Portuguese Explorer Bollard - Geelong Waterfront, Victoria, AU
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ThePacman
S 38° 08.664 E 144° 22.873
55H E 270510 N 5774922
This bollard represents the early Portuguese explorers who discovered Corio Bay.
Waymark Code: WMNY1V
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
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The Portuguese may have been here in Corio Bay long before Matthew Flinders, and probably discovered Australia 200 years before the arrival of Captain Cook. Some keys, dating from 1522 and identified as being from a Portuguese ship, were discovered in a lime pit close to this spot in 1847.
This sculpted bollard is one of the iconic colourful bollards along the Geelong waterfront. These wooden characters depict the fascinating history and development of Geelong. They were created between 1994 and 1999 for the Geelong City Council by Jan Mitchell (1940-2008), who was assisted by carver Pieter Roos and artist John Starr.
Type of wood carving: Combination of carving tools
Artist's Name: Jan Mitchell
Approximate size/height: 2m
Type of wood: Hardwood gums (recovered timber pylons from the old Yarra Street Pier)
Other type: Not listed
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