Photograph, Riverton Harbour scene

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Photograph, Riverton Harbour scene

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Description

A ketch and dinghy are tied up at the Dallas Point Jetty. Looking across to South Riverton, boat sheds can be seen along the foreshore and dwellings are further up amongst the bush. Up until 1910 Riverton was a busy port with a fishing fleet, pleasure boats and coastal traders calling. The harbour was dredged in 1913 to try to deepen it, but was unsuccessful, the coastal trade which had dwindled away over the years, ceased. Shipbuilding was undertaken on a small scale near the mouth of the es...

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Image

Date created

1900-1910

Creator

Unknown photographer

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https://ehive.com/collections/3278/objects/1604835

Related subjects

Fishing / Maritime / Landscapes / 1900s

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