Reference numberLH004228ADescriptionVictoria Quay is under construction in the foreground and the Fremantle, the Parmelia and the drilling platform are in the background. The Victoria, of the European and Australian Royal Mail Co Ltd, is at Victoria Quay. The Fremantle commenced dredging at the seaward end of the channel which had been blasted on 17.12.1894. It finally cut through the bar and passed into the river on 13.09.1895. The Parmelia was built in Scotland and was the first dredger in the colony to be fitted with electric lights, enabling it to be used day and night.Date1897Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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Construction of Victoria Quay (1897). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/19153
