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LOCATION
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Address THISTLE ISLAND
Locality
Accuracy H - high level confidence
Council Area Land Not Within a Council Area (Coastal Waters)
Polygon Type D - item has been digitised (generally because it doesn't exist in a DCDB parcel, eg. bridge
DESCRIPTION
Details (Known As) Thistle Island Sealing Site [Designated place of archaeological significance]
Registered Name Sealing Site, Thistle Island
Significance Dating from before 1830, the ruins of the sealing site on Thistle Island constitute a very rare example of structures surviving from before the official settlement of South Australia. They represent the economic exploration of maritime resources in the earliest period of European contact. The surroundings of the ruins have significant potential for archaeological research.
Subject Index Maritime industry - Sealing Site; Landscape area - Archaeological Site
Class State
STATUS
Status Code REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register
Status Date 11-APR-1996
REFERENCE
LGA Unincorporated SA
State Heritage ID 14627
Heritage Number 25
SECTION 16 INFORMATION
Section 16 a - it demonstrates important aspects of the evolution or pattern of the State's history
b - it has rare, uncommon or endangered qualities that are of cultural significance
c - it may yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the State's history, including its natural history
PLAN PARCEL & TITLE
As listed in the SA Heritage Register
Plan Parcel & Title Information CR 5759/120 D31426 A3,CT 0000/0000 H511100 S29

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