Subject: Looking south towards Tathra Wharf. The original wharf was quickly superseded in 1861-1862 with the erection of a new wharf built over the earlier structure.
Photographer: J O'Loughlin
Copyright owner: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
Date: 01/07/1989

Subject: The first wharf at Tathra (not Kianinny) was constructed around 1860-1861 and was in the form of a simple jetty projecting into the ocean.
Photographer: J O'Loughlin
Copyright owner: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
Date: 01/07/1989

Subject: Tathra Wharf was constructed from turpentine timber brought down from the north coast. The structure was consequently extended in 1873, 1878, 1886, 1889 up to the turn of the century.
Photographer: J O'Loughlin
Copyright owner: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
Date: 01/07/1989

Subject: It is an excellent example of a marine building constructed entirely from hardwood and built in one period. It has consistency in detailing and construction.
Photographer: D Nutley
Copyright owner: Heritage Office
Date: 01/07/2020

Subject: Tathra Wharf is the only wharf and building combination surviving on the eastern seaboard of Australia from the period of the coastal shipping trade dating from the 1860s
Photographer: D Nutley
Copyright owner: Heritage Office
Date: 01/07/2020