Archive for year: 2022
Places I Love: Frenchman Peak
21 April 2022
I recently conquered ‘The Peak’. Frenchman Peak/Mandooboornup is in Cape Le Grand National Park, 40 km east of Esperance. I…
Interview With Gino Monaco, Long Time Freo Guy
21 April 2022
Gino Monaco is well known around Freo, especially as a lawyer of many years standing. Arriving at Fremantle with his…
The Cruisers are back – well, not all and not immediately!
20 April 2022
Before Covid, the Port of Fremantle regularly saw large, small, in betweens, cute, amazing, legendary, you name it, cruise liners…
Central School, Wesley Hall, Cantonment Street, C 1900
20 April 2022
My grandmother, Ruby Mitchell, left us some lovely photos of her schooldays. The girls are wearing clothes that look very…
The MM130 – Maybe You’d Like A Slice Of The Action?
18 April 2022
The Norwegian company Northern Xplorer says, quite fairly, that while marine transport is the most environmentally friendly form of transportation,…
Beyond the Urbanality: Liz Barker’s Photographs are a Vivid Celebration of Perth’s Manmade Landscape
16 April 2022
There is no denying the persuasion of a well-considered photograph - it unearths something greater, conveying more about the scene…
Anatomy of a ship’s arrival – from the Moles to the Inner Harbour
15 April 2022
We recently featured the arrival of the Agamemnon in our Freo Today department. We saw her appear as a speck…
Did everyone in Bridgerton have syphilis – Except for Lady Whistledown?
14 April 2022
Just how sexy would it really have been in Regency era London? The success of Netflix’s Bridgerton is owed to many…
Albany – Another Sibling Port To Freo
14 April 2022
I enjoyed reading about Esperance - Sibling Port to Freo by Jean Hudson on Fremantle Shipping News recently and thought:…
Interview With Stephanie Poly, Community Organiser
13 April 2022
Stephanie Poly is a member of the Fremantle Environmental Collective and the Wilderness Society. Stephanie is helping to organise a…









