PRISONER'S JETTY
THE BOULEVARD PORT MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP CITY
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Statement of Significance
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PRISONER'S JETTY - History
This was one of only two purpose built jetties for transporting prisoners.
This jetty was installed sometime between 1877 and 1890. It is first named as the 'Prisoner Jetty' in 1864, suggesting it was associated with convict transferral to and from the hulks stationed offshore. The jetty later was known as the Fishermens Bend Jetty. No further mention of this structure has been located.
PRISONER'S JETTY - Interpretation of Site
The geo-referenced Cox 1894 plan indicates that this structure is now buried under the NW corner where Webb Dock meets Sandridge Beach. No surface archaeological evidence was located, but it is probable that jetty piles and other cultural material may exist under the Webb Dock reclamation site and Sandridge Beach Reserve.
Heritage Inventory Description
PRISONER'S JETTY - Heritage Inventory Description
Historical research indicates that a pier/jetty probably used for loading and the transferral of prisoners to the Hobson's Bay Prison Hulks once existed at this site although no archaeological remains exist.
Probable piles and archaeological relics associated with pier use.
Archeological Potential: Good
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PRISONER'S JETTYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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