Government Jetty, also known as the Kalgan River Jetty or the Fruit Landing, is a heritage listed structure located on Nanarup Road on the

Kalgan River The Kalgan River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Geography The river is long and, along with the King River, drains into Oyster Harbour. The lower 9 km of the river take the form of a drowned river valle ...

near Albany in the Great Southern region of

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. The jetty was built from 1906 to 1908 and is representative of the development of the Lower Kalgan Bridge. The jetty was intended as a berthing spot for lighters to off‑load goods for the district's new settlers. It was later used as a delivery point for timber used to build the bridge. The jetty once had rail lines on it so that a trolley could be used to transfer materials from the barges delivered them from upriver. It was also used to land equipment such as wooden stave and cast iron pipes, for the construction of the town water supply line from

Two Peoples Bay Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve is a protected area managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife east of Albany, Western Australia. The area is accessible by 2WD vehicles. The bay itself, including two small secluded beaches, faces due ea ...

in 1914. The jetty was also used by tourist vessels, Messrs Armstrong and Waters used it to tie up their steamer, ''Silver Star'', after her run from Albany boarded with sightseers. From there two motor launches took the passengers further up the river to Killarney. The finger jetty had a T-shaped head was constructed using timber pylons and decking with iron fastenings. It is currently in a poor condition with the last having been lost apart from parts of two pylons. File:Government Jetty 2.jpg, Government Jetty from Lower Kalgan Bridge File:Government Jetty 3.jpg, Government Jetty

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{{coord, 34.9488, S, 117.9772, E, display=title 1906 establishments in Australia Heritage places in Albany, Western Australia Wharves in Australia State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Albany

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