    Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Creator(s): Lawrence, William Captain Date: 1831 - Description: This site is a complex of 3 separate but linked areas: the pilot station, the brick kiln and the church ruin as well as associated sites including the burial ground. Convict labour was used extensively for brick-making, construction of the church, cultivation and daily running of the pilot station. This State and Commonwealth listed Heritage site is currently undergoing conservation stabilization work with Commonwealth Government assistance under the Cultural Heritage Projects Program. Format: Monuments and historical sites Object: historic sites Titles: Variety Bay Historical Site Subjects: historic sites People/Orgs: Lawrence, William Captain; Nixon, Francis Russell Bishop of Tasmania Places: Variety Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania Institution: Bruny Island Historical Society Object number: BIH_00069 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Bruny Island Historical Society. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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