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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