Mrs de Carteret Bollard - Geelong Waterfront, Victoria, AU
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ThePacman
S 38° 08.736 E 144° 21.941
55H E 269152 N 5774750
This bollard depicts Kitty de Carteret, who ran the nearby "La Cabine" tearoom.
Waymark Code: WMNY2B
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
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Kitty de Carteret, born in 1910, ran the "La Cabine" tearoom for 30 years. The venue was most famous for Kitty's lemon squash.
After much popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, "La Cabine" closed and is now an office block.
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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Visit Instructions:
All logs must be the result of an actual visit to the wooden carving.
"Visited" only remarks will not be accepted.