Last of many nun & can Bouys used to mark the rocks and reefs of the Tamar River, evidence of building by convict coopers at Port Arthur.
Pilot Station & Maritime Museum
The Pilot Station was est. in 1805, the oldest building on site was convict built in 1835 of blue stone rubble walls and convict handmade brick interior, this accommodated 4 pilots and their families and now houses the Maritime Museum, research centre & archives and the Sir Raymond Ferrall Gallery. The other dwellings house visitor accommodation and the Pilot Station crew.
Address:
Pilot Station, Low Head, TAS
Tel:
0363821143
Hours:
8am-8pm 7 days
Admission:
$3 Adults, $2 Pensioners and Students, School Groups-Donation.
Facilities:
Brochure, guided tours, research centre and archive.
Collection:
Maritime & communication memorabilia, diving suit & air pump, 9 lb cannon, whaling artifacts, items recovered from shipwrecks, signal flags, signal lanterns oil and electric, rope and knot display convict artefacts, depth sounders mechanical and electronic, steam engines marine type.
Subject:
- Maritime Museum
- Architecture
- Art
- Drawings and Prints
- Metalwork
- Archaeology or Antiquities
- Archives
- Numismatics, Coins and Currency
- Exploration
- Historic Buildings
- Historic People
- Maritime and Naval History
- Prisons or Convicts
- Social History
- Weapons Arms and Armor
- Building Technology
- Communications
- Marine Technology
- Ships and Shipping
- Telecommunications
- Models
Items
Wooden Nun Bouy
Hebe Reef Bouy
Creator:
Convict built Port Arthur
Description:
Huon Pine, elongated barrel, iron cage ball topmark, eye bolt at bottom end for chain and sinker.
Date:
1835-1960
Steam Engine
Ponrabbel II, Port Engine
Creator:
Ferguson Brothers, Port Glasgow
Description:
Double expansion steam engine
Date:
1920-1972
Port Engine from Ponrabbel II. Bucket dredge arrived from Scotland 1921 worked until 1972, Starboard engine on display at the Australian Maritime College, Launceston.
Diving Suit and Air Pump
Creator:
Siebe Gorman & Co London
Description:
Hard hat diving suit complete except for weight belt canvas suit, rubber wrist cuffs, copper helmet fitted with 2 way speaker (1940?)
Date:
1880-1970
The Port of Launceston employed their own salvage group for recovering lost cargos, wharf maintenance and the placing of explosives for harbour improvements.
Cat Boat
Trixie
Creator:
Ned Jack, Jacks Boatyard, Launceston 1923
Description:
Huon Pine, clinker built, dipping lug sail cat rigged (not jib) designed after similar boats on the Norfolk Broads in England.
Date:
1923-1970
One of 12 (maybe), built by Jack on order from Mr Perrin (Launceston businessman on return from WW1) all sailed at Lagoon Bay on the Tamar.
Log Books/Letter Book
Description:
Daily log books, Habourmaster's letter book, Secretary of Board letter books, tug boat logs, shipping logs, scrapbooks, cashbook, statistics.
Date:
1840-1980
A 17,000 card index and 12 filing cabinets of associated files currently being entered onto a computer.