Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Site Inspection Report: Government House Jetty, Thompson Bay, Rottnest Island

Author/s R. Anderson

Year of publication 2009

Report Number: 255

Background
The Rottnest Island Authority (RIA) contacted the WA Museum Department of Maritime Archaeology to request assistance with surveying the site of the 19th century Government House jetty preparatory for finalisation of works plans for a replacement Rottnest Island Hotel jetty to be constructed in 2009. The survey was to see if there were any remains of the 19th century Government House jetty visible on the seabed in the vicinity of the current 1950s Rottnest Hotel landing jetty.

The RIA provided historic photographs and plans of Government House (current Rottnest Hotel) including relevant excerpts from the Rottnest Hotel, Thomson Bay Settlement, Rottnest Island Conservation Plan (Considine and Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd with Chinnery, R., September 1999).