Ian McDonald Bollard - Geelong Waterfront, Victoria, AU
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ThePacman
S 38° 08.809 E 144° 22.294
55H E 269672 N 5774630
This bollards depicts Eastern Beach designer Ian McDonald.
Waymark Code: WMNY21
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
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Ian McDonald was the Engineer and Surveyor of Geelong City in 1936. He designed this Eastern Beach complex which opened here in 1939, and holds the plans for it in his hand.
This sculpted bollard is one 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:
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.