Straightaway we got on the hop on, hop off "tram" which does a tour of the city and we had a very informative guide who knew Mansfield and the Hutt Berni Inn as was by Newstead Abbey near Mansfield. Wherever you go here it seems there are people with UK links!
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| Fremantle has a well preserved harbour trade quarter |
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| Horse trough and drinking fountain installed by a father who had lost his two sons from thirst as they ventured up to Kalgoorlie in search of gold. |
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| Fremantle Prison - in use until surprisingly recently! |
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| And sometimes you feel you're in the USA! |
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| Our "Tram" |
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| Notice the periscope on the right |
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| And here's the periscope |
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| Fish and chip restaurant |
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| Some fine architecture here with a colonial hint |
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| Meant to typify an immigrant |
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| No, not a first draft of the Sydney Opera House but a maritime museum! |
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| Not the best side of Fremantle - a ship to take live exports of cattle or sheep to the Middle East |
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| Tall ship - devoted particularly to changing the lives of wayward youth |
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| Notice all those ropes! |
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| The Leeuwin II has been round the world a number of times |
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| Her lines are cast and away she goes .... |
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| Not sure I can see the pod of dolphins said by our skipper to there fishing under the bridge. Perhaps you can! |
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| Replica of one of the ships of those very first people from western civilisation to discover Australia |
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| Notice the bridge! |
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| Redeveloped old brewery |
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