Flinders Pier Precinct Conservation Management Plan Prepared for Shire of Mornington Peninsula 2013
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Flinders Pier Precinct Conservation Management Plan Prepared for Shire of Mornington Peninsula 2013 © Biosis 2012 – Leaders in Ecology and Heritage Consulting www.biosis.com.au 1 Document information Biosis offices Report to: Mornington Peninsula Shire AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Prepared by: Gary Vines Canberra Biosis project no.: 1 Floor 1, Unit 3, 38 Essington Street 5960 Mitchell ACT 2911 File name: Flinders Pier Precinct CMP.docx Phone: (02) 6241 2333 Fax: (03) 9646 9242 Citation: Vines, G. 2013, Flinders Pier Precinct CMP. 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The company accepts no liability for any Email: [email protected] damages or loss incurred as a result of reliance placed upon the report content or for any purpose other than that for which it was intended. © Biosis 2012 – Leaders in Ecology and Heritage Consulting www.biosis.com.au i Contents Contents................................................................................................................................................................... ii List of Tables .......................................................................................................................................................... iv List of Figures ......................................................................................................................................................... iv Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................................ vii Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................. vii 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Location .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose of the Conservation Plan ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Consultation .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Limitations of the Study .............................................................................................................................................. 3 1.5 Authorship ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.6 Planning status, heritage listings and controls ...................................................................................................... 5 1.7 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 2 History ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Environmental background ....................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Aboriginal occupation .................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.3 European exploration .................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.4 Settlement and town ................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.5 Fishing ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 2.5.1 Slipway ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 2.6 Telegraph .................................................................................................................................................................... 16 2.7 Jetty/pier ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25 2.7.1 Cargo Sheds .................................................................................................................................................... 30 2.8 Guesthouses and Camping ..................................................................................................................................... 33 2.9 Heritage recognition ................................................................................................................................................. 35 2.9.1 Bass and Flinders memorial ........................................................................................................................ 35 2.9.2 War Memorial ................................................................................................................................................. 38 2.9.3 Historical Plaques .......................................................................................................................................... 39 3 Description of fabric ................................................................................................................................. 41 3.1 Landscape setting...................................................................................................................................................... 41 3.2 1864-70 Jetty ............................................................................................................................................................... 41 3.3 1871 Cargo Shed ....................................................................................................................................................... 42 3.4 1920s? Cargo Shed .................................................................................................................................................... 43 3.5 Slipway and winch house ........................................................................................................................................ 45 3.6 Archaeological sites ................................................................................................................................................... 47 3.6.1 Happy Valley house site ............................................................................................................................... 47 © Biosis 2012 – Leaders in Ecology and Heritage Consulting ii 3.6.2 Fishermen's hut sites .................................................................................................................................... 47 3.6.3 Telegraph relay hut sites .............................................................................................................................. 48 3.6.4 Cable Station /Houghton House site ......................................................................................................... 48 3.6.5 Aboriginal archaeology ................................................................................................................................. 49 3.7 Memorials and monuments ................................................................................................................................... 49 3.7.1 Bass and Flinders monument ..................................................................................................................... 49 3.7.2 War Memorial ................................................................................................................................................