Port Breakwater - Bunbury, Western Australia
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rjm1
S 33° 18.813 E 115° 38.148
50H E 373009 N 6313121
A breakwater engineered by C.Y.O'Connor in Bunbury.
Waymark Code: WM9M4F
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 09/02/2010
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The plaques states -
"Engineer C.Y.O'Connor. M.Inst., C.E. C.M.G.
First stones tipped by Sir John Forrest K.C.M.G Premier of Western Australia, 27th April 1897.
Built at a cost of (pounds)116,705.
First stage followed a basalt reef in a north-easterly direction from Point Casuarina to a length of 976 metres.
Extended in stages to 1753 metres by 1987.
At least fourteen ships were wrecked in Koombana Bay before this breakwater was constructed.
Bunbury Joint Heritage Group Plaque funded by Bunbury Port Authority."
Age/Event Date: 27th April 1897
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only
Type of Historic Marker if other: Not listed
Related Website: Not listed
Historic Resources.: Not listed
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