Discover the historical precinct which has almost 50 heritage listed buildings. The Quarantine Station was established in 1852 and from 1952 the buildings also housed the Army Officer …
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Quarantine Station
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Location: Visit the Quarantine Station
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Discover the historical precinct which has almost 50 heritage listed buildings. The Quarantine Station was established in 1852 and from 1952 the buildings also housed the Army Officer Cadet School. Walkers and cyclists can take Coles Track which links the Quarantine Station to the Gunners Cottage and Fort Nepean. A selfguided walk is available.
Quarantine Station audio tour
Download the 13 chapters about the Quarantine Station and wander around the site at your leisure. Listen to how the diseased ship the Ticonderoga first anchored, the world wide Spanish Flu pandemic was the busiest time at the Quarantine Station and how the different class systems were treated. There are also stories about the Army's Officer Cadet School's occupation at the site. There is 30 minutes of listening time.
Track 2 - Point Nepean National Park
Track 3 - Lime mortar and the Sullivan family
Track 4 - The Ticonderoga's legacy of horror
Track 5 - The perfect location for enforced isolation
Track 8 - First class hill top; third class beach side
Track 9 - Taking quarantine seriously
Track 10 - From Wold War I to Spanish flu
Track 11 - Just my rotten luck
Track 12 - Isolated and shunned
Track 13 - The officer cadet school
Track 14 - A day in the life of an Army cadet
Track 15 - Search pockets for grenades
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