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CHAPTER 9 . PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA
9am–6pm); and Bannister Street CraftWorks, 81–12 Bannister St. (& 08/
9336 2035), an arts cooperative where you often spy the artists at work (Tues–
Sun 11am–5:30pm; closed Mon). The 150 stalls at the Fremantle Markets, 74
South Terrace at Henderson Street (& 08/9335 2515), mostly sell cheap
imported handicrafts, jewelry, housewares, and clothing, as well as inexpensive
food. They’re open Friday from 9am to 9pm, Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and
Sunday and any public holidays that fall on a Monday from 10am to 5pm.
Popular watering holes are the Sail & Anchor, 64 South Terrace (& 08/9335
8433), which brews its own Brass Monkey Stout; the Norfolk, 47 South Terrace
at Norfolk Street (& 08/9335 5405); and the beautifully restored front bar
and garden courtyard at Phillimore’s Café & Bar at His Majesty’s Hotel, on
Phillimore Street at Mouat Street (& 08/9335 9596). The happening “cappuccino
strip” on South Terrace is good for people-watching.
Fremantle Arts Centre Housed in a striking neo-Gothic 1860s building
built by convicts, this center contains one of Western Australia’s best contemporary
arts-and-crafts galleries with a constantly changing array of works. A shop
sells crafts from Western Australia, a bookstore stocks Australian art books and
literature, and the courtyard cafe is the perfect place to hang out. Free concerts
play on the lawn every Sunday and public holiday between October and April
from 2 to 4pm.
1 Finnerty St. & 08/9432 9555. Free admission. Daily 10am–5pm. Closed Christmas, Boxing Day, Good Friday,
and New Year’s Day.
Fremantle History Museum Housed in a convict-built former lunatic
asylum next to the Fremantle Arts Centre, this small but densely packed
museum uses lots of old photographs and personal possessions to paint a realistic
picture of what life was like for Fremantle’s first settlers, the Aborigines they
displaced, and later generations. It has the dubious reputation of being the most
haunted building in Australia.
1 Finnerty St. at Ord St. (part of the Fremantle Arts Centre, see above). & 08/9430 7966. Free admission
(donation requested). Sun–Fri 10:30am–4:30pm; Sat 1–5pm. Closed Christmas and Good Friday.
Fremantle Prison This limestone jail, built in the 1850s to house 1,000
inmates by convicts who no doubt ended up inside it, was a maximum-security
prison until 1991 and is four times as big as Alcatraz. Take the 75-minute tour,
or guide yourself with an audio headset to see cells re-created in the style of past
periods of the jail’s history, bushranger (highwayman) Joe Moondyne’s “escapeproof”
cell, the gallows, the workshops, the chapel, the hospital, the jailers’
houses, and cell walls featuring some wonderful artwork by the former inmates.
An additional 45-minute tour visits the women’s prison every hour, after the
main tour and is included in the ticket price. You must book for the Wednesday-
and Friday-night candlelight tours which take 90 minutes.
1 The Terrace. & 08/9336 9200. Free admission to prison precinct and visitor center. Tours A$14 (US$9.10)
adults, A$11 (US$7.15) seniors and students, A$7.15 (US$4.65) children 4–15, A$39 (US$25) families of 5;
candlelight tours Wed and Fri A$18 (US$12) adults, A$13 (US$8.45) seniors and students, A$8.80 (US$5.70)
children, A$47 (US$31) families. Daily 10am–6pm. Main tours run every 30 min. from 10am; last tour 5pm.
Women’s prison tours run every hour from 11:30am; last tour 4:30pm. Candlelight tours Wed and Fri 7pm
(winter) or 7:30pm (summer). Closed Christmas and Good Friday.
The Roundhouse This 12-sided jail is the oldest public building in the state
(built around 1830). There are no displays or memorabilia, but it’s worth a visit
for history’s sake, and for the sea views on the other side. The time cannon just