A large display table shows a diorama of the harbour beneath a clear cover.

Fremantle Harbour

Model

This model of Fremantle Harbour was built during the 1960s. It was used to show VIPs, trade delegations, school groups and other visitors the port's facilities and services.

First and Last Port of Call

The Port of Fremantle is a trading gateway to Australia. It is Western Australia's largest general cargo port and one of the fastest growing container ports in Australia. Its location on the Indian Ocean makes it ideal for trade with Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe and South Africa. Fremantle is often the first or last call for shipping between Australian and overseas ports.

Deep Dives

Colour aerial photograph postcard of large white ship docking at wharf.

A Major Asset - The Extent of the Port of Fremantle

3D plan of Fremantle Ports

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Outside of the Museum near the water, a white pointed device taller than a person rises up from the concrete.

Managing an Asset - Gear for Port Maintenance

The tide gauge - Fremantle harbour

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A large procession of mourners walking past Fremantle's Esplanade Hotel. There are onlookers and carts with horses on the street also.

A Tough Place to Work - Wharfies and Lumpers

Hard work, and not much of it - bale hook, by the strength of thine back

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The Fremantle harbour diorama.
Credit: WA Museum