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Quarantine Station History 1950 - 1983 |
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Quarantine Station History 1950 - 1983 |
| Aboriginal Heritage |
History |
Buildings in 1999 |
Carvings |
Residents |
Natural Environment |
Conservation Plan |
| Aviation Phase Air Travel was becoming increasingly popular by the middle of the 20th Century. People travelled quickly by air and there was no time for incubating diseases to show before the passengers disembarked and joined Australian society. Improved innoculation and treatment methods reduced the danger of infectious diseases. 1957 Repair or renovation work was carried out and unnecessary buildings were removed. Services were upgraded, the water supply was changed from a reservoir to the city mains, sewerage and drainage services were renewed. Paths and roadways were retarred. The Seamen's Isolation Hospital was acquired by the Australian Police College and some new one-storey buildings were constructed. 1972 The "Nikki Maru" was the last ship to be quarantined. 1974-75 Refugees from Cyclone Tracey in Darwin were housed in the Quarantine Station. 1975-76 Vietnamese orphans and illegal immigrants were given accommodation in the Station. |
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1977 The national High Security Quarantine Unit was established at the Queen's Memorial Infectious Diseases Hospital in Fairfield and the Manly Quarantine Station became redundant. 1983 The Community Employment Program carried out some renovation work under the jurisdiction of a Quarantine Station Restoration Trust. |
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| References: Quarantine Station : Sydney Harbour National Park CONSERVATION PLAN, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service 1997 printing 43 Bridge St, Hurstville, NSW 2220, Australia Quarantine Station : Sydney Harbour National Park
Open Day booklet 1999 |
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and was last modified 20th January, 2007. |
Manly Quarantine Station