12 Gill Street — Streets of East Freo

ARCHITECTURE

No 12 Gill Street is a single storey house constructed in painted brick and rendered brick with a hipped corrugated iron roof. It is a fine expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a full width return hip roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts with post brackets. A St Andrews cross balustrade spans between the posts on the south elevation. There is a central door and hopper light flanked by side lights and double hung sash windows. A thrust gable bay and double hung sash windows are located on the south elevation. The roofscape features a pair of tall render capped chimneys.

HISTORY

1926 Birth on May 3, at Nurse Bathgate's Private Hospital, Station-road, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harwood, of Katoomba, Gill-street—a daughter. (reference)
1938 Death on May 14, result of accident, Clive Gladstone, loving brother and brother-in-law of Marjorie and Clarence Harwood, of 12 Gill-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1939 Inquest On Boy’s Death. That Ross Edwards (16), of Dalgety street, East Fremantle, came by his death on August 24 at the Fremantle Hospital from injuries received when he was accidentally crushed between a brick wall and a motor truck driven by Clarence Frederick Harwood, was the finding recorded by the Acting-Coroner (Mr. W. F. Samson, J. P.) after an inquest in the Fremantle Courthouse yesterday. Harwood, a truck driver employed by Harris, Scarfe and Sandovers, Ltd., said that on the afternoon of August 24 the lad was crushed by his vehicle as he was driving into a laneway off William-street, Fremantle, with a load of paper for Spicers and Detmold, Ltd. The lad, who worked for the same company as witness, was awaiting him in the laneway with a message. There was only a few inches clearance on each side. Witness told the boy to wait a minute and then looked to the right as he slowly drove off the roadway. The boy evidently attempted to clamber on to the truck and was caught in doing so. Witness reversed the vehicle and the lad was immediately taken to the Fremantle Hospital Dr. O. Mater said that Edwards died a few minutes after admission to the hospital. Death was due to hemorrhage and shock caused by a ruptured liver. Mr. N. de B. Cullen appeared for the lad's relatives and Sergeant Alexander examined the witnesses. (reference)
1950 Silver Wedding. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Harwood, of 12 Gill-street, East Fremantle, wishes to announce the 25th Anniversary of her parents' Wedding which was solemnised (celebrated) at St.Peter's Church. East Fremantle on April 18, 1925. (reference)
1951 Drunken Drivers Fined. Parked Vehicle Hit When he pleaded guilty to a charge of having driven a vehicle while under the influence of liquor, Clarence Frederick Harwood (63), foreman, of Gill-street, East Fremantle, was fined £30 with 2/ costs and had his licence suspended for three months by Mr. K. J. Dougall, S. M., and Mrs. J. Ryan, J. P., in the Fremantle Police Court yesterday. It was alleged that on the night of March 21 Harwood's car swerved violently from one side of Canning-highway to the other and that when questioned by Traffic Constable C. Buckley he was unable to stand without leaning against the side of his car. (reference)