Thieves strip copper from Hobart’s Queen Victoria Powder Magazine

Key points

• Police are investigating the theft of historic copper gutters, downpipes and fittings from the Queen Victoria Powder Magazine on Hobart's Domain. The Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service says the theft has caused significant damage to the heritage site and removed irreplaceable features.
• The magazine was built by convicts in the 1850s to store gunpowder and explosives. The service is working with local scrap metal dealers in the hope the items can be recovered.
• Police say copper theft has increased across the state and are checking second-hand dealers and scrap metal recyclers.