Major Bridges constructed by convicts between 1860 and 1870 (as recorded in the 1870 Census)
River
|
Length (feet)
|
Region
|
Beverley |
370 |
Wheatbelt
|
Beverley |
400 |
Wheatbelt
|
Canning |
408 |
Metropolitan Perth
|
Chapman |
180 |
Mid West
|
Collie |
1,068 |
South West
|
Donnelly |
160 |
South West
|
Helena |
1,610 |
Metropolitan Perth
|
Henty |
210 |
South West
|
Molloy’s Cutting |
150 |
South West
|
Preston |
350 |
South West
|
Serpentine |
240 |
Peel
|
Swan Fremantle |
954 |
Metropolitan Perth
|
Swan Perth Causeway Bridge east channel |
1,056 |
Metropolitan Perth
|
Swan Perth Causeway Bridge centre channel |
270 |
Metropolitan Perth
|
Swan Perth Causeway Bridge west channel |
443 |
Metropolitan Perth
|
Swan Causeway |
2,340 |
Metropolitan Perth
|
Sabina |
60 |
South West
|
Warren |
220 |
South West
|
Public Buildings constructed by convicts
Location
|
Buildings
|
Region
|
Albany |
Lighthouses and quarters – Breaksea Island and Point King |
Great Southern
|
|
Courthouse |
|
|
Post Office |
|
|
Bond Store |
|
|
Police Station and Gaol |
|
Bunbury |
Courthouse |
South West
|
|
Bond Store |
|
|
Police Quarters and Gaol |
|
Champion Bay |
Police Buildings and Residences |
Mid West
|
|
Lighthouse (not completed) |
|
Fremantle |
Boys’ School |
Metropolitan Perth
|
|
Commissariat and Bond Store |
|
|
Lunatic Asylum |
|
|
Powder Magazine and Guard Room |
|
|
Water Police Barracks and Boathouse |
|
|
Police Barracks |
|
Guildford |
Courthouse and Bond Store |
Metropolitan Perth
|
|
Police Station |
|
Perth |
Abattoir (Claisebrook) |
Metropolitan Perth
|
|
Boys’ School |
|
|
Colonial Hospital |
|
|
Government House and Stables |
|
|
Police Buildings |
|
|
Colonial Gaol |
|
|
Poor House |
|
|
Town Hall |
|
Rottnest Island |
Governor’s Residence |
Metropolitan Perth
|
|
Pilot’s Quarters |
|
Toodyay |
Police Station and Gaol |
Wheatbelt
|
York |
Police Station and Gaol |
Wheatbelt
|
Major Jetties constructed by convicts
Location
|
Length (feet)
|
Region
|
Albany |
555 |
Great Southern
|
Bunbury |
1,400 |
South West
|
Busselton |
500 |
South West
|
Champion Bay |
300 |
Mid West
|
Fremantle North Bay |
208 |
Metropolitan Perth
|
Fremantle South Bay |
470 |
Metropolitan Perth
|
North Fremantle |
300 |
Metropolitan Perth
|
Reference:
The Convict Places of Western Australia, Martin Gibbs, published in Building a Colony, the Convict Legacy, Jacqui Sherriff and Anne Brake Editors, UWA Press 2006
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