Victor Harbor

c. 1900, Photograph, B 15700

Ships at Victor Harbor. Granite Island with the kiosk in the foreground, shipping moored at the breakwater and the mainland in the background. This breakwater of huge granite boulders blasted from the rock of granite island was completed in 1882

The Causeway, Victor Harbor

c. 1910, Photograph, B 16393/32

The Causeway at Victor Harbor was constructed in 1867 from the existing pier adjacent to the railway station. The Victoria Pier was built between 1862 and 1864 and contained the swimming baths on either side (for men on one side and women on the other). A deeper swimming area was built between the causeway and spur in 1899. The baths had a shark proof fence around them. By 1905 the baths were so popular that accommodation was added, with changing rooms and an entrance fee of threepence. The baths were demolished in 1955 following a severe storm.