ARCHITECTURE
Inter-War/ Inter-War Commercial with Simple Free Classical Influences
No. 38 Wolsely Road is a residence completed in 2011. The place is located on a corner lot and addresses both Osborne Road and Wolsely Road. The corner shop has been retained and the house has been redeveloped around the shop. It is a single-storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick, with a hipped and gabled, corrugated-iron roof. It is an expression of the Inter-War Free Classical style. The shop has a panelled entrance door on the corner, flanked by shop windows. The lower walls are tiled and the upper walls are rendered. A steel-framed awning follows the line of the building and a panelled parapet extends above the awning.
The place retains its form and some of its details. The surrounding development is in a contemporary style. The awning and wall tiling are reconstructions. The lot has been subdivided and a residence built to the rear, which addresses Wolsely Road.
HISTORY
1933 Death on November 27, at his residence, 49 Osborne road, East Fremantle, Peter Magnus Rasmussen, loving husband of Fanny Rasmussen; aged 63 years. (reference)
1938 Auction. Contents of mixed business, on premises. 49 Osborne road, East Fremantle (reference)
1938 Auction. 49 Osborne-Road, East Fremantle. Opp. Richmond S. School. The Contents Of A Mixed Business...will Sell by Public Auction on behalf of the Owner: Counters. 12ft. and 4ft. Two small Show Cases, Sets of Shelves; Flour Bins and Scoops. Bread Box. Shop Ice Chest. Cream Churns. Avery Scoop Scales and Weights. Quantity of Glass Jars, Ginger Beer Barrel and Stan,. Ice Cream Glasses and Spoons, Glass Window Shelves, Tobacco Case, Pickle Jars. Wash Bowls, Kero. Filler, Shop Lino and Matting, Stock of Groceries, Confectionery, Bags of Sugar, School Books and Sundries. The above will be offered firstly as a going concern; if not sold will be put up in lots to suit buyers. This is absolute genuine Sale as the Owner is retiring from business. (reference)
1938 Nov 25 Withdrawn From Sale. Mrs. D. J. Coultas's General Mixed Business, 49 Osborne-road. Richmond. East Fremantle, from all Agents. Sold By Us Again! (reference)
1942 Death on his way to work about 7 a.m. today, 63-year-old rigger Joseph Alfred Deakin, of 49 Osborne Road, East Fremantle, collapsed in High Street, Fremantle. He died in Fremantle Hospital at 9.10 a.m. (reference) … Suddenly at Fremantle, Joseph Alfred (Joe) Deakin dearly beloved husband of Isabella Deakin, of 49 Osborne-road. East Fremantle, and fond step-father of Gladys (Mrs. R. Seddon, Wiluna), Thelma (Mrs. N. Huggett, Adelaide, South Australia), Stella, (Mrs. C. Snell. East Fremantle) and Eric Brennan (RAAF); aged 62 years. (reference)
1942 Engagement. Beryl Mavis (WAAAF), second daughter of Cpl and Mrs. V. Truran, of 45 Brandon-street, South Perth, to Eric John Brennan (RAAF), only son of Mrs. J. Deakin and step-son of the late Mr. J. Deakin of 49 Osborne-road, East Fremantle. (reference)
1950 New Members. Allan Ullrich (49 Osborne-road, East Fremantle). Glad to welcome you as a member of our Junior Club, Allan, and hope that we shall hear from you occasionally. Your name has been entered in the Birthday Book, so you will see it in one of the October issues, and your badge forwarded. (reference)
RESIDENTS
Note: Listed in the SLWA Post Office Directory as 49 Osborne Road.
1933 - 1935: Rasmussen, Mrs F. (mixed business)
1935 - 1937: Hendry, Mrs T. E. (mixed business)
1937 - 1938: Hyde, C. (mixed business)
Mrs. D. J. Coultas's General Mixed Business
1938 - 1939: Wade, Charles (mixed business)
1939 - 1941: Eagleton, H. S. (mixed business)
1941 - 1943: Deakin, J. A. (mixed business)
1944 - 1946: Brindley, William P.
1947 - 1949: Ulrich, Henry (grocer)
