Jetty at Denham Townsite

Author

Shire of Shark Bay

Place Number

11716

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Location

Between Brockman & Durlacher St s, off Knight Tce Denham Townsite

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Original Jetty
Shark's Bay Jetty

Local Government

Shark Bay

Region

Gascoyne

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	12 Dec 1997	Category 5	Category 5 Historic Site without built features; recognise, for example with a plaque, place name, or reflection in urban or architectural design.

Statement of Significance

The Jetty has historic significance for its association with the local fishing and pearling industry. Prior to the removal of the majority of the structure the place was held in high esteem by the local community and contributed to the sense of place for the town.

Physical Description

Located opposite the Standring House between Brockman and Durlacher Streets, the jetty is of timber construction and is approximately 80 metres in length. At the end of the jetty there is a landing platform. The jetty is decked in timber.

History

The Jetty was constructed in 1904 to service the many fishing and pearling boats in the vicinity. It
was extended in the 1930s and again in the 1950s, which gave it a total length of over one
kilometre. The extensions undertaken in the 1950s incorporated piles from the Onslow Jetty. At
that stage the jetty was a narrow structure - just wide enough to carry a light railway line to a boat
slip-way at the end. There were two intermediate landings which could have indicated where the
jetty terminated prior to the two extensions. By the late 1950s a channel had been dug a short
distance alongside the jetty. In 1979 the jetty was badly damaged by Cyclone Hazel, with the first landing being completely demolished. Some of the timber was salvaged for use as furniture. The cost of restoring the jetty was considered to be beyond the resources of the Council and therefore in 1986 most of the jetty was removed. A new landing was built close to the shore and the channel was lengthened. (Source: Local Knowledge; Max Hipkins & Associates, "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay", Department of Planning and Urban Development, 1991, p29.)

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Low Degree

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	"Walkabout".		August 1991
	M Hipkins; "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay".	DPUD	1991

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
1946	Survey of the built environment at Shark Bay.	Report	1988

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Water: Jetty
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Water: Jetty

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	River & sea transport
OCCUPATIONS	Fishing & other maritime industry

Creation Date

20 May 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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