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Quarantine Island, Port Chalmers

Quarantine Island, Port Chalmers

For 30 years after 1863, Quarantine Island in Otago Harbour was used to house people who arrived on board ship with infectious diseases. The hospital buildings can be seen in this 1880 image.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, D. A. De Maus Collection (PAColl-3035)
Reference: 1/2-003221; G
Photograph by David Alexander De Maus

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Eileen McSaveney. 'Nearshore islands', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/nearshore-islands/4/1