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FIJI SHIPWRECK LANDSCAPE
Other NamesMOONLIGHT HEAD , WRECK BEACH , FIJI HEADSTONE , FIJI MONUMENT , FIJI SHIPWRECK LocationNEAR WRECK BEACH GELLIBRAND LOWER, CORANGAMITE SHIRE LevelRegistered |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Fiji Shipwreck Landscape, being the landscape, seascape and features associated with the wreck of Fiji in 1891 and its aftermath. This includes the wreck site, the beach, the upright anchor monument, the headstone and associated gravesite.
How is it significant?
The Fiji Shipwreck Landscape is of historical significance to the State of Victoria. It satisfies the following criterion for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register:
Criterion A
Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history.
Criterion B
Possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Victoria’s cultural history.
Why is it significant?
The Fiji Shipwreck Landscape is rare within Victoria for its gravesite and headstone. The remote location of these features, near the site of the wreck, assists in understanding the drama that unfolded during the event. Similar gravesites and monuments were more often located in established cemeteries. The headstone is also distinguished by being erected very shortly after the wreck and demonstrates the impact of the disaster and its aftermath.
(Criterion B)
Group
Cemeteries and Burial Sites
Category
Cemetery/Graveyard/Burial Ground