Mends Street Jetty is located in South Perth in

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. The jetty is on the southern shore of the Swan River in the section known as

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. The ferry service is primarily used for accessing the

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from the

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History

It is not known when the first jetty at Mends Street was built, however, with the opening of the

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 years. Later services included a business operated by Jack Olsen and Claes Sutton, who ran a fleet including the ''Valfreda'', ''Valkyrie I'' and ''II'', ''Valhalla'' and the ''Valdhana'' between jetties at

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near

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, Mends Street and Coode Street.

Services

Mends Street Jetty is served by

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ferry services to

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operated by Captain Cook Cruises. The jetty is also used for charter ferry services.

References

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