Boatmen Statues at Harrington
There are a series of Statues/Totems commemorating the maritime history of Harrington, NSW, Australia.
The three here near the breakwall at the entrance to the Manning River are for The Pilot Station.
From the plaque....
In 1856 the first Pilot Station was set up here with a maritime pilot and staff of boatmen to assist ships entering and leaving the treacherous ‘gateway’ to the Manning River. Cargoes of cedar, maize, farm produce and livestock were exchanged for staple food and equipment by the settlers. A light beacon, lookout and signal house were built on Flagstaff (Pilot) Hill . The first maritime pilot appointed was Captain Richard Powell, who was followed by Job Bradley and John Muir (…), Murray, Kerkin, Brady, Cauvin and finally… The first boatmen were Hom, Whitnall, Scott and…
Elizabeth Muir was the first Post Mistress in Harrington.
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