• Sir William Robinson GCMG Governor 1875-77.
  • 17 February. Fremantle Benefit Building and Investment Society founded.
  • Good Endeavour Tent of Rechabites opened.
  • Arrival of Ernest Giles, the explorer, overland from Adelaide to Perth.
  • The sailing vessel Spinaway arrives from England under the command of Captain Pringle. She was built to the order of J&W Bateman for the Mauritius and China trade, and Robert Howson, afterwards one of the chief shipwrights of the port, was ship’s carpenter. He was an expert boat-builder and his shipyard on the South Beach was for many years a hive of industry and many coasters and pearling luggers were built there by him.
  • Femantle Literary Institute moved to new premises.[1]

References

  1. FREMANTLE LITERARY INSTITUTE (1876, February 12). The Herald (Fremantle, WA : 1867 - 1886), p. 3. Retrieved June 26, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article109901335
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