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Mends Street Jetty
Mends Street Jetty is located in South Perth in Western Australia. The jetty is on the southern shore of the Swan River in the section known as Perth Water. The ferry service is primarily used for accessing the Perth Zoo from the Perth central business district. History It is not known when the first jetty at Mends Street was built, however, with the opening of the Perth Zoo in October 1898 it was recognised that a regular cross-river ferry service was needed. Therefore, at about that time, the existing jetty was widened to and an existing service that ran between William Street and Queen Street Jetty was extended to Mends Street. The service was run by Joseph Charles, who operated the ''Queen'' (later ''Empress'') and the ''Princess''. A few months later, Charles and his partner Copley started operating the PS ''Duchess'', a locally constructed vessel. ''Duchess'' made its inaugural run to Mends Street Jetty on 11 December 1898, and plied the route for the following 29 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Perth Esplanade
South Perth Esplanade is the name of the foreshore area of Perth Water from Point Belches to Mends Street Jetty in South Perth, Western Australia. It has been in the past susceptible to tidal and flooding inundations. It has been a desirable location for real estate looking across the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River to the city of Perth, as well as watching the City of Perth Skyworks. The South Perth City council lists it as a park/reserve that can be hired. The South Perth foreshore continues to the east, into the Sir James Mitchell Park. Notes {{coord, -31.9690, 115.8508, display=title, format=dms Parks in Perth, Western Australia Perth Water South Perth, Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddle Steamer
A paddle steamer is a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine that drives paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water. In antiquity, paddle wheelers followed the development of poles, oars and sails, where the first uses were wheelers driven by animals or humans. In the early 19th century, paddle wheels were the predominant way of propulsion for steam-powered boats. In the late 19th century, paddle propulsion was largely superseded by the screw propeller and other marine propulsion systems that have a higher efficiency, especially in rough or open water. Paddle wheels continue to be used by small, pedal-powered paddle boats and by some ships that operate tourist voyages. The latter are often powered by diesel engines. Paddle wheels The paddle wheel is a large steel framework wheel. The outer edge of the wheel is fitted with numerous, regularly spaced paddle blades (called floats or buckets). The bottom quarter or so of the wheel travels under water. An e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Quay Jetty
The Elizabeth Quay Jetty is located at the western side of Elizabeth Quay inlet on the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. Transperth services Transperth operates ferries between Elizabeth Quay and Mends Street Jetty in South Perth, with Elizabeth Quay Jetty replacing Barrack Street Jetty Barrack Street Jetty is located on the edge of Perth Water on the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. It is no longer used on the Transperth ferry service between the Perth central business district and South Perth, having been replaced o ... on this service. References Transperth jetties Elizabeth Quay Ferry transport in Perth, Western Australia {{Water-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Cook Cruises Western Australia
Captain Cook Cruises is a cruise and ferry operator on the Swan River, Perth. History Captain Cook Cruises was founded in 1980 by Rottnest Island ferry operator Boat Torque Cruises. In July 1987 the business was sold to Tony Baker and John Goodbody with the ''MV Captain Cook'' and the ''MV Swan Explorer''. In May 1990 the Swan River Scenic Cruises business was purchased with the ''MV Jolly Jumbuck'' which was rebuilt and renamed the ''MV Swan Princess''. From October 1992 until September 1997, the ''MV Perth'' was leased from Transperth. In October 1995 the ''MV James Stirling'' was launched. In September 2002 the upstream operation of Boat Torque Cruises was purchased with three vessels: ''MV Lady De Vine'', ''MV River Bells'' and ''MV River Lady''. In February 1995 Captain Cook Cruises successfully tendered to operate Transperth's ferry services between Barrack Street (Perth CBD) and Mends Street ( South Perth foreshore), a service it still operates today, with Elizabeth Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Quay
Elizabeth Quay is a mixed-use development project in the Perth#cbd, Perth central business district. Focusing on an area located on the north shore of Perth Water near the landmark Swan Bells, the precinct being developed by the project was named in honour of the former Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II during her Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Diamond Jubilee. The project includes construction of an artificial inlet on what was previously the Esplanade Reserve, and modifications to the surrounding environs including Barrack Square. The project plan shows nine building sites. Completed facilities are projected to include 1,700 residential apartments, of office space and of retail space. Planning Minister John Day (Australian politician), John Day and Premier Colin Barnett turned the first ground at the Esplanade Reserve on 26 April 2012, and Barnett announced the name "Elizabeth Quay" on 28 May 2012. Construction of the inlet and associated infrastructure were completed in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mends Street Jetty 1939
Mends is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bright Middleton Mends (born 1992), Ghanaian footballer * Christopher Mends (1724–1799), Welsh Methodist minister * Edward Ebo Mends (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer * Esme Mends (born 1986), Ghanaian footballer *Frank Mends Stone (1857–1942), Australian lawyer and politician * Robert Mends (c. 1767–1823), British Royal Navy officer * Cecil Duddley Mends (born 1975), Ghanaian Fashion Designer * T. D. Brodie-Mends (1929–2013), Ghanaian journalist, lawyer and politician *William Robert Mends (1812–1897), British admiral of the Royal Navy * Samuel O. Mends (1986), A network administrator based in NJ, USA See also *Mends Street Jetty, is located in South Perth in Western Australia. *Nüwa Mends the Heavens Nüwa, also read Nügua, is the mother goddess of Chinese mythology. She is credited with creating humanity and repairing the Pillar of Heaven. As creator of mankind, she molded humans individually by han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narrows Bridge (Perth)
The Narrows Bridge is a freeway and railway crossing of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. Made up of two road bridges and a railway bridge constructed at a part of the river known as ''the Narrows'', located between Point Belches, Mill Point and Point Lewis, it connects the Mitchell Freeway, Mitchell and Kwinana Freeways, linking the city's northern and southern suburbs. The original road bridge was opened in 1959 and was the largest precast concrete, precast prestressed concrete bridge in the world. Construction of the northern interchange for this bridge necessitated the land reclamation, reclamation of a large amount of land from the river. The bridge formed part of the Kwinana Freeway which originally ran for only to Canning Bridge. Over the following decades, the freeway system was expanded to the north and south, greatly increasing the volume of traffic using the bridge. As a result, in 2001, a second road bridge was opened to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Belches
Point Belches is a small point on the south side of Swan River, Western Australia, about east of The Narrows within the area known as Perth Water. The land is part of the South Perth Esplanade, and the water off the point is used as a commercial water skiing area. Captain James Stirling discovered Point Belches during the Swan River expedition of 1827. He named it in honour of Peter Belches, a member of the exploring party who was Third Lieutenant on Stirling's ship, . While Point Belches now refers to a small feature on the eastern side of the peninsula, Stirling almost certainly intended the name to refer to the entire peninsula. The Old Mill Old Mill may refer to: Animations *''The Old Mill'', a 1937 Academy Award-winning ''Silly Symphonies'' cartoon produced by Walt Disney *'' The Old Mill Pond'', a 1936 Academy Award nominated short film directed by Hugh Harman Places Canada * Old ... on the peninsula is identified in early sources as being on Point Belches. Furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The West Australian
''The West Australian'' is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia. It is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, ''The Sunday Times''. It is the second-oldest continuously produced newspaper in Australia, having been published since 1833. It tends to have conservative leanings, and has mostly supported the Liberal–National Party Coalition. It has Australia's largest share of market penetration (84% of WA) of any newspaper in the country. Content ''The West Australian'' publishes international, national and local news. , newsgathering was integrated with the TV news and current-affairs operations of ''Seven News'', Perth, which moved its news staff to the paper's Osborne Park premises. SWM also publish two websites from Osborne Park including thewest.com.au and PerthNow. The daily newspaper includes lift-outs including Play Magazine, The Guide, West Weekend, and Body and Soul. Thewest.com.au is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)
The ''Daily News'', historically a successor of ''The Inquirer'' and ''The Inquirer and Commercial News'', was an afternoon daily English language newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, from 1882 to 1990, though its origin is traceable from 1840. History One of the early newspapers of the Western Australian colony was ''The Inquirer'', established by Francis Lochee and William Tanner on 5 August 1840. Lochee became sole proprietor and editor in 1843 until May 1847 when he sold the operation to the paper's former compositor Edmund Stirling. In July 1855, ''The Inquirer'' merged with the recently established ''Commercial News and Shipping Gazette'', owned by Robert John Sholl, as ''The Inquirer & Commercial News''. It ran under the joint ownership of Stirling and Sholl. Sholl departed and, from April 1873, the paper was produced by Stirling and his three sons, trading as Stirling & Sons. Edmund Stirling retired five years later and his three sons took control as Stirl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Perth, Western Australia
South Perth is a residential suburb of Perth, Western Australia that adjoins the southern shore of Perth Water on the Swan River; it is south of the central business district. The suburb adjoins two major arterial roads—Canning Highway and the Kwinana Freeway, and is within the City of South Perth local government area. History History The history of the area now known as South Perth before permanent European settlement was broadly similar to that in other parts of what became the Swan River Colony. The area was probably inhabited by peoples of the Noongar tribes, and they had little contact with other peoples. Early Dutch and French explorers reported their presence, but no recorded contact was made. No contact is known to have been made with travellers from any other country. The Dutch expedition commanded by Willem de Vlaming in 1697 was the first to discover the major river and note the presence of black swans on the river. They named it the Swan River. Early Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
