POINT GELLIBRAND QUARANTINE CAMP AND CEMETERY
RAILWAY TERRACE WILLIAMSTOWN, HOBSONS BAY CITY
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Statement of Significance
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POINT GELLIBRAND QUARANTINE CAMP AND CEMETERY - History
From 1839-1841, a quarantine camp and cemetery was established to house fever victims from vessels in Hobsons Bay, and in 1842, 34 people from Manlius were interred there after a fever outbreak. It was located at end of railway terrace between the railway line and quarries, and was marked as the Williamstown Hospital Reserve in 1855. It became the unofficial cemetery for Williamstown residents and hulk prisoners until closed in 1856 when the new Williamstown Cemetery was opened in 1858. Then cemetery is still shown on a Victorian Rail Plan of 1877 (BOB LEAK COLLECTION #2). 930 bodies were re-interred when land taken over by railways and reburied at the Williamstown General Cemetery in 1898/99.POINT GELLIBRAND QUARANTINE CAMP AND CEMETERY - Interpretation of Site
The area is now waste ground that has been used as a dumping ground for unwanted landfill. No sign of the cemetery was located, although it is possible that some graves may have been missed or unmarked when the re-interment process took place.
Heritage Inventory Description
POINT GELLIBRAND QUARANTINE CAMP AND CEMETERY - Heritage Inventory Description
The site is the first recorded cemetery in the Williamstown area. The area is now waste ground that has been used as a dumping ground for unwanted landfill. The area identified is approximately 50 metres by 70 metres.
Possible grave sites in situ.
Archeological Potential: Good
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FORMER MORGUEVictorian Heritage Register H1512
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WILLIAMSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOLVictorian Heritage Register H1639
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TIME BALL TOWERVictorian Heritage Register H1649
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