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Spotlight on Port Welshpool

Key Points in History

Date Key Points
1859 Jetty bult for potential as Port to ship all supplies to Gippsland
1860's Jetty used by fishermen and their catch placed on railway wagons for Melbourne
1892 Great Southern Railway extended from Toora to Port Albert and had a station in Welshpool
1892 Unoffically named Port Welshpool for being the Port used for the Welshpool railway
1904 Tramline built to transfer fish catches from the Port to Welshpool Railway Station
1930 A long jetty was built and used in World War II by minesweepers and vessels
1960 Port Welshpool was used by ships and barges for oil exploration in Bass Strait
1990 Passenger and vehicular ferry began operating a service to Tasmania for 3 years
2004 The long jetty was closed to the public due to fire damage
2012 The long jetty was restored by The Port Welshpool Timber Long Jetty Restoration group