The city of Fremantle was named after Captain Charles Fremantle who was sent to take formal possession of the remainder of New Holland which had not already been claimed for Britain under the territory of New South Wales. On 2 May 1829, Captain Fremantle raised the Union Jack on the south head of the Swan River, thus claiming the territory for Britain.
fremantle was named after captain Charles Fremantle
Fremantle was found in 1829 by Captain James Fremantle
The Fremantle Society's motto is 'For Fremantle people and places'.
Fremantle was created in 1829.
Rottnest Island
The reason Fremantle is called Freo is because Freo is the Western Australian vernacular diminutive for Fremantle. The Swan River colonists, settled in Fremantle in 1829.
Fremantle is in the state of Western Australia.
Fremantle Prison was opened in 1855.
The area of Fremantle is 5,600,000.0 square meters.
Selwyn Fremantle died in 1942.
Selwyn Fremantle was born in 1869.
Fremantle Prison was created in 1859.
The Fremantle Society was created in 1972.