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Rocky Bay On Swan River
c. 1895Overview
Two photographs of Rocky Bay on the Swan River.
09.219a
09.219b
Steep rocky shore with scattered plants on left. Large fallen sections of rock in foreground where a man is seated in a boat. Rolling hills of far shore in background.
Historical information
Rocky Bay is located in the Swan River approximately two kilometres inland from the Port of Fremantle. It is a small bay located between Point Direction and Minim Cove. When Europeans first established the Swan River Colony, Rocky Bay was described as “the most beautiful bay in the Swan River with its high cliffs overhung with peppermint trees, cypress pine and many shrubs”. It was overlooked by seven large limestone hills called the Seven Sisters which was the dominant geographic feature in the area. The waters in the bay were clear and abundant with fish, crabs and prawns.
Source: Report No. 32, Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Museum
Details
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Registration number
cwa-org-28--9-219-a,b
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Inscriptions and markings
09.219a
Caption in album [Rocky Bay].
09.219b
Caption in Album [Rocky Bay Swamp].
Contextual information
Australian social history from the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.
Raymond John Sharkey an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer was born in 1868 in New South Wales. Raymond was a Claremont resident when he died at an early age.
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-32.0267, 115.7553
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- World War 1, Europe, 2791 BEATTY, 11 Battalion, 1917 (0.86km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Womens Royal Australian Navy Service (WRANS), 1945 (0.86km away)
- Inter War, Australia Western Australia, 1935 (0.87km away)
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Tuesday, 8 July, 2025
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Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
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Rocky Bay On Swan River
Source: Claremont Museum 09.219a
Source: Claremont Museum 09.219a
Rocky Bay On Swan River
Source: Claremont Museum 09.219b
Source: Claremont Museum 09.219b
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