Pilot Station - Life Boat - Watsons Bay, NSW
S 33° 50.768 E 151° 16.875
56H E 340982 N 6253575
This Historical Marker is for the Pilot Station at Watsons Bay on Sydney Harbour.
Waymark Code: WM11Q3E
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 11/30/2019
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On the eastern end of the Pilot Station is a metal Historical Marker on the history of the maritime nature of this location. The text is:
"This site was originally occupied by a Life Boat Station. It was erected in 1907 to house the 'Alice Rawson'. She was the lifeboat here from 1907 to 1946. The Life Boat Station was demolished in 1958 and replaced by the Pilot Station in 1959. Pilot operations for shipping moved from here to Botany Bay in 2008. This building was converted into the Boating Safety Education Centre in 2014 and began operations in 2015. It is still know as the Pilot Station to commemorate many years of life saving activities and pilot boat services."
[Service NSW; and Watsons Bay Pilot Station - Boating Safety Education Centre]
Visited: 1608, Monday, 7 October, 2019
Age/Event Date: 1907; 1946; 1958; 1959; 2008; 2014; 2015
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only
Related Website: [Web Link]
Historic Resources.:
Boating Industry Association
Type of Historic Marker if other: Not listed
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