[3] At that time, an abattoir was built for slaughter of livestock arriving from the north-west of the state including the Kimberley Region.

Commercial lime kilns were established during this period to provide for the construction boom and population growth which had been brought about by gold discoveries.

The Newmarket Hotel on the border of Hamilton Hill and South Fremantle, was often identified as being in either of the suburbs.

[4] The area steadily became the centre of much of Perth's heavy industry and comprised the coal-fired power station, railway marshalling yards, abattoir as well as numerous skin drying sheds.

The beach and the disused railway station are parts of the South Fremantle community history.