Incredible Old Australia 🇦🇺 Historical Photos From Around Australia: Forging Ahead

Stepping back and exploring the fascinating history of Australia through rare and stunning vintage photographs of Australia's state capital cities and many other lesser-known country and coastal townships. We dive into a time when transport links were being developed, exploring the customs, architecture and landscapes that helped develop the country we know today. A unique visual journey of Australia through the early lens. Fremantle Harbour: Fremantle's port role began immediately after the Swan River Colony was founded in 1829, but the entrance to the Swan River estuary was blocked by a rocky bar, which made the mouth of the river virtually impassable for seagoing vessels. The first steamship to enter the port was HMS Driver on 4 December 1845. British marine engineer John Coode advised John Forrest an outer harbour near Rous Head, or one that would stretch south from Arthur's Head, could be built. Coode ruled out building a port in the river mouth as he believed it would continually silt up due to lateral sand drift. In 1887 the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce pushed hard for the southern scheme to be chosen, but the colony could not raise the estimated cost of £500,000. By 1891 Forrest was examining another proposal: an offshore facility at Owen Anchorage south of Fremantle. But by then Charles Yelverton O'Connor had been appointed the Colony's Engineer-in-Chief, and decided the best option was an inner harbour built in the mouth of the Swan River. The discovery of gold in Western Australia meant a working port was urgently needed, Parliament finally accepted O'Connor's plan after much political haggling, the capital was raised in London and preliminary work commenced late in 1892. The first stage of the harbour works began with a ceremony in which the Governor's wife, Lady Robinson, tilted the first truck load of rubble for the North Mole. Blasting and dredging the rocky bar created a channel, dredging deepened the river basin, and two moles were built to protect the harbour entrance. Land was reclaimed so quays and warehouses could be built. The inner harbour was opened on 4 May 1897 when the steamer Sultan drawing just 30 centimetres (1 ft) of water with Lady Forrest at the wheel was the first ship to enter the partly built port. While the harbour has been deepened, and facilities extended and modernised over the years, the basic structure of the Inner Harbour remains essentially unchanged to this day. The railway from the harbour was constructed in the 1880s, and continued to be developed with Fremantle Railway Workshops (later moved to Midland Junction), railway sheds, railway marshalling yards, locomotive depots, and in 1907 Fremantle railway station was opened. Freight rail operates along the Kwinana railway line, which is dual gauge. .. S.S. Hygeia The S.S. Hygeia was built by Napier, Shanks and Bell of Glasgow in 1890 She was 300 feet long (92 metres), was built of steel, weighed 986 tons and was capable of 22 knots under full steam Licensed to carry over 1600 passengers, Hygeia servicing Port Philip Bay, Victoria fpr 40 years. She had a promenade deck, licensed saloons, luxuriously appointed dining rooms and a barbers shop. Hygeia was taken out of service in 1930. .. We welcome you to comment, share your favourite videos on the channel with friends, click the 'thumbs up' / 'like' button if you enjoyed the video and please click to subscribe; subscribing is COMPLETELY free and helps with our channel. Thank you! ____________________ CHANNEL PLAYLISTS: Channel playlists are available for you to enjoy, these playlists are available at the bottom of the channel page and will be updated soon. Thank you! Thank you for watching and your support! .. You might also enjoy. 🎬 Gundagai to Adelong Falls, Exploring NSW's Abandoned Gold Rush Ruins    • Gundagai to Adelong Falls, Exploring NSW's...   🎬 Bridgewater on Loddon, Victoria    • Bridgewater on Loddon Victoria I  The Hist...   🎬 General Aviation and Plane Spotting at Shellharbour Airport NSW ✈️    • General Aviation and Plane Spotting at She...   🎬 Incredible Old Australia 🇦🇺 Historical Photos From Around Australia: Tracks Left Behind    • Incredible Old Australia 🇦🇺 Historical Pho...   More videos www.adventurebeatz.com Vintage Historical Photos Life In Australia Late 1800s to early to mid 1900s Life In Australia Fremantle Harbour Excursions and Journeys Old Australia S.S. Hygeia Port Phillip Bay Steam Travel Australia Old Transport Australia #australia #steam #timber #hauling #thewaywewere #landing #forgottenhistory #forgotten #forgotten #history #historical #australian #incredible #journeys #steamengine