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27 September 2010 at 04:24 #28460
Paul Doherty
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Starting a new thread to see if anyone is interested in more information/photos of the ships and history of Fremantle Harbour. I thought this may be of interest to people in the North Hemisphere to see the tugs and working boats from Western Australia.

If there is any interest i can start taking photos and posting some history/info

Fremantle and the Inner Harbour are among the oldest institutions in Western Australia. For more than 100 years, the working port has played a leading role in shaping the physical, commercial and social environment of Fremantle.

Fremantle’s role as a port began with the foundation of the Swan River Colony in 1829. The port city was named after Captain Charles H. Fremantle who arrived in the HMS Challenger and took possession of this part of the continent in the name of His Majesty King George IV at Arthur Head on 2 May 1829. Captain James Stirling arrived with 68 settlers in the Parmelia on 2 June 1829, and established the settlement on the Swan River, and the Port of Fremantle was created.

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27 September 2010 at 04:24 #9386
Paul Doherty
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27 September 2010 at 18:04 #28462
Colin Bishop
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I would be interested Paul, and we do have some Aussie members on here.

Colin
1 October 2010 at 06:23 #28478
Peter Fitness
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Hi Paul, I would certainly be interested as well. I have a number of photos I took in Fremantle when we were on board the QE2 in 2008, when she made her final world cruise, but it would be good to see yours.

I’ve uploaded some of mine to my photos, in the album titled “Fremantle”. A couple below.

Peter.

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1 October 2010 at 20:02 #28479
HS93
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Hear are a few I took this year, there are Brass sculptures all over Perth and freemantle showing historic moments
1 October 2010 at 20:13 #28480
HS93
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A few more pictures with some inside

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1 October 2010 at 20:20 #28481
HS93
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If you ever go to the maritine museam at the back is the Americas cup boat with the wing, but thebuilding is built in such a way that you think you are on a slope, its very strange
2 October 2010 at 08:27 #28482
Paul Doherty
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be definatley posting some pics shortly.
3 October 2010 at 06:54 #28490
HS93
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by the way thank you Peter Fitness for telling me about the Museum befor I went to AUS.

also if anyone is in the area there is a very nice small Steam Museum next door with a lot of the engines running. it’s a proper working museum all smelling of oil and no Computers

Peter
4 October 2010 at 00:52 #28495
Peter Fitness
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I’m glad you enjoyed it Peter. Unfortunately I didn’t get the chance to visit it when we were there.

Peter.
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