Eastern Beach Bathers Bollards - Geelong Waterfront, Victoria, AU
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ThePacman
S 38° 08.773 E 144° 22.567
55H E 270069 N 5774708
These bollards represent a group of open sea swimmers.
Waymark Code: WMNY1Y
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
Views: 10
This is the site of the Eastern Parkside Baths built in 1930. It was one of many bathing enclosures established around the bay at the time. These Eastern Beach Open Sea Bathers, wearing their very respectable 1920s one-piece costumes, are running down to the sea. The tradition at the time was to run to the water with the rope from the winch held above their heads.
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
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.