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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
From the collection of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
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Equipment - Oar

  • Timber oar with blade painted brown and white

    Front of upright oar

  • Four oar blades inside the surf boat

    Oar blades from above

  • Four oars within the surf boat

    Oars from above

  • Timber oar with blade painted brown and white
  • Four oar blades inside the surf boat
  • Four oars within the surf boat

Historical information

This is one of four surf oars now on display at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. The oars were once owned by the Warrnambool surf Live Saving Club. They are painted in the original club colours of brown and white.

The Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club was formed in 1930, and the elected President was Mr Fletcher Jones (later Sir Fletcher Jones). It is one of the oldest lifesaving clubs on the Victorian Coast. The donor was a member of the surf boat crew that won the 1952 Victorian Surf Boat Championships; the crew comprised Geoff Scott, Ron Blackney, Wes McLaren, Jim Tibb, and Stan Stephens.

Significance

This oar is significant for its connection with the Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club and as an example of equipment used for saving lives at sea in the local Warrnambool community.

Physical description

Oar, one of four oars. Timber handles with flat blades painted in the original club colours of brown and white. The oars originated from the Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club, .

Subjects

References

  • FJ Stories Fletcher Jones and the Warrnambool Surf Club
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