Bathing Tableau Bollards - Geelong Waterfront, Victoria, AU
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ThePacman
S 38° 08.800 E 144° 22.536
55H E 270025 N 5774656
These bollards depict local swimming costumes through the ages.
Waymark Code: WMNY1Z
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
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This tableau represents bathing costumes at the bay through the ages. There is an 1890s woman, a 1920s man, a 1940s woman, a 1950s woman and a 1930s lifesaver.
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.