This photograph shows the Ferry Terminal in East Devonport being built in the late 50s.
Do you have any fond memories of how the wharves have changed over the years to accommodate our many Bass Strait Ferries such as the Princess of Tasmania and the Empress of Australia?
Image Credit: BSMC Historical Collection. Construction of No. 1 Berth. Reclamation for ferry term 1958. Courtesy of the Advocate.
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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