Frank Mettam

Frank Mettam is a World War I Veteran who is well known on the Northern Beaches area of Perth for chipping away at the limestone reef in the 1930s using explosives and a large crowbar. The project continued all the way through to the 1960s, with Mettam expanding the swimming area and enlisting his children and grandchildren to help with his project.

Frank Mettam moved to Trigg in 1946 and was a staff member at the West Australian Newspapers for 50 years before retiring in 1961. He made a valuable contribution to the social and community life of the area as President of the Friends and Neighbours club, playing Santa for 40 years at the annual staff Christmas tree, organising many concerts, variety shows and bus trips.

His house was the first to be built on the street named after him, and Lennard's pool was renamed Mettam's Pool by the Perth Road Board in honour of his work to clear the reef to make a safe swimming place for the children and community.