Seaman, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia
S 37° 52.810 E 147° 59.400
55H E 587061 N 5807018
John Brady has carved a seaman at the helm, from a large pine stump, and it's right on the Esplanade at Lakes Entrance.
Waymark Code: WMWN08
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 09/19/2017
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As this is part of a Multi-Geocache I will only give you the year that this has been carved - 1998. (
visit link) "An avenue of Monterey Cyprus pines was planted along the Esplanade in 1924 to honour the memory of the 26 locals who lost their lives during WWI. However, by 1997 many of these tree had died and been removed. Now only about six of the original trees remain."
"Local chainsaw artist John Brady was commissioned to carve one of the stumps into a memorial sculpture. This proved so popular that 5 more trees followed. John Brady has now died, so this is now a lasting legacy to his skill and the WWI dead. I believe that John Brady donated his time to create the carvings. The sponsors paid for the removal of the old tree from the site." [From the above mentioned Multi-Geocache]
Obviously, as a fledgling island nation, when 'we' got involved in "The Great War", all of our soldiers HAD to arrive either directly at the battlefield by boat, or at least to their 'Staging Post'.
This sea Captain looks to be concentrating, but not under duress. Beside this (and each of the other sculptures) is a sign from the Lakes Entrance RSL, reminding: "These Sculptures Honour The Memory of First World War Dead And Injured. Please treat them with Respect."
Visited: 0930, Wednesday, 11 May, 2016