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Cliff Street is a street in 
The proximity to government offices, and the connection between the Swan River and the ocean jetties, made the street a significant thoroughfare in the early stages of Fremantle development
In the 1860s an early union organization, the Western Australian Working Men's Association chose rooms in Cliff Street after their Phillimore Street rooms lease was finished.
In the late 1880s and early 1900s offices were established for a range of businesses and organisations, such as the West Australian newspaper in 1886,
By the early 1900s street was an important part of the route of the Fremantle Tramway system, as the tram shed had been situated just west of the junction of Cliff Street with High Street.
Fremantle
Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australi ...
, Western Australia
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. It is the furthest west cross street on High Street
High Street is a common street name for the primary business street of a city, town, or village, especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. It implies that it is the focal point for business, especially shopping. It is also a metonym fo ...
, running parallel to Mouat Street.
The proximity to government offices, and the connection between the Swan River and the ocean jetties, made the street a significant thoroughfare in the early stages of Fremantle development
In the 1860s an early union organization, the Western Australian Working Men's Association chose rooms in Cliff Street after their Phillimore Street rooms lease was finished.
In the late 1880s and early 1900s offices were established for a range of businesses and organisations, such as the West Australian newspaper in 1886,
By the early 1900s street was an important part of the route of the Fremantle Tramway system, as the tram shed had been situated just west of the junction of Cliff Street with High Street.
Heritage area
It is also at the south western edge ofUniversity of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; ; ND) is a Private university, private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1842 by members of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a Cathol ...
campus buildings. It is part of the Fremantle West End Heritage area
Fremantle West End Heritage area is a designated heritage precinct in Fremantle, Western Australia.
The City of Fremantle nominated the area in 2014 for inclusion in the State Register of Heritage Places to the Heritage Council of Western Austr ...
, which was established in late 2016.
Heritage buildings found along Cliff Street include:
* Former Bank of New South Wales building on the corner of High Street
High Street is a common street name for the primary business street of a city, town, or village, especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. It implies that it is the focal point for business, especially shopping. It is also a metonym fo ...
, constructed in 1899.
* Commissariat Buildings
The Commissariat Buildings are a group of two buildings found at 6 Marine Terrace in the West End of Fremantle, Western Australia, which, with construction having begun in 1852, are one of the first sites built using convict labour in the Swan ...
, corner of Marine Terrace
A raised beach, coastal terrace,Pinter, N (2010): 'Coastal Terraces, Sealevel, and Active Tectonics' (educational exercise), from 2/04/2011or perched coastline is a relatively flat, horizontal or gently inclined surface of marine origin,Pir ...
, built in 1853.
* Fremantle Customs House on the corner of Phillimore Street, built in 1908.
* Hotel Fremantle on the corner of High Street, built in 1899.
* McDonald Smith Building, built in 1895.
* Union Bank building, on the corner of High Street, built in 1889.
* Wilhelmsen House on the corner of Phillimore Street, built in 1902.
References
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