Wingham Wharf Landscape, Manning River, Wingham, NSW

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A large wharf existed on the left of the photo here in Wingham in the early days where droghers and log punts would come to this point to load timber and other produce for transport downstream and even out of the Manning River entrance at Harrington. The crossing of the river bar to the open sea was treacherous in those days with many ships coming to grief on the Harrington bar. Today the entire entrance passage along the Harrington breakwall is closed by sand buildup as a result of increasing frequency of drought as well as big increases in land clearing in the catchment areas.
With floods now-a-days so rare the old shipway entrance shoals are almost never flushed so entry in and out of the Manning River is impossible, even to small boats.
This point shown here in this photo, was as far as it was possible to navigate up the Manning River. The Bight Bridge a few hundred metres upstream makes any further navigation impossible.

The great-granddaughter of E.R. Stack cut the ribbon to officially open the Wingham pontoon wharf named in honour of her ancestor.
Lucy Hardyman joined other members of the Stack family at the ceremony at the Wingham River Reserve on 15th December 2010.

Though the rain tumbled down, the many people involved in the long effort to see the pontoon wharf become a reality gathered to celebrate the moment.

The combined Rotary Clubs of the Manning Valley, under the direction of then president Maurie Stack, raised the sum of $50,000 as the community’s contribution towards construction of several pontoons along the river.

A further contribution from the Greater Taree City Council plus a matching government grant enabled the project to go ahead.

The aim was to position pontoons at strategic locations along the river to encourage greater usage of the river for recreational purposes. Rotary funds were raised through a fun gaming night that included an auction of sporting memorabilia and goods donated by local businesses and generous donors.

A similar pontoon wharf was opened in Taree and both will be useful attractions for all boat owners along the Manning River.

A large replica of the Rotary wheel has been attached to the pontoon as a tribute to Rotary’s contribution.

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Taken in: Australia / New South Wales / Wingham (show map)

Taken on: April 7, 2019

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