Neither did I! That's why I was so intrigued when I heard there was a St Helena Island in Moreton Bay and that there were convict ruins there. We hear about NSW and Tasmania but nothing really about Queensland and that was a convict settlement as well. The guides were fantastic and I learnt a lot!
Cool that you discovered somewhere new, especially as it was so great to explore and discover its history. An ideal place for a prison, off the mainland. Shame only 7% is remaining.
It is a shame but at least it's being protected now. The state of Queensland is notorious for the amount of heritage architecture that got bulldozed mainly in the late 1970s, the Premier of the state saw no value in it. In Brisbane, wrecking crews would literally come during the night and begin demolition, thankfully a few things survived and people are far more interested in heritage architecture now and will work to protect it. Thanks for watching!
Until 2 years ago I'd never heard of this island and prison either! It's a beautiful day out, sailing (on a calm day!) across Moreton Bay to St Helena Island. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Looks really interesting!
It was fascinating! Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing some rich history of Australia that I was not aware of.
Neither did I! That's why I was so intrigued when I heard there was a St Helena Island in Moreton Bay and that there were convict ruins there. We hear about NSW and Tasmania but nothing really about Queensland and that was a convict settlement as well. The guides were fantastic and I learnt a lot!
Beautiful views
Really stunning across Moreton Bay to the port on the Brisbane river. Thanks for watching
Cool that you discovered somewhere new, especially as it was so great to explore and discover its history. An ideal place for a prison, off the mainland. Shame only 7% is remaining.
It is a shame but at least it's being protected now. The state of Queensland is notorious for the amount of heritage architecture that got bulldozed mainly in the late 1970s, the Premier of the state saw no value in it. In Brisbane, wrecking crews would literally come during the night and begin demolition, thankfully a few things survived and people are far more interested in heritage architecture now and will work to protect it. Thanks for watching!
It looks like a great day out!
The tour was excellent, thanks for watching
Hi there we found this fascinating never heard of it but loved hearing the history! Thank you for putting this on our map! Have a great weekend ❤️
Until 2 years ago I'd never heard of this island and prison either! It's a beautiful day out, sailing (on a calm day!) across Moreton Bay to St Helena Island. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Very interesting 🧸🐻
It was fascinating as Australian colonial history is really all centred around Sydney and Tasmania, it was a great day out. Thanks for watching!