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Perth History Database

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Minim Cove Park Foreshore

Documenting the Swan River foreshore

01 - October 2022

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Pink-tinged limestone around the Swan River foreshore from dumped pyrites cinders

An old unpruned fig tree turns the foreshore into a wild jungle

An old unpruned fig tree turns the foreshore into a wild jungle

A Eucalyptus nicholii tree grows in between the Tamala limestone walls

Buffalo Grass and Emu Bush amongst many other flora cover the limestone

Rush bushes lap in the tidal waters

A small cave passage with a thicket of bushes for cover at the entry

A palette of yellow and green tones cover a limestone block

Emu bushes start growing in a downwards direction into a big limestone gap

An walk along the foreshore can show you interesting Tamala limestone formations

Many shapes and prints are imprinted into this block of limestone

Wind-blown sands cement together with calcium carbonate, in the form of foraminifers and molluscs

An walk along the foreshore can show you interesting Tamala limestone formations

A small cave big enough for cover from the rain

The isolation of this foreshore area makes it feel like I'm on an abandoned island

The isolation of this foreshore area makes it feel like I'm on an abandoned island

An old root looks like a lizard to me

A collective stack of old twigs and branches obviously forms part of a roof for someone who previously had called this area home

A King's Skink half hides in the gaps of a limestone wall

An old unpruned fig tree turns the foreshore into a wild jungle

A heavily corroded old ring or seal used for a campfire

02 - October 2022

Minim Cove Jetty on the Swan River Foreshore

Minim Cove Jetty on the Swan River Foreshore

A rusted hoop or the remains of a drum left to decay with time

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The WA Police TW154 vessel patrols the river

Signage showing the history of Mt Lyell's fertiliser factory and the area

Signage showing the history of Garungup Park and the area

Common live blue mussels (Mytilus eduils) cling onto seaweed-covered rocky substrates

A bong made from a 600ml Mt Franklin water bottle

Stabilising rods and building rubble becoming overgrown with vegetation

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Remnants of a limestone retaining wall at the old Mt Lyell (CSBP) jetty site

Remnants of a limestone retaining wall at the old Mt Lyell (CSBP) jetty site

Ruins left behind from the old Mt Lyell (CSBP) chemical works jetty

Ruins left behind from the old Mt Lyell (CSBP) chemical works jetty

Debris left behind from the old Mt Lyell (CSBP) chemical works jetty

Remnants of a limestone retaining wall at the old Mt Lyell (CSBP) jetty site

CSBP drain pipe from the old Mt Lyell Mining and Railway Company of Victoria's chemical works

CSBP drain pipe from the old Mt Lyell Mining and Railway Company of Victoria's chemical works

CSBP drain pipe from the old Mt Lyell Mining and Railway Company of Victoria's chemical works

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