In 1880 the Mersey Hotel was destroyed by a fire. A well-known local, ‘Tommy the Shaker’, worked tirelessly to help salvage items from the fire.
Mr George Tucker arrived in Torquay in the 1860s and was the first shoemaker for the area. Pictured here is his shop on the Esplanade.
“…we come to a large case, 6ft x 8 ft, with a glass front, containing a splendidly executed model of an English seaside village, all
In the 1840s the Mersey Valley coal deposits were discovered by William Dean and Benjamin Cocker. This led to the first mine being opened in
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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