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JETTY PYLON AND FISHERMAN'S JETTY

Other Names

FISHERMANS PIER , FISHERMANS JETTY , FISHERMAN'S JETTY , FISHERMAN'S PIER

Location

WHARF STREET QUEENSCLIFF, QUEENSCLIFFE BOROUGH

File Number

PL-HE/01/0011

Level

Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

The pylon is significant as an element of the fisherman's jetty. Fisherman's jetty is significant as an early jetty built by the Victorian colonial government in 1856. It is significant for its association with the early life-boat station and the signal located on it. It is significant for its association with the fishing industry and to transport as it provided a link to the railways. It was the second jetty built in Queenscliff and one of the earliest in regional areas of the colony. Similar site: Mornington pier registered on the RNE.

Group

Maritime Industry