Fantome Island Lock Hospital and Lazaret Sites (former)

  • 602798
  • Fantome Island, Palm Island

General

Plinth behind church from N (2011); Heritage Branch
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Classification
State Heritage
Register status
Entered
Date entered
8 June 2012
Types
Archaeological: Archaeological potential
Archaeological: Artefact scatter
Burial ground: Cemetery—public
Health and care services: Aboriginal reserve/mission
Health and care services: Hospital—other
Health and care services: Lazaret/leprosarium
Religion/worship: Church
Themes
1.3 Peopling places: Encounters between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples
1.4 Peopling places: Family and marking the phases of life
2.4 Exploiting, utilising and transforming the land: Agricultural activities
2.5 Exploiting, utilising and transforming the land: Managing water
4.5 Working: Surviving as Indigenous people in a white-dominated economy
4.6 Working: Working as exploited/indentured labour
8.1 Creating social and cultural institutions: Worshipping and religious institutions
10.1 Providing health and welfare services: Providing health services
Builder
State Government
Construction periods
1926–1945, Lock Hospital (1926-1945)
1939–1973, Lazaret (1939-1973)
Historical period
1919–1930s Interwar period
1939–1945 World War II
1940s–1960s Post-WWII

Location

Address
Fantome Island, Palm Island
LGA
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council
Coordinates
-18.66221962, 146.51064591

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