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The Recent Storms at Port Noarlunga jetty

Published on : November 23, 2018November 24, 2018 Published by : Steve Reynolds

Written by Steve Reynolds The present Port Noarlunga jetty was built between 1919 and 1921 to replace the first jetty, built in 1855. The location for the first jetty was known as Port Onkaparinga at the time. That first jetty was demolished in 1914. The newly-built present jetty was soon […]

The Exposed Remains of the Original Port Willunga jetty & the Wreck of the Ida

Published on : October 9, 2016 Published by : Steve Reynolds

The Star of Greece Café is close to a shipwreck, and it’s not the wreck of the Star of Greece! The wreck of the Ida is down on the beach below the café. The wreck isn’t always visible as she is usually buried in the sand on the beach. She […]

The swimming baths at the Victoria Pier, Victor Harbor

Published on : August 27, 2015February 22, 2023 Published by : Steve Reynolds

In my recent article “My Love Of Jetties, Some Of My Jetty Work, Granite Island Jetties & A List Of S.A. Jetties Built During the 1800s Or Early 1900s” I wrote about the Granite Island Causeway and the Victoria Pier there at Victor Harbor. Some of those details included: “The […]

My love of jetties, some of my jetty work , Granite Island jetties & a list of S.A. jetties built from the 1800s to early 1900s

Published on : August 12, 2015December 27, 2017 Published by : Steve Reynolds

I think that I first became fascinated with jetties when I first started scuba diving in January 1978 after visiting Port Hughes jetty. I did my first sea dive at Port Noarlunga jetty in February 1978. Although I had visited several piers whilst I was in England, it was mainly […]