Geelong Baths Swimming Club Bollards - Geelong Waterfront, Victoria, AU
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ThePacman
S 38° 08.629 E 144° 21.766
55H E 268891 N 5774941
These bollards are lads from the Geelong Baths Swimming Club.
Waymark Code: WMNY2H
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
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The nearby yacht club often staged gala events during early Geelong Regatta days. The riotous festivities included duck hunts, greasy pole competitions, bun eating contests and tub, dingy and seahorse races. One of the popular contests was throwing a duck off the end of the pier, and the lads had to try capture it first. This led to some rough play - while some swimmers got the duck, others just got a black eye.
These sculpted bollards are part 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
Other type:
Outside Wooden Display Carvings
Artist's Name: Jan Mitchell
Approximate size/height: 2m
Type of wood: Hardwood gums (recovered timber pylons from the old Yarra Street Pier)
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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.