The Mersey River Ferry began when Devonport was known as Torquay (east) and Formby (west), in 1855 with an official licence awarded to Mr Andrews.
On the 18th of May 1870, a public meeting was held to discuss how best to persuade the Government to erect a bridge over either
In 1883, the first pegging of the Mount Lyell fields took place when three gold diggers staked a 50-acre claim in what is now known
Well it seems like forever since we all saw each other at the Bass Strait Maritime Museum. Jaydeyn and Sarah are doing a wonderful job
Born in 1857 to David and Clara Cocker, Annie was one of eight daughters, two of whom died in infancy, and five sons. David Cocker was one of the
Today’s blogpost is from Gareth Gunn, master rigger of the Julie Burgess: I have been repairing and making wooden blocks for a few years now for Julie Burgess as
Today we have another blog post from one of our volunteer guides, Jill Grevatt. Jill helped develop and then played an integral part in our
During our Macro Mondays Series we share a macro shot of something in our collection on Mondays for you to guess. We then give you
During our Macro Mondays Series we share a macro shot of something in our collection on Mondays for you to guess. We then give you
Our mission is to be a source of knowledge, ideas, stories and memories. The Bass Strait Maritime Centre’s collection is a repository developed as a resource to inspire and educate the community and visitors. A key focus of the collection is to contribute to the interpretation and preservation of the history and maritime heritage of the Devonport region and its connection with the Bass Strait.
The Bass Strait Maritime Centre acknowledge and pay respect to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community and the punniler-panner as the traditional and original owners and continuing custodians of this land.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.
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