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Pearlers/Terminus Hotel
Lot 120, 18 Pakenham St, 1887 (1897 building extant) corner Leake Street
The original Pearlers Hotel was opened by Jarvis Hoult (an expiree who arrived in 1864 as Thomas Anderson) 1 July 1887 at 18 Pakenham Street, on the corner with Leake Street. It was rebuilt as the Terminus Hotel, to a design by Joseph Herbert Eales in 1897. The Swan Brewery acquired it around 1896, and certainly from 1905. For a period, it was Terminus Chambers (offices for people such as lawyers - Don Whittington, for example). Homeswest bought it in 1989.
Jarvis Hoult was the landlord of the Pearlers Hotel in 1887. (West Australian, 24 Sept 1887, Western Mail, 1 Oct 1887)
William Lohoar was in 1892 the licensee of the Pearlers Hotel (Lot 120, 18 Pakenham Street, corner of Leake St). The West Australian, Wednesday 7 December 1892: 3.
Michael Mulcahy was licensee in 1898, West Australian, Tuesday 6 December 1898, p. 5.
John P. Beresford in 1908 was the manager of the Esplanade Hotel at the time that he shot himself at the age of 55. He had been suffering from 'dropsy and insomnia'. He had earlier been licensee of the Pearlers and Star hotels. He was interred at Anglican AA1165.
In 1901 the Terminus Hotel was the property of the mad Mayor, Edward Davies, who sold it in that year.
'New Saloon Bar', SLWA 009241D, August 1929, released to Facebook.
The Pearlers Hotel in the news
The Evening Times (Fremantle, WA : 1888) Wed 4 Jan 1888 page 3
FREMANTLE POLICE COURT.
WEDNESDAY.—Before Mr. Fairbairn R.M.
A ROW IN THE PEARLERS HOTEL
Emily Green, a married woman, was charged with having assaulted Ellen Wetherall, by throwing two tumblers at her while in the Pearlers Hotel. The parties live at Fiddlers cottages and on Friday night last, they were drinking together in the above hotel, when a dispute arose respecting another case. The defendant then threw the glasses at plaintiff, and they went very near her hand but never struck her. The defence was a total denial and evidence was called to prove that on the night in question the defendant was never out of the house, bench inflicted a fine of 1l and 4s. 6d. costs, or in default fourteen days. Defendant went bouncing about the court stating her intention of doing the fourteen days. The fine was subsequently paid by a friend of the defendant's.
The Evening Times (Fremantle, WA : 1888) Tue 10 Jan 1888 page 3
FREMANTLE POLICE COURT
MONDAY.—Before Mr. R. Fairbairn.
A ROW IN THE PEARLERS HOTEL.—DANCING AND FIGHTING.
Emily Green, a married woman, was charged on remand with having assaulted Ellen Wetherall, while in the Pearler's Hotel, on 5th inst.-- Mr Macklin appeared for the defence.—The parties all reside in Fiddler's cottages and on the night in question they were in the. Pearlers' Hotel. The, complainant left the room and was followed by the defendant, and when they were in the adjoining room the defendant made use of some abusive language with reference to a previous case. The woman Green threw a tumbler at the complainant striking her in the eye, the result being that she bled very profusely.—Evidence was given for the defence by Mary Ann Crogan, and Robert Nicholls to the effect that Ellen Wetherall was the aggressive party and that while the defendant was lying in a fit on the floor the complainant said that now was the time to cut her throat. The complainant followed up the remark by striking the defendant with her fist in the chest. No glass was thrown or any attempt made by the defendant to chastise the complainant. The case was dismissed.
The Evening Times (Fremantle, WA : 1888) Thu 2 Feb 1888
Page 3
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT IN FREMANTLE.
A NOVEL WAY OF MANAGING A COFFEE SHOP
THIS morning at the Fremantle Police Court, before Mr. Fairbairn, R.M., Charles Mitchell, a foreigner, was charged with having embezzled a sum amounting to £25, the property of Jarvis Hoult on the 28th January. Mr. Macklin appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Lovegrove for the defence.
Jarvis Hoult, landlord of the Pearlers' Hotel, said that he was proprietor of the Coffee Palace opposite the hotel. The prisoner was engaged about December 22, to look after the Coffee Palace, and is was part of his duties to receive money on behalf of witness. He agreed to give the prisoner onethird of the earnings as salary. The prisoner did not put any money in the business, and was solely a servant.. The prisoner was to come to the hotel every Sunday morning with the weekly takings. .This was done for about four weeks, and on Sunday last the prisoner failed to comply with this arrangement. "Witnass saw the prisoner on the same day at the Coffee Palace, and asked him, " If he was going to give me any money," and he replied that, " He would see me iafter dinner." Witness did not see the prisoner again until Monday, when he came into the hotel and invited witness out to fight. In reply to witness the prisoner said that he had got no money. His son kept the books.
Mr. Lovegrove: Do you supervise your books ?—Witness : No I leave it to my son.
Mr. Lovegrove : Then you can neither read nor write ?—Witness : No that is where they take advantage of me.
Mr. Lovegrove (sarcastically): Then this is the landlord of the Pearlers' Inn, or rather you gave it the dignified title of hotel, who can neither read nor write ?
Mr. Macklin: I am sure it is not the duty nor is it gentlemanly of a solicitor to insult a witness. It was not his (Mr. Hoult's) fault if he could not read nor write.
Mr. Lovegrove : I have no intention of insulting the witness I simply remarked that he was the landlord cf the Pearlers' Hotel.
Mr. Macklin: I am surprised at you.
Mr. Lovegrove: In addition to the hotel you keep a boarding house.—Witness: I do.
Mr. Lovegrove: Now do you not call it a cook shop.—Witness : Well, we will call it a coffee house.
Mr. Lovegrove: Is it known by any name ? Witness : It belongs to me, Jarvis Hoult, and if you come down I will give you a cup of coffee.
Mr. Lovegrove: Well much as I like coffee I should never come to you for it.
Wm. Hoult, son of the previous witness, deposed to keeping all the books appertaining to the business of his father. The book produced contained the value stock of the coffee shop at the time the .prisoner took possession mounting to £103 lis The sum of £5219s d had been received from the prisoner. Witness took an account of the stock on the Tuesday fter the prisoner had left, and found it worth £18 8s. which left a deficit of £32 3s. Id. He had received all the takings up to last Sunday, for which week none had been tendered.
Sergt. Peacocke, said that he knew the prisoner. He saw him on Monday night last in High-street, in consequence of complaints made by Jarvis Hoult. He told the prisoner that Jarvis Hoult accused him of keeping some money, in reply to which the prisoner said, " I was 13 weeks in the service of Jarvis Hoult and all that he paid me was £8." The prisoner then said " I have £3 or £4, which I will not give him."
William Lorman, a shepherd, proved paying the prisoner £3 either on Monday or Tuesday, and £2 15s. two or three days after the Regatta. The money was for meals, coffee etc., except £1 which he had borrowed from the prisoner, who told witness that he was the owner of the coffee shop. Witness saw the prisoner on Sunday driving about Perth with a grey horse and trap, accompanied by a young woman.
John Peterson, a sailor, remembered being in Hoult's coffee palace on Thursday last and every day up to Monday and paying the prisoner between £2 and £3 for meals and bed. The prisoner said that he was the owner of the house. Witness admitted that he was drunk on the Monday when he paid the money.
William Cook, employed at the Pearlers' Hotel as cook and steward, proved paying the prisoner £1 6s. 6d. on Sunday night after he came from Perth and on Monday night he paid him 6s. This was money taken by witness in the shop for food &c., supplied to customers during the absence of the prisoner.
Jarvis Hoult recalled said that he had not received any of. the moneys stated to have paid by the previous witnesses to the prisoner. The case was adjourned until Saturday morning when Mr. Fairbairn will give his decision as to whether he will commit the prisoner or not.
The Terminus Hotel in the news
The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955) Sat 27 Mar 1897 page 5
STABBING CASE AT THE TERMINUS HOTEL.
THE NECESSARY WITNESS FOUND.
BLOOM COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
At the police court, Fremantle, this morning, the case of Henry
Bloom, charged on remand with having wounded Charles Porter
with intent to do grievous bodily harm on the afternoon of the 2nd.
inst, at Terminus Hotel, Packenham-street, again came on for hearing.
Mr. Moss appeared for the accused.
Last week the evidence of several Witnesses was taken, tending to prove
that Bloom stabbed Porter without having received any provocation,
but as a very important witness in the case was, for some unexplained
reason, absent, an adjournment had to be granted. This witness, Charles
Bunn, stated on oath that he was at the Terminus Hotel in company with
complainant on the date above me nioned. He was standing outside the door, when Porter came up and shouted a drink for him. After partaking of the liquor and
playing a game of bagatelle, they had another round of drinks, when
a female, whose name he did not know, joined them. The three of
them then adjourned to a back parlor, where they saw the accused
sitting in a chair apparently asleep. Shortly after he shook accused
by the shoulder, saying ' Rouse up old chap.' The man thus awakened,
muttered a few words, but did not leave the ' chair. Witness shortly
afterwards left the room, but before he did so another female
of the same class as the one already in the room came in. When he
returned he saw the accused rising off the complainant, who was lying
on the floor, and he heard Porter call out, ' Jack, I'm knived. I've got it.' The injured man got up from the floor with difficulty, and walked onto the back verandah. Witness saw blood flowing from complainant's arm.
Mr. Moss: Now, Bunn, where have you been for the past three weeks that you could not be found when you were wanted ?
Witness : I have been drinking heavily of late, and I went to Perth on St. Patrick's Day, and did not recover from a spree I had then until the other day.
Mr. Moss : There were two women in the room with you and Porter. Is not that so ?
Witness: Yes.
Mr. Moss : And did not one of them say, ' There's the —, clear the — Dutchman, out of the room,' meaning accused.
Witness : I cannot remember.
Mr. Moss.- Well, can you remember the accused answering, ' I won't clear out ?'
Witness: No.
The accused, who made no statement, was committed for trial, bail being allowed in two sureties of £25 each, and a personal surety of £50.
References and Links
Heritage Council entry: it's relatively short. It is not explicit that the existing building is entirely the 1887 construction: if so, why does it have the Terminus name in the pediment? The Terminus Hotel was designed by Herbert Eales, who did not arrive in Fremantle until 1897, so I suspect that the Pearlers Hotel was a different building from this one.
Joseph Herbert Eales entry at architecture.com.au.
streetsoffreo page.
Top photo thanks to Mingor.
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