Engineers Wharf
Engineers Wharf is a wharf in Queensland, Australia. Engineers Wharf is situated nearby to the building Thursday Island Customs House, as well as near the ruins Green Hill Fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thursday Island Customs House and Green Hill Fort.
Thursday Island Customs House
Building
Photo: Frances76, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thursday Island Customs House is a heritage-listed customs house at 2 Victoria Parade, Thursday Island, Shire of Torres, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Harold Barker and built in 1938. Thursday Island Customs House is situated 240 metres northeast of Engineers Wharf.
Green Hill Fort
Ruins
Green Hill Fort is a heritage-listed fortification at Chester Street, Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. The fort is important in Australian military history as a strategic coastal defence installation in the period of transition from British to Australian responsibility for defence. Green Hill Fort is situated 1 km west of Engineers Wharf.
Thursday Island Cemetery
Cemetery
Thursday Island Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at Summers Street, Thursday Island, Shire of Torres, Queensland, Australia. It was established c. 1887 and includes the Japanese Cemetery and grave of the Hon. Thursday Island Cemetery is situated 1 km north of Engineers Wharf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thursday Island.
Thursday Island
Photo: Feral Arts, CC BY 3.0.
Thursday Island is the administrative and main population centre of the Torres Strait Islands. It has developed visitor facilities, with supermarkets, a few accommodation options, a restaurant or two, souvenirs, and decent espresso.
Engineers Wharf
- Type: Wharf
- Category: transportation
- Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-10.58649° or 10° 35′ 11″ southLongitude
142.21957° or 142° 13′ 11″ eastOpen location code
5RX4C679+CRGeoNames ID
11951778
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