Brown Point (also known as Point Brown) is a
headland
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located in the
Australian state
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of
South Australia
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on the west coast of
Yorke Peninsula overlooking
Hardwicke Bay
Hardwicke Bay is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula in Spencer Gulf.
Extent & description
Hardwicke Bay is located on the west coast of the Yorke Peninsula within Spencer Gulf in Sou ...
about west of
Minlaton. Since 1999, it has been located within the gazetted locality of
Bluff Beach.
Davits
Brown Point with its boat winching system is unique, and is a proven
tourist attraction
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Types
Places of natural b ...
.
Photograph
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s of these "Davits" are exhibited nationally in tourist and travel agencies and also on souvenirs and post cards. The manual winching method for raising and lowering boats from cliff to water with the aid of stable uprights, cables and supports, was introduced by George Parsons and Fred Schwarz in the 1920s and it has proved to be a very assured and convenient way of safe guarding a craft in bad weather over the years. Today the
fibreglass boat has replaced the clinker or wooden boat on account of easy maintenance etc. and trailers have replaced the winching system.
Notes
Further reading
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Headlands of South Australia
Yorke Peninsula
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