Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
with Bon'. Enter the cemetery at the entrance near the corner of High and Carrington Sts.
Bon's plaque is on the left around 15m along the path.
bour)
, a cluster of bronze figures, unloading and carrying their catch up from the wharf.
There's a lively statue of former member for Fremantle and wartime Labor prime minister
Nearby is a Greg James sculpture of fellow sculptor
Pietro Porcelli
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(1872-1943), in the act of making a bust.
mantle Oval. For those not au fait with AFL, a mark is where a player cleanly catches a
kicked ball, and the mark in question was by South Fremantle's John Gerovich in 1956.
Gerovich is depicted leaping boldly above his opposing player Ray French.
Beaches & Parks
Boat Harbour.
Although you could theoretically swim at neighbouring
Bathers Beach
, most people
content themselves with wandering along the sand here and save the soaking for beaches
further from the port.
South Beach
is sheltered, swimmable, only 1.5km from the city
centre and on the free CAT bus route. The next major beach is
Coogee Beach
, 6km fur-
ther south.
BEACHES
Army Museum of WA
(
www.armymuseumwa.com.au
;
Burt St; adult/child $10/7; 11am-4pm Wed-Sun)
Situated within the im-
posing Artillery Barracks, this little museum pulls out the big guns, literally. Howitzers
and tanks line up outside, while inside you'll find cabinets full of uniforms and medals.
MUSEUM
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Activities
Fremantle Trails
(
www.fremantlewa.com.au
)
Pick up trailcards from the visitor centre for the 11 self-guided walk-
ing tours on offer: Art & Culture, Convict, CY O'Connor (a pioneering civil engineer),
WALKING
