Showing 4 items matching "pink granite"
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Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Sepia Photograph, 1920's
... pink granite... by the Fathers of Soldiers & Returned Soldiers 16/2/1923. Pink granite.... Pink granite outcrop on southern tip of Cape Woolamai. phillip ...This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by the Fathers of Soldiers & Returned Soldiers 16/2/1923. Pink granite outcrop on southern tip of Cape Woolamai.The Pinnacles - a granite outcrop on Cape WoolamaiRose Series P678. The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Is., Victoriaphillip island, cape woolamai, pink granite, earl of stradbroke -
Parks Victoria - Gabo Island LightstationPropeller
... of unknown date. The object is fixed to a block of pink granite.... The object is fixed to a block of pink granite with bolts ...The 4 armed steel propeller is from an unknown yacht of unknown date. The object is fixed to a block of pink granite with bolts and is displayed in front of the lightkeepers’ quarters.The remnants of shipwreck fabric have second level contributory significance for their interpretive and historic value as artefacts that highlight the distinctive history of the Gabo Island Lightstation.Four armed propeller from a boat/yacht. It appears to be made of brass and has a stainless steel threaded bolt through the center. -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchPostcard, 1917
... hotel sits on a pink granite cliff overlooking the world's... hotel sits on a pink granite cliff overlooking the world's ...From the album of WWI soldier William West (1268) of the 29 Infantry Battalion, 5th Pioneers Battalion. This collection of postcards, photographs and clippings were sent between William and his family and loved ones during the years he was on active service. Old Cataract Aswan Hotel is in the Nubian Desert on the banks of the Nile, opposite Elephantine Island.The majestic hotel sits on a pink granite cliff overlooking the world's longest river. Postcard depicting image of large rectangular building with lake and palm tree in foregroundAssouan Cataracte Hotelalbum, photo album, newspaper clippings, postcard, wwi, assouan, hotel -
Orbost & District Historical Society... impressive pink granite lighthouse, with the granite sourced from... impressive pink granite lighthouse, with the granite sourced from ...The first Gabo Is. lighthouse was originally a wooden structure built in 1850s, and the replaced in 1862 by a very impressive pink granite lighthouse, with the granite sourced from the island. This lighthouse functioned as a manned light from 1850s to 1893 when it was converted to solar power in 1993. It is the second tallest lighthouse in Australia. This piece of granite is from Gabo Island. Gabo Is. is off the eastern coast of Australia, located near Mallacoota, and was originally 'discovered' by Capt. James Cook in 1770. It is a well-known landmark with a long and significant history for the shipping industry, for the security of Australia, and as a tourist venue in it most recent uses. The Lighthouse is now heritage listed.This item is significant because it is a piece of granite similar to that used in the construction of Gabo Island Lighthouse in 1862.lighthouse, gabo island lighthouse, shipping, world war ii security
