This map of the Perth tram, trolleybus and ferry system may help locate features mentioned in this discussion:

https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/23943/114312__b23733342_TIF_jp2000.jpg?sequence=5&isAllowed=y https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/23943/114312__b23733342_TIF_jp2000.jpg?sequence=5&isAllowed=y

The ferry wharves at the foot of Barrack St are today served by the Blue CAT bus. Patronage on the ferry system has been growing in leaps and bounds in recent years. There are also private cruise tour-boats available up and down the river and out to Rottnest Island.

Tony P