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RE: FramedContest - Port Welshpool Jetty
It's the perfect illusion. It doesn't even seem real. Like where does it start and where does it end?
It's the perfect illusion. It doesn't even seem real. Like where does it start and where does it end?
That's a perfect word... illusion, I like that!
It is a really long Jetty and there's a lot of history behind this one. The Welshpool Jetty railway opened in 1905 and was operated as a horse-drawn tramway, connecting Welshpool station to Port Welshpool. It had a total length of just under 5 kilometres and ran to the fishing jetty. That line closed in 1941. The jetty was reconstructed prior to World War II for the berthing of naval vessels and is the third-longest wooden jetty still standing in Australia. It was then reverted back to commercial uses after the war. A fire occurred on the pier (furtherst end) in 2003 which resulted in it been closed. There is a local campaign to re-furbish and re-open the jetty for tourism now which would be great to see!