Reference numberLH000097DescriptionPhotograph shows the construction of original wharfage using jarrah timber. Also includes the stone lighthouse on Arthur Head which was demolished 1905. The dredges on the right are the Premier in front and behind the Platform. These dredges were used to blast the bar which blocked the mouth of the Swan River. The schooner in the harbour is the Orpheus.Date1897Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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Fremantle harbour being built (1897). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 15/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/15269
