The Commonwealth Quarantine Station (1908)
On 30 March 1908, the Commonwealth Quarantine service came into operation and took over quarantine stations in every Australian state, as allowed in section 2A of the Quarantine Act 1908. The Quarantine Station evolved over 150 years, growing during periods of infectious disease and shrinking during periods of health and diminishing government funds.
The North Head site at Manly was chosen as the location for a quarantine station for three reasons:
1. The site was the first safe anchorage point inside the Heads.
2. The site was sufficiently isolated and, at the time, a safe distance from the centre of Sydney.
3. The presence of natural springs to ensure a water supply made the site habitable
4. North Head Quarantine Station was used from the
The North Head site at Manly was chosen as the location for a quarantine station for three reasons:
1. The site was the first safe anchorage point inside the Heads.
2. The site was sufficiently isolated and, at the time, a safe distance from the centre of Sydney.
3. The presence of natural springs to ensure a water supply made the site habitable
4. North Head Quarantine Station was used from the