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POINT HENRY MARITIME HERITAGE PRECINCT

Other Names

SINCLAIRS JETTY WEST , POINT HENRY ANCHORAGE , POINT HENRY EAST PIER/BOAT LANDING , POINT HENRY QUARANTINE STATION , POINT HENRY TEA GARDENS , OLD PILOT JETTY , NEW EASTERN LONG JETTY , NEW WESTERN JETTY , NEW STEAMBOAT PIER/SINCLAIRS PIER , KOSSAKS JETTY/BELLARINE TEA GARDENS , CALIFORNIA TEA GARDENS/HENSHAW'S VICTORIA TEA GARDENS & PIER

Location

POINT HENRY ROAD MOOLAP, GREATER GEELONG CITY

Level

Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

This area was significant to the development of the port of Geelong, and was the gateway to the Western Goldfields and the Western District Farming District. The opening of the channels enabled dozens of key industries to be developed in Geelong. The area has a strong maritime base, and evokes a strong response from a substantial proportion of the public. The absence of a significant acknowledged maritime history of the area is arguably an unrealised opportunity (Threlfall, nd:2). The area has been home to a full range of maritime themes, including pilots and quarantine service, harbour trust, channels and navigational services, agriculture, immigration, recreation and tourism, aquaculture, shell extraction industry etc. The area also has strong significance for indigenous communities.

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