Overview
Currie Harbour had its origins in the salvage trade that developed on King Island. Two major shipwrecks occurred right here within a year, and the crews scoured the coastline for a sheltered harbour in which to load the rescued goods for shipping to Melbourne. The only spot to offer any protection was the landing spot used by David Howie, Constable of the Straits, on his regular patrols to search for shipwrecks and escaped convicts. When salvager Archibald Currie heard about ‘David Howie’s boat harbour’ he set up camp here, with huts, gardens and a smithy to guard the salvage of the Netherby, wrecked in 1866.
Whatever its shortcomings as a safe haven, there was no better spot available on the west coast. Currie remained King Island’s major port for a hundred years.
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