# East Fremantle, Western Australia

A suburb of Perth where the Whillas family resettled in the early 1970s after [Dick's](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) truck accident.

## Connection to the family

- Following the [Hopetoun truck accident](/events/hopetoun-truck-accident-1970) (1970) and Dick's bankruptcy, the family (from [Norman](/people/norman-vincent-whillas-b1952) down) moved to **27 Malcolm Street, East Fremantle**.
- [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Jim](/people/stuart-james-whillas-b1954) got jobs mowing lawns with the local council; [Norman](/people/norman-vincent-whillas-b1952) and [Lea](/people/lea-graham-whillas-b1953) worked as trades assistants in refinery fitouts; [Mark](/people/mark-campbell-whillas-b1955), [Fi](/people/fiona-victoria-whillas-b1956) and [Susan](/people/susan-catrina-whillas-b1958) started at John Curtin HS. [Greg](/people/greg-stephen-whillas-b1960) and [Craig](/people/craig-douglas-whillas-b1959) moved to WA later. [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) worked at Wigmores.

## Sources

- Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), *1970s* sheet.