Fremantle Passenger Terminal

Fremantle Passenger Terminal
Main entrance prior to 2019 refurbishment
Map
Former namesPort of Fremantle Passenger Terminal
Alternative namesVictoria Quay Function and Exhibition Centre
Fremantle Cruise Terminal
General information
StatusOperational
TypePassenger terminal
Architectural stylePost war international
LocationVictoria Quay, Fremantle
AddressLot 2114 Beach Street, Fremantle
Town or cityFremantle, Western Australia
CountryAustralia
Coordinates32°02′51″S 115°44′52″E / 32.0475°S 115.7478°E / -32.0475; 115.7478
Current tenantsFremantle Port Authority
Groundbreaking1958
Construction started1960
Completed1962
OpenedStage one: December 1960
Stage two: May 1962
OwnerFremantle Port Authority
Design and construction
Architecture firmHobbs, Winning and Leighton
Other designersHoward Taylor
Main contractorAT Brine & Sons and the Fremantle Harbour Trust
Website
fremantleports.com.au/Visiting/Cruising/Pages/Passenger-Terminal.aspx
TypeState Registered Place
Designated7 April 2000
Reference no.3363

The Fremantle Passenger Terminal is a maritime passenger terminal at Victoria Quay, Fremantle. It was built between 1960–62, replacing the former cargo sheds located at the site of construction.[1][2][3]

It was opened in time for arrival of competitors for the Empire Games in 1962. The terminal is the largest in Australia and is the only passenger terminal in Australia capable of berthing two cruise liners simultaneously.[4][5]

Significance

In 2000 the building was permanently listed on the State Register of Heritage Places, was classified by the National Trust in 2001, and was also registered on the former Register of the National Estate.[4][6] Its 50th anniversary was celebrated in 2010.[7]

History

Since its construction, Fremantle Harbour has been the major port of call for vessels of all types, including ocean liners bringing migrants and tourists to Western Australia. In the 1950s the Fremantle Port Authority recognised the need to improve the facilities for processing arrivals as the post World War II immigration policy was seeing large number of migrants arriving in Fremantle. The arrivals were being processed in sheds and offices on Victoria Quay, so it was decided to build dedicated facilities. The planning, which commenced in 1957, considered the future needs of the port, so designed a facility capable of processing two ocean liners simultaneously. Hobbs, Winning and Leighton was the architectural firm that designed the building in the post war international style, with AT Brine & Sons and the Fremantle Harbour Trust commencing construction in 1958.[8]

The first stage F shed was opened by Premier David Brand in December 1960. The SS Oriana on its maiden voyage was the first vessel to berth at the new terminal.[9] Between the opening of the first stage and the opening of the second stage G shed in May 1962 over 250,000 passengers passed through the terminal.[8]

In the 2000s, as ocean pleasure cruises became more popular it was briefly designated as the Fremantle Cruise Terminal.[10] After receiving criticism from Carnival Cruise Line at the outdated state of the terminal in early 2017, the building received an upgrade and refurbishment which was completed in January 2019.[11]

Events

At various stages the terminal has been utilised for events.[12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ Fremantle Harbour Trust (1960), Port of Fremantle passenger terminal, Fremantle Harbour Trust, retrieved 24 December 2013
  2. ^ Fremantle Harbour Trust (1962), Port of Fremantle Passenger Terminal, Fremantle Harbour Trust, retrieved 24 December 2013
  3. ^ Western Australia. Fremantle Port Authority, Port of Fremantle Passenger Terminal (3rd reprint ed.), Fremantle Port Authority, retrieved 24 December 2013
  4. ^ a b "Register document". Fremantle Passenger Terminal. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Fremantle Passenger Terminal". Heritage listing. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Port of Fremantle Passenger Terminal". Register place number 03363. InHerit WA. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  7. ^ Fremantle Ports (2010), Fremantle passenger terminal : 50 years, Fremantle Ports, retrieved 24 December 2013
  8. ^ a b "Fremantle Passenger Terminal 50 years" (PDF). Fremantle Port Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Victoria Quay". Assessment document. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Super cruise ship QUEEN MARY 2 visiting Australia", AsiaPulse News, Asia Pulse Pty Ltd, 17 February 2011, retrieved 4 December 2018
  11. ^ Hastie, Hamish (7 January 2019), Upgraded Freo passenger terminal to draw cruises back to Perth, retrieved 13 January 2018
  12. ^ "International marine exhibition at Fremantle", Australian Fisheries, 46 (3): 6, 1 March 1987, ISSN 0004-9115
  13. ^ Western Australia. Metropolitan Freight Network Review. Working Group (2); MacTiernan, Alannah; Western Australia. Dept. of Planning and Infrastructure (sponsoring body) (2000), 2001 Freight Planning Congress, Saturday 27th October 2001, 10.00am-4.30pm, Sunday 28th October 2001, 10.00am-1.00pm Fremantle Port Authority, Passenger Terminal, Fremantle, [Perth] [Minister for Planning and Infrastructure], retrieved 4 December 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Macdonald, Ian; Liberal Party of Australia (30 October 2002), AusMarine opens in Fremantle, retrieved 4 December 2018

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