8 Molloy Street

The house at 8 Molloy Street is a single storey rendered brick and iron home constructed in the Federation Bungalow architectural style (reference). The house has undergone renovations, altering it from its original appearance. It is unclear when the house was constructed (reference). However, 8 Molloy Street is estimated to be built between 1903 and 1905 based on the architectural style (reference).

By 1921 the house was owned and occupied by J Luidmann, a stevedore (reference). A stevedore is a person who is employed at a dock to load and unload ships, so he likely worked on the Bunbury Jetty while living at 8 Molloy Street.

By 1931 it was owned by Emma Kimber and occupied by F B Whitlock (reference). Emma owned the Town Lot at 7 Stirling Street in 1936 (reference).

In 1941 the owner of 8 Molloy Street, John Adams, sold the property to Thomas Aspon, with the ownership of the property officially changing on 1 November 1941 (reference). A year later, in 1942, the property's resident lost a metal cap for a wheel of a cyclops stroller and requested in the South Western Times for it to be returned if found (reference). The following year they advertised the sale of a cane pram with an extra seat, a playground and a baby's bath in the newspaper (reference).

In 1947 The company Teede & Sutcliffe Licensed Plumbers announced that they opened their business in Bunbury in Hayward's Old Building and that their private address was 8 Molloy Street (reference). However, this appears to be a typing error in the newspaper as other advertisements at the same time stated their private address was 5 Molloy Street (reference).

By 1949, Morley John Thomas owned the house until at least 1951 (reference; reference). The young family, including their daughter, born in 1940 at the Stirling Hospital, would have lived at the property (reference). In December 1949, Morley helped get the Pastime Football Club incorporated under The Associations Incorporation Act 1895-1947 (reference). In 1952 an Austin A90 Sports Saloon with 8000 miles on the clock was advertised for sale with inquiries sent to 8 Molloy Street (reference).

In 1954 M L Piper was living at 8 Molloy Street (reference). In 1954 he bought a winning raffle ticket in the fundraising event for the Bunbury District Hospital Find and won a box of handkerchiefs (reference).

Molloy Street was named after John and Eliza Molloy, who arrived in Fremantle in 1830 and settled in Augusta and then Vasse (reference).

Residents of 8 Molloy Street

1921 J Luidmann

1931 Owned by Emma Kimber, occupied by F B Whitlock

-1941 John Adams

1941- Thomas Aspon

1949-1951- Morley John Thomas

1954 M L Piper

More information on this property can be found at http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/

Information retrieved from Inherit with permission.