Reference numberLH001799DescriptionA platform of planks resting on ladder like trestles which could be moved about was used to enable 120 to 160 men to drill into the bar. Gelignite was used to break up the rock which was then removed by the dredge Fremantle. This work commenced 25.7.1894.Date1896Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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Blasting the bar, Swan River Fremantle (1896). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 18/02/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/17160
