BA533/184: Fremantle Harbour from top of the lighthouse, 1896-1900

Summary

Area shown was known as South Bay, now the home of the Fremantle fishing fleet and Fremantle Sailing Club. The short jetty jutting southwards into the bay was known as South Jetty. This later became known as the `Fish Market jetty' and was later incorporated into present Cicerello's Fish market. The two buildings to the right on the shoreward end of the Long Jetty are a kerosene store (larger building) and what is believed to be the Morgue. (See World Ship Society Fremantle Branch Newsletter June 2003, 387.5 FRE). The two railway wagons in the bottom right hand corner of the picture provide much better dating of the photo. Enlarging the picture shows them to be T313 and JW3081. They were both imports from New Zealand, T313 in 1891 and JW3081 in 1896. Of interest is that JW3081 still seems to be wearing its NZR Indian red paint scheme whilst T312 is in WAGR grey with black ironwork. Both were reclassified to Class H in late 1900. T313 became H313 on 1 Sept 1900, JW3081 became H3081 on 25 Oct 1900. The photo MUST be dated to between 1896 and September 1900. (information provided by railway historian A.S. May)