In 1999 I moved to a quiet farming town south of Perth, somewhere between where the South West ends and the Wheatbelt starts. It seemed that with the growth of Perth, also came the elements that go with what I call a process of cityfication . In the few months preceding my move away from Perth, I slowly became aware that there was an aggravated assault in the city happening every week. Many of these led to deaths. That all changed in the time that a man, called Allan Edgar Cook committed a murder in a leafy suburb, in 1968.
People still point at that period as one, when they started to lock their doors at all times.
Fremantle Links for this page are provided at the bottom of the sections. Fremantle used to be called Freemantle. It was the name of a Captain in the British Navy, who sailed to Fremantle area and established the colony. They love coming here, and so do millions of tourists and backpackers of many countries. The picture shows South Terrace, the most popular spot in town.