 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1905 -
Description: Very early punt crossing of the Arthur River, Tasmania, just upstream from where the bridge now stands. A large group of men, women & children and horses are about to disembark. It was reported that in September 1878 Henry Gardiner travelled via Montagu to the Arthur River where he built a hut from planks and wreckage he collected off the beach. He bought a flat bottomed boat as a dinghy and thus started the first ferry across the Arthur River. The first punt to serve as as permanent ferry was launched in 1884. It was used to ferry horses, cattle and people over the river. It was replaced at the turn of the century by another punt and a dinghy. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Women, children and gents on a very early punt crossing of the Arthur River, Tasmania Subjects: punts; ferries; rivers; people; horses People/Orgs: Gardiner, Henry Places: Arthur River, Tasmania; West Coast, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00698 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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