Fremantle Harbour in Australia

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Fremantle Harbour
Type	seaport
Place	Perth
Country	Australia
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Record history
History of updates	2023-12-10

Latest document update	2023-12-10 11:51:31

Description

Fremantle Harbour, in Perth, Australia .

Comments / picturesFremantle Harbour is Western Australia\'s largest and busiest general cargo port and an important historical site. The inner harbour handles a large volume of sea containers, vehicle imports and livestock exports, cruise shipping and naval visits, and operates 24 hours a day. It is located adjacent to the city of Fremantle, in the Perth metropolitan region.

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.

Fremantle Harbour in Australia Australia

Fremantle Harbour in Australia Australia

Crowds of people watching elephants arriving by ship at Fremantle harbour for Perth Zoo, 1963-01-23. Credit: PerthNow, Supplied

References for records about Fremantle Harbour

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Fremantle Harbour, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3848. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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