- I-Isle of the Dead, ilele emanzini aseMason Cove, kwakuyindawo yokungcwaba eyinhloko yesiteshi sokujeziswa sasePort Arthur phakathi kuka-1833 no-1877.
- Kulinganiselwa ukuthi zingaphezu kuka-800 iziboshwa ezikhulunywayo kulesi siqhingi, ikakhulukazi emathuneni angamakiwe.
- Namuhla, izivakashi zalesi siqhingi zisengabona izikhumbuzo ezihlotshiswe kahle eziphawula amathuna ezisebenzi zamasosha, izikhulu ezikhululekile, abesifazane nezingane.
Ezokuvakasha ze Isle of the Dead ikhule ngezinsizakalo ezithuthukisiwe kanye nengqalasizinda njengoba kwenziwe imizamo eyengeziwe yokongiwa kwemvelo ukuze kulondolozwe isiqhingi nezinsalela zaso. Yisayithi lamagugu omhlaba le-UNESCO futhi livikelwe ngaphansi kwemithetho yombuso neyase-Australia.
Umphathi Wezokulondolozwa Kwe-PAHSMA, uPamela Hubert, uthe: “Le phrojekthi ihlinzeka ngokuqhubekayo ngenhla kwezindawo zokuhamba komhlaba ngochungechunge lwamapulatifomu wokubuka azothuthukisa ukuvakasha kwe-Isle of the Dead Cemetery. Le phrojekthi yakhelwe ngokucophelela ukuze kuqinisekiswe imithelela emincane ezindaweni ezingcwatshiwe, ezintweni ezibukeka kahle nasekubukeni kwesiqhingi. ”
“Le phrojekthi ihlelwe ngokucophelela futhi yenziwa ngezigaba ezi-5 ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umsebenzi ungafinyelelwa ngenkathi usavumela ukufinyelela kulesi siqhingi isikhathi esiningi sezivakashi,” kusho uNkk Hubert.
Le phrojekthi iqale ngonyaka wezi-2016, ngenhloso yokwehlisa imithelela ezindaweni ezisemathuneni, ithuthukise ukufinyeleleka, futhi ithuthukise isipiliyoni sezivakashi. Isigaba sokuqala sephrojekthi senziwe saba khona ngoxhaso lwama- $ 80,000 ohlelo lukaHulumeni lweCommonwealth's Protecting National Historic Sites.
I-PAHSMA ibambisene neqembu lezinkampani zaseTasmania kanye nababonisi ababephethe imisebenzi ehlukahlukene yomsebenzi: Sue Landscapes in designing the walkways, Pitt and Sherry for structural engineering advice, Saunders and Ward for steel fabrication and on-site installation, and Abrasive Ukuqhumisa nokudweba ngopende wochwepheshe kuqeda. Ngokusebenzisana ne-Osborne Aviation, i-PAHSMA ikwazile ukusebenzisa izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ukuhambisa izinto zokuphakamisa umoya esiqhingini esiwusheshise kakhulu lo msebenzi.
“Izindledlana ezintsha azikhulisi ukufinyeleleka kuphela ngokufaka izitebhisi esikhundleni sezitebhisi, ziphinde zithuthukise isipiliyoni sabavakashi ngezinkundla zokubuka ezingcono nokuqoqa izindawo zokuvakasha. Kubalulekile ukwamukela ukuthi lesi siqhingi kuseyindawo yokuphumula yabantu abalinganiselwa ku-1,000 XNUMX futhi le phrojekthi ikhombisa ukuqhubeka nokuhlonipha kwethu isiqhingi njengamathuna futhi njengendawo yokubonisa, ”kusho iMenenja ye-Archaeology ye-PAHSMA uDkt David Roe.
IPort Arthur Historic Site, kanye neCascades Female Factory Historic Site, iCoal Mines Historic Site, iDarlington Probation Station esiseMaria Island, naseBrickendon naseWoolmers Estates, zibalwa ngezindawo ezi-5 kwezingu-11 eziqukethe i-Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Property.
"Lesi yingqophamlando ephawulekayo ekulondolozweni okuqhubekayo kwe-Isle of the Dead," kusho uNkk Hubert. "Siyajabula ukuthi sesiwuqedile lo msebenzi futhi kanye nokwakhiwa kwesikhungo esisha se-History and Interpretation Centre kuvulwa iCascades Female Factory ekuqaleni kuka-2022, kukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwe-PAHSMA ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi izindaba eziphoqayo zomlando wethu wecala lase-Australia ziyabiwa."
I-Isle of the Dead yayiyindawo yabo bonke abafela ngaphakathi kwamakamu ejele. Kuyisiqhingi esincane esiseduze nasePort Arthur, eTasmania, Australia. Ngemuva kokushabalala kwendawo yokuhlala ePort Arthur ngo-1877, amathuna avalwa, isiqhingi sathengiswa saba umhlaba ozimele. Kusukela lapho iphinde yatholakala futhi iphethwe nguhulumeni waseTasmania.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- It is important to acknowledge that the island is still the resting place of around 1,000 people and this project demonstrates our continuing respect for the island as a cemetery and as a place of reflection,” said PAHSMA Archaeology Manager Dr.
- “We are delighted to have completed this project and along with the development of a new History and Interpretation Centre at the Cascades Female Factory opening in early 2022, shows PAHSMA's commitment to ensuring the compelling stories of our Australian convict history are shared.
- “This project has been carefully planned and undertaken in 5 stages to ensure that the work could be achieved while still allowing access to the island for the majority of the visitor season,”.
