Mends Street Jetty

Mends Street Jetty
Mends Street Jetty
Transperth Mends Street Jetty.jpg
Transperth Ferry
Street Mends Street, South Perth Esplanade
Suburb South Perth
Fare zone 1
Public telephones No
Public toilets Yes

Mends Street Jetty, is one of two Transperth jetties, the other being Coode Street Jetty, located in South Perth in Western Australia. The jetty is on the southern shore of the Swan River in the section known as Perth Water. The ferry service is primarily used for accessing the Perth Zoo from the CBD.

History

It is unknown when the first jetty at Mends Street was built, however, with the opening of the Perth Zoo in October 1898 it was recognised that a regular cross-river ferry service was needed.[1] Therefore, at about that time, the existing jetty was widened to 15 feet and an existing service which ran between William Street and Queen Street 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 S. W. Copley started operating the Duchess, a locally constructed vessel. The Duchess made its inaugural run to Mends Street Jetty on 11 December, 1898.

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 Point Belches near The Narrows, Mends Street and Coode Street.

Ferry services

The Perth, Mends Street Jetty in 1939

Currently there is only one public route servicing the Mends Street Jetty, to Barrack Street Jetty, Perth.

Ferry Route Destination / Description
[99998] Mends Street Jetty
to Barrack Street

The jetty is also used for charter ferry services.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Coode Street jetty — Transperth Ferry Street …   Wikipedia

  • Barrack Street Jetty — Barrack Street Jetty, is one of the Transperth jetties, located on the southern edge of the Perth CBD in Western Australia. It is next to the Swan Bells. The Transperth jetty is located at the pier 4 of the Barrack Square.Ferry servicesCurrently… …   Wikipedia

  • Perth Water — is the section of the Swan River between the Causeway to the east, and Narrows Bridge to the west a large wide but shallow section of river on the southern edge of the City of Perth, Western Australia, and the northern edge of the suburb South… …   Wikipedia

  • Waterside Apartments Perth (Perth) — Waterside Apartments Perth country: Australia, city: Perth (South Perth) Waterside Apartments Perth This 4 star property is conveniently located on the doorstep of one of the World s most attractive cities and close to a wide range of… …   International hotels

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”