Step Back In Time
and Explore our History
The History Room once the old Court House next
to the Police Station
This is a working History Room
Pictorial folders on timber industry, schools, whaling, walks,
memorabilia etc.
Showcase displays.
FREE ADMISSION
Open 7 Days 10 am - 4 pm
Phone: +61 3 6260 6366
Since the Bruny History Collection was established during the Bicentennial year of 1988, local history research has been ongoing with most information coming from the monthly Historical Society Field Excursions and discussion groups.
50th Anniversary of the Vehicular Ferry Service
Bev Davis shows off a piece of memorabilia to a visitor in the pavilion set up by the Bruny Island Historical Society with display boards of photographs and historical information about the ferry service
local residents and visitors picnic during the anniversary celebration.
Kathy
Duncombe from Barnes Bay unveils her new book about
Bruny Island's Quarantine Station.
The book 'Bruny Island's Quarantine Station In War and Peace' documents the history of the Quarantine Station site at Barnes Bay. Beginning with the early Aboriginal occupation; European settlement in 1856; establishment of a State maritime quarantine station in 1884; acquisition by the Commonwealth Government in the early days of Federation; internment of German nationals in 1914; quarantine of soldiers during the Influenza Pandemic 1919; and Plant quarantine from 1955 to 1986; and ends with the Proclamation of the area as a State Reserve in 2003.
Approximately 140 A4 pages, it is comprehensively indexed, contains data on a number of Bruny families, plus over 100 photos, maps and plans which have never been published before.For sales and enquiries, contact the author, Kathy Duncombe on +61 3 6260 6287
or email Kathy at kdunc@netspace.net.au