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Photograph, 'Glen Huntley' 150th anniversary of arrival - images collection

  • A crowd of people looks at a grey stone monument that has a yellow flag next to it. A man in the crowd is in Scottish highland dress and holds a set of bagpipes.

    Unveiling of plaque by Albert John Buntine MM commemorating 150 years since the Glen Huntley landed

  • Three figures stand either side of a stone pillar. Two plaques are attached to the pillar.

    Dedication of plaque commemorating 150 years since the Glen Huntley landed

  • A stone pillar monument with two plaques attached to it

    Cairn marking first Quarantine Station site at Point Ormond

  • Plaques on a monument

    Plaques on cairn marking first Quarantine Station site at Point Ormond

  • A crowd of people looks at a grey stone monument that has a yellow flag next to it. A man in the crowd is in Scottish highland dress and holds a set of bagpipes.
  • Three figures stand either side of a stone pillar. Two plaques are attached to the pillar.
  • A stone pillar monument with two plaques attached to it
  • Plaques on a monument

Historical information

Victorias first quarantine station was established in Port Ormond on 24 April 1840 when the government immigrant ship "Glen Huntley" arrived in the Port Phillip District flying the yellow quarantine flag . The site is marked by a cairn and plaque that was unveiled in 1985.
In 1990 a second plaque was affixed to the cairn to mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the ship. It was unveiled at a gathering of descendants of the original passengers on 22 April 1990 by the oldest known descendant, Albert John Buntine MM.

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Colour photograph

Inscriptions & markings

Inscription on 150th anniversary plaque: This plaque commemorates the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the ship 'Glen Huntley' at a gathering of descendants of the original passengers. Unveiled on April 22nd 1990 by Albert John Buntine MM, aged 95. Oldest known descendent. Anderson, Davidosn, Dingwall, McCleery, McDougal, McIntosh, Pattison, Somerville, Brisbane, Kirkwood, McGaskell, McDonald, McGregor, McKenzie, Turnbull, Walker, Armstrong, Henderson, Mathewson, McPherson, Robertson, McKinnon, Whitlock, Stewart, Cameron, Cummins, Hewison, Maskill, Mathers, McKinan, McKinny, McLaren, Burnie, Clarke, Denham, Fraser, Harper, Mercer, McColl, McLeod, Clarke, Duff, Roy, Seat, Stow, Tait, Ward, Craig, Grant, McKay, Mefan, Munro, Nicol, Smith, Young.

The plaque marking the 150th anniversary of the ship's arrival was placed below the plaque that was attached to the cairn in 1985. The inscription on the original plaque is: This cairn marks the site of Victorias first quarantine station, which was established on the 24th April 1840 when the government emigrant ship "Glen Huntley" arrived in the Port Phillip District flying the yellow quarantine flag. The site became St Kilda's first official burial ground and the graves of the early colonists remained here until 1898 when the remains were re-interred in the St Kilda Cemetery. Unveiled by the Hon. R W Walsh MLA Member for Albert Park, Minister for Public Works, Assistant Minister for Employment and Industrial Affairs, 7th November 1985. This project was initiated by the Historical Society of St Kilda and sponsored by the Lions Club of Elwood for the 150th Anniversary of the State of Victoria. Logo Victoria 150.

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