Local Government
Mandurah
Region
Peel
Mandurah Tce Mandurah
Close to Pinjarra Rd
Mandurah
Peel
Constructed from 1880
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 May 2014 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | |||
Fish canning was one of the most significant industries in Mandurah in terms of promoting economic activity and employment.
The cannery was a two storey factory located on the foreshore. The place appears to be of historical significance and potentially warrant interpretation.
Using money made by pearling at the town of Cossack, Charles and John Tuckey established a fish and fruit cannery called the Peel Inlet Preserving Works. Fishermen would unload their catches onto the jetty at the door of the factory. Fish, mainly herring and mullet, were scaled and gutted by hand and the cans were crimped by hand using a hand operated crimping machine and soldered. Canned fish was popular due to the lack of refrigeration and ease of transportation, particularly on the Western Australian and Victorian goldfields and by the 1890s the cannery was employing 8 men and 4 boats during the mullet season. The fish cannery was closed in 1914 when the venture became unviable and fish stocks dwindled due to overfishing.
Demolished
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles & John Tuckey | Architect | 1880 | - |
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| R Richards; "Mandurah and the Murray: a sequel to the history of the old Murray District of Western". | Shire of Murray and City of Mandurah, | 1993 |
Part of the cannery forms part of Tuckey’s Tackle
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Cannery |
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