South Ferry Basin

The "South End" service appeared to be relatively short-lived, as by 1876, these facilities had been removed and sold for scrap.

[4] It is a little basin between Coburg Dock and the Brunswick Half Tide, and there, for a little while longer, beneath an old-world quay, brown sails dip softly in a quiet haven.

Fishermen sit and smoke above them, nets hang in the sun, low buildings with broken, domestic roofs run round a cobbled square; and in one corner a pier-master's cottage has its ivy, its curtains, its canary in a wicker cage.

It is a relic that serves only to italicize the change.The basin is open to the river and is currently heavily silted up.

Although the basin remains unaltered, the surrounding area has since been redeveloped for residential purposes.