Having previously addressed the Club on part 1 of ‘The Inns and Outs of Fremantle from 1829 to 1929’, Allen Graham, a Fremantle resident and former Councillor, returned to deliver part 2 of his Trilogy covering the period 1857 to 1890. By this time newspapers were flourishing and included legitimate press as well as gutter press, with the latter comparing the dark side of Freo with America’s Wild West. For example, bushranger Ned Hughes’ shooting and killing of a constable received wide coverage. However, the legitimate press had positive stories such as one about a Melbourne visitor who was impressed by the way ticket-of-leave men mixed amicably with free settlers despite the former group having a 10 pm curfew. The Fremantle hotels came under scrutiny due to their spartan décor, and one colourful hotelier of the time, Patrick Maloney, named his pub Emerald Isle Hotel. Licensing laws were frequently amended to prevent young children from buying pots of alcohol when sent by their parents to do so, and even then, laws prohibited sales only to children under the age of 14. Children would frequently imbibe on the way home, leading their parents to wrongly assume that the hotel had short-changed them. Six Fremantle hotels from the 1857 – 1890 era are still operating today, but under different names. A fascinating exposition of a very vibrant era!