The Welcome Walls

Family History

When in Fremantle, the Welcome Walls are a rite of pilgrimage for my wife so that she can see and reflect on the record of the ship and her parents arrival in Fremantle. The inscriptions are becoming ...

A part of our family history

Unfortunately some of the names are starting to fade as well as being hard to view depending on where the sun is at the time. An excellent idea though

Maritime Museum love it

I showed my sons were their father had come in while exercising with the Australian Navy. We went through the Museum and it was very inspirational. I thought the show was too expensive to go see but ...

The British immigrants

These engraved panels show the names, dates, and ships for mainly British immigrants to Fremantle. Predominantly from the 20th century, but a small number from the 19th century. Fascinating. The main...

Gateway to Western Australia

My wife and I nearly always visit these memorial walls when in Fremantle. Erected to commemorate the many migrants and the ships that carried them to West Australian shores at both Fremantle and Alban...