Bathing Nuns Bollards - Geelong Waterfront, Victoria, AU
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ThePacman
S 38° 07.785 E 144° 21.425
55H E 268348 N 5776488
These bollards depict 2 nuns returning from a swim, with their bathing costume sleeves visible under their habits.
Waymark Code: WMNY3P
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
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These 2 Sisters of Mary (Sister Mary Aloysius and Sister Mary Bernadette), of The Sister House located in nearby St Helen's, played an important role in educating residents of early Geelong.
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.