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Fremantle has subsequently served as a stopover in the Clipper, VELUX and Volvo round-the-world yacht races, and hosted the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, a major qualifying event for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Fremantle has seen many industrial conflicts, the most famous of which occurred in 1919 when rioting broke out during " the lumpers ' strike ", resulting in one death and many injuries.
As in many other parts of Australia, Fremantle has seen a rise in popularity of association football ( soccer ) since the arrival of Southern European immigrants.
Alternative rock / folk groups The Waifs, Little Birdy and Eskimo Joe all have connections with Fremantle, and belong to what has been dubbed the ' Freo Sound '.
Australia has three architectural listings on UNESCO's World Heritage list: Australian Convict Sites ( comprising a collection of separate sites around Australia, including Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney, Port Arthur in Tasmania, and Fremantle Prison in Western Australia ); the Sydney Opera House ; and the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.
Over 100 years of continued use of Fremantle Harbour by heavy shipping has erased all doubt concerning O ' Connor's technical judgement.
For over 100 years it has been represented by two strong clubs in the West Australian Football League: East Fremantle and South Fremantle.
However, since the introduction of two Western Australia-based clubs into the VFL ( later renamed the Australian Football League ) – the West Coast Eagles in 1987 and the Fremantle Football Club in 1995 – the popularity and standard of the league has decreased to the point where it is considered a feeder competition to the AFL.
The Socialist Alliance has had only one electoral success, electing Sam Wainwright to Fremantle City Council in 2009.
The University has campuses in Fremantle, Western Australia, Broome, Western Australia and in two locations in Sydney, New South Wales.
The University of Notre Dame Australia opened in Western Australia in December 1989 and now has over 9000 students on three campuses in Fremantle, Sydney and Broome.
It has a population of about 14, 300 people ( 2011 census ), of whom about 25 % were born overseas, mostly in the United Kingdom, and has a landmark high-rise hotel, the Rendezvous Observation City, originally built in 1986 for Alan Bond whose intention was to profit from anticipated accommodation demand when the 1987 America's Cup challenge was held at nearby Fremantle.
Chris Tarrant ( born 18 September 1980 ) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club, and has also played for the Fremantle Football Club.
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During Australia's involvement in World War II, Fremantle served as a base for submarines operating in the Pacific Theatre.
Fremantle is served by a Community Newspaper Group paper, The Fremantle-Cockburn Gazette, and by an independent local newspaper, the Fremantle Herald.
It served as a stopping point and watering hole along the Coastal Stock Route between Dongara ( near Geraldton ) and Fremantle.
In the first five years of the Board's existence most of its members served on the Fremantle Town Council.
Cottesloe is served by Swanbourne, Grant Street, Cottesloe, Mosman Park and Victoria Street railway stations on the Fremantle line.
It was in this ship that he first came to Nelson's eye, when they both served at the Siege of Bastia, where Nelson lost an eye and Fremantle gained a reputation for daring action, taking his ship under the fortress's walls despite heavy fire from overhead, which had already sunk one frigate in the bay.
It served as a stopping point and watering hole along the Coastal Stock Route between Dongara ( near Geraldton ) and Fremantle.
Bicton is served by the 148 and 158 Transperth bus routes from Fremantle station, as well as services along Canning Highway, the 106 and the 111.
From 1872 to 1876 he served on the Fremantle Town Council, and in 1873 he became a member of the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce.
From 1878 until 1882, Higham against served on the Fremantle Town Council, becoming its chairman in 1883.
It is served by bus services along Cambridge and Ruislip Streets and the Leederville train station ( Joondalup / Clarkson line ) and West Leederville train station ( Fremantle line ).
The suburb of Samson was named after the Samson family who have been prominent in the Fremantle area for 2 centuries, including Sir Frederick Samson who served as mayor for over 20 years.
Shenton Park is divided by the Fremantle railway line and is served by the Shenton Park train station, the CircleRoute and numerous bus routes.
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In 1986 Sanders set out again from Fremantle, and this time completed three solo non-stop circumnavigations aboard his yacht Parry Endeavour, rounding Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago just north of the Equator each time to ensure that his course covered both hemispheres.
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From Fremantle, the network licenses Match Game ( currently only the 1973-82 versions ; the 1990-91 version aired on the network in the past ), Family Feud ( all except the 1999-2002 version hosted by Louie Anderson ), Password ( all versions ), and Card Sharks ( all except 2001 – 2002 syndicated ).
Global attention turned to Fremantle when it hosted the America's Cup yachting race in 1987, after Australia was the first country to ever win the race, aside from the USA, in 1983.
The team is governed by the Western Australian Cricket Association ( WACA ), and plays most of its home games at the WACA Ground in Perth, having also hosted games at Fremantle Oval in Fremantle and Hands Oval in Bunbury.
Fremantle Oval was originally used for cricket, but in 1895 hosted its first game of Australian rules football.
As Australian Rules Football developed in the late 19th century the ground became the base for the Fremantle Football Club and hosted many early WANFL as well as interstate games.
the oval also hosted Fremantle Cricket Club and a cycling track that was in regular use throughout the year.
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