June 1887 a children's fancy dress ball was held in the Hall. The Town Supervisor, W. J. Snook, and two other men had some trouble in keeping a group of rowdy men out of the Hall. Amongst the group was the landlord of the National Hotel in High Street, William Conroy, who gatecrashed the supper just after midnight, as the Mayor was congratulating the stewards and officials on the "happy conclusion of the Jubilee". At 12.45am Conroy was seen in the entrance hall and soon after a shot was heard.[6] Allegedly, Conroy had shot Snook because Snook would not let him in.[7] Despite his injuries, Snook lived for three more months before dying in September. Conroy was convicted of the crime, becoming the last person to be hanged at Perth Gaol. ArchitectureLocal architects Griffiths and Considine, representing the Melbourne designers Grainger and D'Ebro, described the building thus:[2] {{quote|The overall treatment to the elevation is a confident Victorian free style interpretation of classical architecture...the facades employ a multiplicity of classical elements including pediments, rusticated floor, Corinthian pilasters, pediment windows, urns, string courses, heavily moulded architraves and bas relief decoration – all rendered to appear stone...at the roof level "classicism" gives way to an exuberant array of towers not encountered in classical architecture.}}Notes and references1. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66080150 |title=Jubilee Day. |newspaper=The Inquirer & Commercial News |location=Perth |date=29 June 1887 |accessdate=19 November 2012 |page=2 |publisher=Trove}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book | last = Hutchinson | first = David | title = Fremantle Town Hall, 1887-1987 | publisher = City of Fremantle | year = 1987 | isbn = 0731602005 }} 3. ^Tibbits, G. R. and Beauchamp, D. John Harry Grainger: Engineer and Architect at 3rd Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2013 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3002048 |title=Laying the Foundation Stone of the Fremantle Town Hall. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=12 September 1885 |accessdate=19 November 2012 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44948922 |title=WESTERN AUSTRALIA. |newspaper=South Australian Register |location=Adelaide |date=11 September 1885 |accessdate=19 November 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Trial of Conroy|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/76069548|accessdate=21 September 2016|work=The Daily News|date=29 July 1887|location=Perth, WA|page=3}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32705531 |title=Another Shooting Tragedy at Fremantle|newspaper=Western Mail |location=Perth |date=2 July 1887 |accessdate=22 October 2013 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} Further reading
| author = Considine and Griffiths | title = Fremantle town Hall Conservation Analysis and Plan | publisher = Fremantle City Council | date = April 1985 }}
| first1 = John K. | last1 = Ewers | title = The Western gateway: A History of Fremantle | publisher = Fremantle City Council | year = 1971 }} External links{{commons category-inline|Fremantle Town Hall}}{{coord|-32.0542|115.7480|type:landmark_region:AU|display=title}}{{Cinemas in Western Australia}} 7 : Tourist attractions in Perth, Western Australia|Landmarks in Perth, Western Australia|Buildings and structures in Fremantle|Town halls in Western Australia|Second Empire architecture in Australia|High Street, Fremantle|State Register of Heritage Places |
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