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| The Jetty The German government decided to build a steel jetty in 1911. Ti was to be 640 metres long and equipped with two 5 ton and two 3 ton cranes, as well as a railway line. A third of the pier was completed by 1914 when the First World War put a stop to further construction. In 1919 the northern end was covered by planks for pedestrians and anglers. Two drill heads used for drilling into the sea bed during construction can be seen at the entrance to the jetty. In order to save the jetty from possible collapse, renovations was undertaken in 1986 at a cost of over R300,000 of which more than two thirds was donated by the public and the balance by the then Administration for Whites. The Jetty was again closed for the public in 2003 out of fear that it would collapse. In 2003 work started again on the jetty and was restored and rebuild for about 2 thirds and opened to the public at the end of 2006 |  |
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