We certainly picked a beautiful, sunny but crisp winters day for our visit to Point Nepean. Andrew (our driver) is a local so we got some pretty good history about the place, and there are plenty of notices with information supplied. However, there is a dark side to this place, and quarantine played a vital part in the mid 1800s.
The large furnace burned the infected clothing of migrants, sometimes destroying all their possessions. But an epidemic could wipe out a whole colony so it was seen as a necessity.
The lucky, healthy new arrivals had their possession steamed and disinfected in these large ovens.
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| Andrew makes a welcome cuppa to warm us up |
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| Win and Carol block Marion from the pic... |
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| Some of us waiting for our Sausage and Onions to be cooked. |
There are lots of gravestones missing from this quiet site due to neglect, in fact, everywhere you walk is a grave, however, over the years many have disappeared, which is so sad. A small amount of restoration has happened, but its a real loss of our history.
