The Ulmarra Ferry is a
cable ferry
A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often ...
across the
Clarence River in
New South Wales
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,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. The ferry operates between the town of
Ulmarra
Ulmarra is a small town on the south bank of the Clarence River (New South Wales), Clarence River in New South Wales, Australia in the Clarence Valley, New South Wales, Clarence Valley district. At the , Ulmarra had a population of 446 people.
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and
Southgate
Southgate or South Gate may refer to:
Places Australia
*Southgate, Sylvania
*Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct, an area within Southbank, Victoria
Canada
*Southgate, Ontario, a township in Grey County
* Southgate, Middlesex County, Ontario
Ed ...
.
The ferry is operated by a
private sector
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Employment
The ...
operator under contract to
Transport for NSW
Transport for NSW, sometimes abbreviated to TfNSW, and pronounced as Transport for New South Wales, is an agency of the New South Wales Government established on 1 November 2011, and is the leading transport and roads agency in New South Wales, ...
. The ferry operates on demand from 06:00 to 23:00, 7 days a week, with three 45 minute breaks during the day. It is closed for maintenance every Sunday from 06:00 to 08:00 and on the first Wednesday of each month from 09:30 to 11:30. If the ferry is not in operation, the alternatives are a detour via the bridge at
Grafton, or a detour via the
Lawrence Ferry.
References
External links
RMS vehicle ferry operation information
Ferries of New South Wales
Cable ferries in Australia
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