Heritage Places
Heritage Place Details
| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
Kaurna Country, 114 Grand Trunkway TORRENS ISLAND |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Development Plan |
Land Not Within a Council Area (Metro) |
| Polygon Type |
D - item has been digitised (generally because it doesn't exist in a DCDB parcel, eg. bridge |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Torrens Island Quarantine Station Complex (including Jetty and Foreshore, Commonwealth Precinct, Accommodation Compound, Cemetery, Isolation Compound and Animal Quarantine Station) |
| Registered Name |
Torrens Island Quarantine Station Complex |
| Significance |
The Torrens Island Quarantine Station Complex was established in 1855 as the first line of defence against the transmission of infectious diseases into the colony and is associated with human and animal quarantine practices in South Australia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Developed over the course of a century, the Torrens Island Quarantine Station is the only example of its class to exist in South Australia and retains a faithful representation of structures dating from the 1870s until the 1970s. The Station Complex demonstrates the standardisation of quarantine legislation and innovations in medical sciences and disease control at the turn of the twentieth century. Many of the buildings, such as the bathing block and luggage disinfecting block, demonstrate the transition from miasma theory to germ theory of disease transmission. The Torrens Island Quarantine Station provides a unique insight into the experience of thousands of migrants arriving by sea. It was also an essential facility as it supported the colony's and later state's primary industries by facilitating the importation of disease free livestock. |
| Subject Index |
Health - Quarantine Station; Transport (Water) - Jetty; Cemeteries and burial sites - Cemetery; Cemeteries and burial sites - Morgue/Mortuary |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
21-OCT-1993 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Unincorporated SA |
| State Heritage ID |
13931 |
| Heritage Number |
17297 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 6211/942 D90964 A300,CT 6211/943 D90964 A301,CT 6212/771 D90964 Q302;306 |
Disclaimer
While due care has been taken to ensure that the SA Heritage Places Database accurately reflects the South Australian Heritage Register and listings of Local Heritage Places in Development Plans, the State of South Australia does not accept liability for the use of the SA Heritage Database for any purpose. Users should consult the Department for Environment and Water - Heritage South Australia to confirm the listing of State Heritage Places and the relevant Development Plan for Local Heritage Places/Contributory Items.
In the majority of cases, the maps of State Heritage Places on this web site show the footprints of the most significant structures on a registered Place. However, sometimes they simply indicate the complete area of land comprising the Place. Work is proceeding to further refine the mapping of such places. It is also important to note that development control is not limited to the registered structures but extends to their setting and structures nearby (what is termed ‘development affecting’ a State Heritage Place). Hence it is vital that exact details of the listed place and implications for any proposed development be discussed with Heritage South Australia staff, as they cannot be deduced solely from the information on this web site. The inclusion of a place in the SA Heritage Register gives no right of public access. Permission to visit properties must be sought from the owners. The accuracy of the mapping of State Heritage Places is not guaranteed. Please contact Heritage SA ( https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/heritage/sa-heritage-register) if you believe there is an error.
GIS files
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