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	Former Lifeboat Station - Port Fairy - Historic Area 3 Griffith Street,, PORT FAIRY VIC 3284 - Property No B5005	The Port Fairy lifeboat station has outstanding historic and demonstrative significance. It is a rare and remarkably intact reminder of the important role local oared lifeboats, with volunteer crews, played in the days of hazardous, sail-powered coastal shipping. It has a strong historic association with the economic importance of coastal shipping to Port Fairy (and other regional ports) in the 19th century, before this trade was largely destroyed by the spread of railways. ... more	B5005	State

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Former Lifeboat Station - Port Fairy - Historic Area

3 Griffith Street,, PORT FAIRY VIC 3284 - Property No B5005

The Port Fairy lifeboat station has outstanding historic and demonstrative significance. It is a rare and remarkably intact reminder of the important role local oared lifeboats, with volunteer crews, played in the days of hazardous, sail-powered coastal shipping. It has a strong historic association with the economic importance of coastal shipping to Port Fairy (and other regional ports) in the 19th century, before this trade was largely destroyed by the spread of railways. ... more

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