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Prior to the construction of the [[Stockton Bridge]], numerous ferry services, both privately-run and publicly-operated, shuttled across the [[Hunter River]] to link the locality of [[Stockton, New South Wales|Stockton]] with the rest of [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] during the 19th and 20th centuries, including a car ferry service from the former Market Street Wharf and Stockton.<ref name="honeysuckle">{{cite web|author1=Hunter Development Corporation staff|title=History of Ferries in Newcastle|url=http://honeysuckle.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/precincts/marina_interpretive_trail_0.pdf|website=[[Honeysuckle, Newcastle|Honeysuckle]]|publisher=Hunter Development Corporation ([[Government of New South Wales]]|accessdate=1 July 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701021834/http://honeysuckle.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/precincts/marina_interpretive_trail_0.pdf|archivedate=1 July 2017|page=3}}</ref> The passenger ferry service that operated between the [[Queens ferry wharf|Queens]] and [[Stockton ferry wharf|Stockton]] wharves, which runs in an area further downstream of the river from the bridge, was the only service not to be decommissioned after the bridge's opening in 1971.<ref name="honeysuckle"/> |
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.jpg) MV Shortland in September 2015 | |
| Locale | Newcastle, New South Wales |
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| Waterway | Hunter River |
| Owner | Transport for New South Wales |
| Operator | Newcastle Transport |
| System length | 2 wharves, 0.6km |
| No. of vessels | 2 Shortland class |
History
Prior to the construction of the Stockton Bridge, numerous ferry services, both privately-run and publicly-operated, shuttled across the Hunter River to link the locality of Stockton with the rest of Newcastle during the 19th and 20th centuries, including a car ferry service from the former Market Street Wharf and Stockton.[1] The passenger ferry service that operated between the Queens and Stockton wharves, which runs in an area further downstream of the river from the bridge, was the only service not to be decommissioned after the bridge's opening in 1971.[1]
References
- ^ a b Hunter Development Corporation staff. "History of Ferries in Newcastle" (PDF). Honeysuckle. Hunter Development Corporation (Government of New South Wales. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.