Local Government
Shark Bay
Region
Gascoyne
Between Brockman & Durlacher St s, off Knight Tce Denham Townsite
Original Jetty
Shark's Bay Jetty
Shark Bay
Gascoyne
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 12 Dec 1997 | Category 5 |
Category 5 |
The Jetty has historic significance for its association with the local fishing and pearling industry. Prior to the removal of the majority of the structure the place was held in high esteem by the local community and contributed to the sense of place for the town.
Located opposite the Standring House between Brockman and Durlacher Streets, the jetty is of timber construction and is approximately 80 metres in length. At the end of the jetty there is a landing platform. The jetty is decked in timber.
The Jetty was constructed in 1904 to service the many fishing and pearling boats in the vicinity. It
was extended in the 1930s and again in the 1950s, which gave it a total length of over one
kilometre. The extensions undertaken in the 1950s incorporated piles from the Onslow Jetty. At
that stage the jetty was a narrow structure - just wide enough to carry a light railway line to a boat
slip-way at the end. There were two intermediate landings which could have indicated where the
jetty terminated prior to the two extensions. By the late 1950s a channel had been dug a short
distance alongside the jetty. In 1979 the jetty was badly damaged by Cyclone Hazel, with the first landing being completely demolished. Some of the timber was salvaged for use as furniture. The cost of restoring the jetty was considered to be beyond the resources of the Council and therefore in 1986 most of the jetty was removed. A new landing was built close to the shore and the channel was lengthened. (Source: Local Knowledge; Max Hipkins & Associates, "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay", Department of Planning and Urban Development, 1991, p29.)
Integrity: Low Degree
Fair
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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"Walkabout". | August 1991 | ||
M Hipkins; "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay". | DPUD | 1991 |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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1946 | Survey of the built environment at Shark Bay. | Report | 1988 |
Historic site
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Jetty |
Original Use | Transport\Communications | Water: Jetty |
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Wall | TIMBER | Other Timber |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | River & sea transport |
OCCUPATIONS | Fishing & other maritime industry |
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