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2 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 Hobart really came to life last June with 10 days of celebration for Errol Flynn’s editorial centenary ( born - Queen Alexandra Hospital, Battery Point - 20/6/1909.) His daughter Rory and grandson Sean, accompanied by his girlfriend Holland, fl ew in from America for the occasion. Rory attended many functions held in honour of her father which included, the opening of a display of Errol Flynn memorabilia at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, TV and radio interviews, Australian and American Association cocktail party, book signings in both Hobart and Launceston, trips on the Windward Bound and Peppermint Bay cruise, Guest Speaker at an Elderly Citizens venue in Claremont and at a Rotary Dinner at the Grand Chancellor, a cocktail party at Masterpiece @ IXL Art Gallery followed by dinner at a nearby restaurant with all those who helped with the organization of the celebrations.(after dinner Lord Mayor, Rob Valentine drove Rory to the peak of Mt Wellington to see the city lights which she said she thoroughly enjoyed.) Finally on her Pop’s birthday Rory unveiled a plaque outside the State Theatre revealing the ‘Errol Flynn Star’ as the fi rst in Hobart’s new ‘Walk of Fame’ while the large crowd sang ‘Happy 100th Birthday’ Errol and then did an encore for the TV. Cameras.
Two lovely models, Rory Flynn and Prince Regent. The celebrations concluded that evening with Rory ‘Guest of Honour’ at the Heart Foundation Ball held at Wrest Point which had a ‘swashbuckling’ theme and with a capacity attendance raised a vast amount of money for that very worthy charity. In addition to being a very talented musician, nineteen year old, Sean stars in US children’s show Zoey 101 shown here on Austar’s Nickelodeon channel. He attended many of these functions and did his own thing at the Heart Foundation’s ‘Jump for Heart’ event held at the Holy Rosary Catholic School at Claremont. -The Mercury reported—“ he proved to be a great jumper and an accomplished performer with children” Rory showed great endurance with such a busy itinerary set for her but was charming and gracious at all times. She had expressed a desire to me to visit our Maritime Museum and in particular to see the model of the Prince Regent after learning that it’s rigging was done by Captain Creese, the grandfather of her great friend, and former schoolmate of Errol, Ila Andrews. Despite the fact that her ‘minders’ advised her that there was not suffi cient time for her to do so, Rory made time by braving the cold, dashing with me down Davey Street and calling in for a quick visit after speaking at the Rotary Dinner at the Grand Chancellor. This is the sort of ‘good sport’ she is. Rory’s visit to our Museum was a sheer delight as after seeing the Prince Regent she chose to meet all the volunteers rather than spend her limited time browsing through the other Membership Fees exhibits. They were all impressed by her friendliness and she not only spent time meeting Categories of membership and all those downstairs but popped upstairs to say G’day to Laurie Bahr who was alone in the annual fees effective each year 1 July library. After signing our visitor’s book ‘love Tassie’ she vowed to return on a private holiday to 30 June (including GST) for a longer period and said one of her fi rst ‘ports of call’ will be a leisurely tour through our Individual $27.50 Maritime Museum. Having charmed all our staff she then left to rejoin her ‘minders’ who Family $38.50 were patiently waiting at the door. Concessions: $15.00 Many thanks also to our ‘celebrity cameramen’ Bob Andrewartha and Rex Cox for covering Interstate $16.50 Rory’s visit to MMT. Overseas $16.50 + Now, 100 years after his birth in Hobart, it is time for him to be honoured by that city by additional postage $8.50 erecting a statue and/or naming our airport ‘Errol Flynn International.’ (through out the Quarterdeck $25.00 plus $275.00 world it is common practice to name airports after famous people.) Apart from giving him donation the honour due to him for his magnifi cent career in fi lms, it would prove a great tourist Life Membership $1000 attraction for this state. Not everybody knows where Tasmania is on the map, but people once only, or 4 years Quarterdeck from every country where fi lms are shown know it is ‘where Errol came from’. Hopefully it membership. would bring visitors to our wonderful state ‘in like Flynn’.
Pirate Club $5.00 Bob Petrass.
Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 | 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITORR
To Bob & Rocky and the goldfi sh and Pirate Club friends. Just arrived in Ubon and now we are working on my Grandparents house. Tomorrow we are going to hit the Seas and Relax , it’s so hot over here about 40o. I miss you all and I will see you later. x x x Love Ben. How’s Rocky?
Postcard from our junior volunteer, Benjamin, in Thailand for the school holidays.
Hi Bob, sit bbackack anandd yarn witwithh tthehe miner in tthehe Bob, pit,pit, tthehe ffarmerarmer in thethe paddockpaddock andand thethe I told my daughter in the U.S.that I Hope the attached may meet your bushies deep in the backblocks of a vital was researching the ‘Montevideo Maru’ suggestion of excerpt. lt could go under state. and she got this info from the Internet a query head of ‘what happens to old and forwarded it to me. I presume the If you feel the excerpt I’ve provided is sailors’ but think it could have a few photo is the ship in question. Also, it’s right for your magazine just use the Wal readers. amazing a crew member came forward Davies Byline. You know myTassie time holds a after 60 years ! I have more or less given up the idea lot memories and truly for a guy with —Bill Nicholson. of getting ’Shakin’ the tree’ published experience all round the world and in there are no blocks to using the stuff’... major cities Tasmania had for me, a lot Thanks Bill, the information your daugh- Thanking you for your interest ter sent you and the great story you have going for it. Regards and best Wishes, sent me will be a featured in a coming Starting as editor of the “Northeastern edition. Advertiser” at Scottsdale. Editor (and sole Wal Davies editorial staff) I must add, I got an insight Thank you Wal, we’ll be publishing the into country style life that gave me an excerpt from your ‘waiting for a publisher’ new members appreciation of the people in the state book in our next issue. still regarded by some as “the state not We are delighted to welcome the quite Australia” and the adaptability in MARITIME TIMES AWARD following NEW MEMBERS to the the face of a degree of isolation from the Goes to Ian Nicholson who has been Maritime Museum. mainland that has always been evident. . . a regular and very reliable volunteer Edward Domeney (Individual) When I look back and see places like since joining in June 2008. Thanks Thomas Fricke (Interstate) Nowhere Else, Paradise, Mathinna and Ian for the excellent work you do, Barbara Hayes (Volunteer) all the smaller places to which my work it is appreciated very much and John Hutcheon (Volunteer) with The Examiner took me, names like congratulations on the award. Alexander Macnight (Individual) Don VonBibra, Garth Napier, Eric Reege, Kerry Mayfi eld (Concession) Roy Hudson, Joe Fagan ,the O’Connors, Margaret Muir (Concession) those of all nationalities that I met while Ross Rattle (Volunteer) covering the various HEC schemes there so many with qualities that stood out Louis Rodway (Concession) The Errol Flynn that made ‘my Tassie’ something special. Alan Scholten (Individual) Society of Tasmania The ‘can do ‘attitude of people Paul Webb (Concession) founded 1979 whose effort made a difference to their To become a member of our happy communities provided me with the band and enjoy our monthly social Vale opportunity ,as a jourmllist, to ‘shake the events, just contact: It is with deep regret that we report the tree’ by their stories. Genene on (03) 62494700 or passing of Gerald Atkins a member for Maybe I never did break any of the big errolfl [email protected] many years and former volunteer. stories but I did enjoy the opportunity to You will be made most welcome.
4 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 president’s message From the Brig... Not much to report from the eyrie above the museum this edition as I’ve had my head down studying. However, we are planning to represent the museum, and the May Queen, at the Clarence Seafarers Festival at Bellerive Boardwalk on Sunday 25th October. Details of the festival can be found on the Clarence City Council website, www.ccc.tas.gov.au and we will be pleased to see as many of our friends there as possible. The Maritime Museum in Sullivans Cove has a signifi cant role to play in protecting Tasmania’s unique maritime heritage. The Cove became the transport hub for Regulars at the museum will know early European arrivals in Van Diemens Land and continues today as the focal that before becoming an aussie, myself point for Hobart and surrounding areas. The waterfront has evolved and changed and my partner Mandy lived aboard over many years of occupation but it is up to us to help preserve the historic a narrowboat on the canals around values of the area. Birmingham. I’m often asked about it and comments are made along the On the Waterfront, the current exhibition in our temporary gallery, tells wonderful lines of “I’ve always liked the idea of stories of the Port of Hobart in words and photographic images – make sure you that”. We sold our boat, “Starcross”, to a visit the Museum and see the display for yourself. friend who has established a website In early years innocent seamen arriving in Sullivans Cove were given a diffi cult devoted to the comings and goings time under military rule in the convict settlement. In 1806, food shortages were of a typical modern English canal so serious that Lieutenant-Governor David Collins had six men from the whaling boat. So, if you are interested in the UK ship Ferret fl ogged for not handing over two casks of biscuits and three casks inland waterway system and the trials of fl our. Hobart Town was unsafe. Lloyd Robson wrote in A History of Tasmania and tribulations of the “cut” and have “When night fell the streets were so full of thieves that a pedestrian going along internet access, type in unawares was almost sure to be attacked.” Almost all the settlement was a virtual www.nbstarcross.com and you can no-go area after sunset for the law-abiding in early Van Diemens Land. discover that the two hundred and Today we sometimes hear of problems late at night on the waterfront but in days fi fty year old canal system in England is gone by it was worse. From Hunter Street around to Salamanca Place there were still a lively and fascinating place. literally dozens of hotels to satisfy the thirsts of wharf workers and seamen. Fights By Mark Hosking, Admin Offi cer were common especially when visiting sailors went off with local girls. On one occasion harpoons were the weapons of choice. In our On the Waterfront exhibition curator Rona Hollingsworth tells many DONATIONS anecdotes including a World War II story of The Dangerous Dunny of Constitution Dock, “A number of drownings during 1942 and 1943 were blamed on the location We thank the following members of the Marine Board’s dunny at the edge of Constitution Dock. A strict blackout, for their very generous donations close proximity to many drinking establishments and a dunny which had to be and continued support of the approached from the wharf side rather than the street created a potent hazard.” Maritime Museum –
Sullivans Cove has changed over the years. Nevertheless, it is up to us as members Sir Max Bingham of the maritime community to lobby and ensure that any development is David Dilger sympathetic with the Cove’s rich heritage, safeguarding the working port. The Richard Harris executive of the Maritime Museum is aware of this responsibility and presents the John Sargent Museum’s views to relevant authorities whenever opportunities arise. Spencer Tempest-Warman Colin Denny Alan Whittaker
Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 | 5 The visit of the Red Gauntlet
Many people In Hobart, especially our members, are always seamen to simplify the solving of the mathematical problems interested in vessels that have visited Hobart. The splendid based on observations of the Sun, Moon and Stars. These are schooner yacht Red Gauntlet attracted a great deal of attention now replaced by the almost universally by the use of the G.P.S. from the general public when she visited Hobart in January In 1881 the Red Gauntlet was brought to NSW under the 1882. command of her long-time skipper, Captain Collins, for delivery She was a large graceful, fast cruising yacht with an overall to a Sydney yacht-owner. She was soon re-sold to Mr Charles length of 101 feet, a waterline length of 91.9 feet, a beam of G Millar of the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria. He arranged for a 19 feet and a draft of 10 feet 4 inches. But the interest of most complete overhaul and refurbishment of the vessel, under people was raised by the “Mercury” report that Red Gauntlet the supervision of a Lloyd’s Surveyor. No expense was spared. had been fi rst owned by Lily Langtry. The report then went New patent steering gear was installed as well as new pumps on to coyly remark, “whose name has been very prominent of etc. and the 18 ft by 15 ft saloon was elaborately relined with late”. Mrs.Langtry was the notorious “offi cial” mistress of Queen polished mahogany and satinwood panelling, decorated with Victoria’s eldest son, the future King Edward VII. He of course gilt and ebonised mouldings, while the ceilings were painted was already married to the future Queen Alexandra. One of pale blue with ornamental lines of cream, pink and gold. A their children was the future King George V, grandfather of our separate ladies lounge was painted grey, coral and white, with present Queen. Lily Langtry, known as Jersey Lil, was born in luxury upholstery supplied by Buckley and Nunn ! 1853 on the Channel Island of Jersey, where her father the Rev. There was a crew of eight:--a sailing master, a mate. 4 AB’s, a William Corbet Le Breton was the Anglican Dean. She was 28 cook and a steward, to take care of seven guests on the voyage years of age before she made her fi rst stage appearance, but from Melbourne to Hobart. Of course electric bells ran from she was soon recognised as England’s most beautiful actress. each berth to the steward’s room and pantry. Seven years later, In 1874 she had married Edward Langtry, who had had the Red in 1889 she was wrecked; ending a long and colourful career. Gauntlet built by Inmans of Lymington, near Southampton in There have been other ships bearing the same name, some 1862. probably based on Sir Walter Scott’s classic novel Red Gauntlet Inmans was one England’s most important boat-building written in 1824. The nearest to us was a 76ft powered vessel yards. Established by Thomas Inman in 1821 when he moved launched at Leith on the Forth River in Northern Tasmania in from Hastings to Lymington. England had not long emerged 1893. The owner-builder, H C Stephens, sold her to a Joseph from the Napoleonic wars and wealthy people were starting Bradshaw of Melbourne. She was then acquired by Burns Philp to take up recreational boating. Within the fi rst 14 years who ran her until 1907, when she was scrapped at Thursday Inman built about twelve yachts, varying in size up to the Island. There was a Red Gauntlet dismasted and lost in a whole 127 ton Lulworth. Inman is also a very distinguished family gale off the New Zealand coast in 1879. But more famous in name in British maritime history. James Inman (1776-1859) America was the Union Clipper Red Gauntlet which was on was principal of the Portsmouth naval school for many years passage from Boston to Hong Kong when she was captured and Professor of nautical mathematics. In 1821 he published and sunk by the Confederate vessel Florida. his important “Navigation and Nautical Astronomy for Seamen”. Submitted by Joe Cannon He also published the Nautical Tables used by generations of
Sean Flynn grandson of movie legend Errol (Captain Blood) and star of US Children’s TV show Zoey 101, after GET WELL learning on his fi rst visit to his father’s birthplace, Hobart, that it’s tradition Wendy McConaghy ‘down under’ to have a footy team to David Keyes support, had an easy choice to make. After being informed that Sydney Wally Mainbridge Swans are known as the ‘Bloods’ and wear his favourite colours, Red and Three of our most popular White, he was ‘in like Flynn’. members are on the ‘sick list’ and He is seen here being presented we wish each of them a speedy with his Swans gear and inducted return to good health. There as an ‘honorary Blood’ by Swans Life smiling faces are missed by all of Member, Bob Petrass and staunch ‘Bloods’ supporter, 10 year old Benjamin us at M.M.T. Denduang of Sandy Bay.
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Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 | 7 ticking off Maatsuyker as their 40th lighthouse visited in 3 years! And the current caretakers. These stories will be a valuable addition to TMAG’s newly formed Oral History Collection. The little communication with the outside world allows caretakers to navel (naval!) gaze and muse about life. Caretaker Lorraine Walker was inspired by her time on Maatsuyker Island to write a poem and was kind enough to share it with us. The carefully chosen words highlight the beauty of the place and the sadness associated with the neglect of maritime heritage. It was a four hour whirl wind tour and we visitors got a taste of the daily activities on the island. For such an isolated place, there is much to do. The weather observations take up a large chunk of the day and require skilled training to judge wave heights and identify types of clouds. Another major task is fi re prevention. I left the island with a greater appreciation of just how much grass there is to mow! The trip was organised by the Friends of Maatsuyker Island under the supervision of Parks and Wildlife. Thanks must also go to Captain Dave for putting up with those who were seasick (sorry!) and to Craig Saunders from Parks and Wildlife for carefully navigating us past the large seals! MAATSUYKER ISLAND Oral History Trip Peta Knott On Sunday 3rd May, after many attempts over several months, I fi nally made it to Maatsuyker Island! The wild weather subsided making it only a slightly uncomfortable 4 hour boat ride from Southport. All together there were 12 intrepid explorers who went to investigate the island, discover the maritime heritage and meet the latest caretakers John and Lorraine Walker. While on the island, I recorded oral histories of several very interesting people. Robyn Gates, returning to the island after initially visiting her lighthouse keeper father in the 1970s. Former Maat Island 2001 caretaker Alan Johnson. Kathy and Chris James, an interstate couple who were
The FULL MONTY: One of the great hoaxes of World War 11 took place on May25th, 1944, when Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, aka Monty, fl ew to Gibraltar aboard Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s private aircraft. It was part of an elaborate Allied plan to convince German spies that the Allies would invade southern France fi rst. But the offi cer wasn’t Monty at all. The look-alike was Meyrick Edward Clifton-James, an Australian actor who had been commissioned in the Royal Army Pay Corps. Clifton-James Open Thursday to Sunday 10am to 4:30pm later wrote a book called ‘ I was Monty’s Double,’ and he played Phone 6223 3451 or 0401 824 128 or 0408 323 537 the lead role in the fi lm version.
8 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
By Lorraine Walker, Volunteer Caretaker Programme Maatszyker Island - Feb to June 09
HE LIGHTHOUSE STANDS ON STEEP, ROCKY CLIFFS ON THE ISLANDS SOUTH FACING SHORE. BUFFETED BY THE SOUTH WEST WIND THAT BLOWS BOTH COLD AND RAW. QUOTE OF THE DAY SEAMAN SAILING THIS WILD, RUGGED COAST DEMANDED A GUIDING LIGHT ‘Time wounds all heels’ WHERE WOULD THEY BUILD IN THIS UNTAMED LAND? MAATSUYKER WAS THE CHOSEN SITE. John Lennon at his press conference after the disgraced Nixon government IT TOOK SPECIAL MEN TO BUILD THE STATION, failed in it’s fi ve year attempt to have ON THIS WILD AND, SOLITARY ISLE. him deported and he became a permanent citizen of the U.S.A. THE TYPE OF MEN, WHO BUILT OUR NATION, STRENGTH AND COURAGE WAS THEIR STYLE.
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Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 | 9 HMAS SHROPSHIRE
In August 1942 a Japanese force surprised on the Louis Pasteur, other ships were In May 1944 at Wakde®Sanni Biak the Allies at Savo Island, a consequence of the USS Mount Vernon, Dutch Liner operations Shropshire almost became a this was that Australia lost the AS Canberra Niew Amsterdam USS Hermitage, Queen casualty of friendly fi re when an American in the action. One month after her loss Elizabeth and SS Denbighshire. bomber dropped a bomb between HMAS the British Government unconditionally Warramunga and the Shropshire forcing Early in 1943 the fi rst draft of the handed over the S Shropshire to the Royal her to return to Australia for repairs. Shropshire’s new crew arrived on board. Australian Navy. On 7th April 1943 the fi rst captain of the The Third Battle Tour was for 338 days (7g The Shropshire was built at Dalmuir in HMAS Shropshire assumed command and days in Sydney and 260 days at sea). It was Scotland by William Beardmore and she was commissioned into the RAN on during this tour that action was seen at Company, launched on the 5th July 1928 20th April 1943 although it wasn’t until Leyte Gulf where the actions of Roy Cazaly and commissioned on 24th September June 25 that she was offi cially handed Junior who was chief of one of the Pom 1929 under the command of Captain over. Pom stations saw a Japanese Kamikaze R.W.Oldham and served in the First about to attack and without waiting for The Shropshire was a County Class Cruiser Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean. the gun layer or anyone else grabbed the of the same type as the HMAS Canberra Pom Pom gun and blew the plane out of In all she served four commissions in the that she was replacing. the air and saved his ship. For this action Mediterranean with the highlight being July 1st saw her sailing to Scapa Flow Cazaly was awarded the Distinguished when she played a leading part in the in the Orkney Island where she was Service Order. evacuation of refugees from Barcelona in reviewed by King George VI and Admiral 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. Further Tours of duty included action at Bruce Fraser, Commander in Chief of the Tawi Tawi, Labuan, Balikpapan Subic Bay When war broke out in 1939 Shropshire Home Fleet. and Okinawa. Shropshire was present in was continuously at sea in the South After trialling and running in at Scapa Tokyo Bay when the armistice wassigned. Atlantic doing long patrols. In 1940 after a Flow Shropshire left for Australia in 13th refi t she went to the Indian Ocean for more Shropshire remained in service after August 1943, an auspicious date 2 years patrol work and took part in the British the war and paid off to the reserve on hence when the Enola Gay dropped the campaign against Italian Somaliland. 10t” November 1949. Sold as scrap to fi rst atom bomb on Hiroshima. Another refi t was completed in Britain in Thomas Ward and Company of Sheffi eld March 1942 which was followed by more After showing herself to Australia in England she was towed from Sydney to patrol and escort work in the Atlantic. Shropshire joined Task Force 74 which the Dalmuir yard of the ship breakers was a unit of the United States Seventh When the British Government decided Arnott Young on 20t” January 1955. She Fleet. to transfer the Shropshire to the Royal was scrapped in the area from which she Australian Navy she was recalled from Christmas Eve 1943 the Task Force sailed was constructed 26 years before. the South Atlantic and the then Captain, for the invasion of New Britain where By Laurie Bahr J.T.Borrett relinquished command at Shropshire covered the landings at Chatham on December 23rd 1942 and Arawa and Cape Gloucester, it was in fi ve days later Commander D.H.Harries this operation that Shropshire made her RAN who supervised the refi t for the name for radar work and the Americans Australian Navy. admitted that the radar on Shropshire '$1,6+j'(6,*1 was superior to their own. 9LNLQJ 10 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 Shipwrights Arms Hotel (Established 1846) 29 Trumpeter Street, Battery Point Phone: 03 6223 5551 Situated in the heart of historic Battery Point, “Shippies” is lined with a unique collection of Tasmania’s past, both maritime and historical Owen Humphries (Licensee) A traditional old English corner pub, filled with history, tradition, and pride including photographs of every ‘Sydney to Hobart’ winner Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 | 11 S.S. Indarra • By Sid Heatley A vessel with very much promise was placed in service by to a troopship at Sydney and then went to Melbourne the AUSN (Australian United Steam Navigation Co) in 1913. to embark a thousand troops. Indarra was later inducted The Indarra was built by Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton into a convoy of liners to carry troops from Alexandria to in the previous year. Indarra arrived at Fremantle, her Port Marseilles. After the armistice she was used to repatriate of Registry on 1 January 1913 and then continued around British soldiers from India and other areas and in July of the coast as far as Brisbane. At each port the liner was 1918 embarked Australian troops and carried them home. opened for public inspection and large crowds streamed The liner was returned to the AUSN on 24th September aboard to gaze at the magnifi cent interior fi ttings. She was but because of the uncertain state of the coastal trade at without doubt the most palatial liner ever to serve on the that time they decided against returning her to her former Australian coast. Among other fi ttings she had a marble service. open air swimming pool, a gymnasium and an electric She was then chartered to the Orient Line but she was elevator between decks that impressed the public. proved to be too slow and unreliable. In October of 1923 Accommodation was provided for 150 fi rst class, 200 she was sold by AUSN to Osaka Shasan Kaisha of Japan. second class and 120 third class passengers. The ship Renamed the Horai Maru she was given an extensive refi t appeared to have a promising career in the coastal market. during which the upper part of the superstructure was This was not to be the case however as it soon became removed resulting in a reduction in draft that made the apparent that she had some serious problems, the most vessel more stable. noticeable being an eight degree list to port that raised For many years the Horai Maru operated between Kobe questions of stability. 80 tons of stone ballast solved this and Keelung until the Japanese went to war in 1941 and problem but other problems were not easily overcome. the vessel was converted into a troop transport. Her war Being longer than previous ships it was found that service was to be short as on 1 March 1942 Horai Maru was diffi culties arose when she was being manoeuvred at the attacked by a combined force of Allied aircraft and warships company docks in Melbourne and Sydney. At Albany it was in the Sunda Strait and was sunk. In 1947 the wreck was impossible to berth her at all if there was a wind blowing. raised by Japanese salvage companies and towed away to As coaling had to be done from each side, this necessitated be broken up. the ship being turned when in dock. It soon became clear that her engines had a heavy demand for coal. Prepared for publication by Laurie Bahr Crossing the Great Australian Bight was very uncomfortable as Indarra had a heavy roll which gave rise to rumours that the ship was top heavy. Indarra was left on the coast until requisitioned in October 1917. She was converted 12 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 Photo above: Trainee stokers – had to be at least 5 feet 2 ½ inches Right: The Dutch vessel, Half Moon Far right: Model maker’s gear Notes from the Curator Scallop dredge, propeller patterns, a The letter was sent by Roald Amundsen from Hadley’s Hotel. Amundsen, who had just returned to civilisation letter from Amundsen, models and from his epic conquest of the South Pole, was replying to modelling gear an off er of honorary membership from the Derwent Sailing Squadron. Keep your eyes out for news of the offi cial These are only some of the diverse and intriguing maritime handover of the letter by the DSS. objects which have been off ered to the Museum in recent weeks. Each comes with a story worth telling and Several fi nely built models have also been donated recently preserving. along with all the bits and pieces used to construct them. One model is of the Dutch vessel, Half Moon, built by the Pat Appleton, one of the pioneers of southern Tasmania’s Dutch East India Company. The company employed Henry scallop fi shery, made the scallop dredge. Each winter he Hudson to captain her on a voyage seeking a north eastern and his son, Bert, towed it between Ralphs Bay and Sandy route to the Indies and failing that, a north western route. Bay from the stern of the Olive May - catching up to 30 Hudson found neither but did discover the Hudson River bags a day off John Garrow Light. which was settled by the Dutch. The Half Moon was of a Bert’s father and later Bert and his brother, sold their catch similar age and style to the Duyfken, which visited Austalia’s from a series of vessels and punts in Constitution Dock. northern shores in 1606, becoming the fi rst known vessel Each season they took pride in selling the season’s fi rst to reach the continent. scallops, many to be used in the free counter lunches of As well as donations we have received the typescript of a the day (presumably subsidised by the amber fl uid that fascinating memoir of an early Hobart captain and one of washed them down.) The Ship Hotel alone took 18000 our new volunteers has brought in an intriguing booklet scallops a week. Any surplus was sold to H Jones and Co to copy. Called How to join the Royal Australian Navy it for canning. specifi es minimum heights and chest measurements for The propeller patterns come from Retlas Foundry which has all recruits. An 18 year old cook had to be at least 5 feet been located at various sites around Hobart’s waterfront for 3 inches while an 18 year old stoker could be 5 feet 2 ½ over 100 years. As well as ship’s propellers the foundry has inches. Both would earn £1 1s per week. produced winch parts for Muir Engineering, fi sh measures Because of space and management issues we are unable and many other marine castings. Mike Webb and I had a to accept all donations but we are always very grateful to fascinating look around the foundry which must move be off ered items for our collections - and I am constantly from its current location. We were both enthusiastic about amazed at what turns up! a plan to develop it as a working exhibit on the waterfront. By Rona Hollingsworth Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 | 13 Bob d’Boozer, can we drink it? Yes we can! On the GrapeVine Want to buy a winery? Well there are plenty for sale at the moment. The latest on the market is Cockatoo Ridge’s 25,000-tonne winery at Monash in the Riverland of South Australia, which reported a $54 million half-year loss Rory and our editor were all smiles as she wrote ‘Love Tassie’ mainly due to the collapse of Great Southern. It can be yours for a mere 8 million. That’s just Visitor’s Book 1% of the total value of wine industry assets Melanie Calwell Ocean Grove. Vic. Loved it. currently for sale, which is some $800 million. Vicki Craig Gladstone. Qld. Interesting, Great. Leckqi Singapore. Awesome. Last year was a great year for wine growers but Gace Tan Singapore. Wonderful. the problem is in selling their product. The global Darrell Manton Epping Forest. Tas. A credit to all. fi nancial crisis has meant many cancelled orders D & H Parkinson Geelong. Vic. Great, Thanks. and naturally there is a big drop in overseas Maria M. Toowoomba. Qld. Fantastic. orders at this time. Local sales have also taken Rory Flynn. Los Angeles. USA. Love Tassie. a nosedive which means for those with a bit of Glenorchy Primary School. Tas. Great display. spare cash now is the time to buy good wine at C.Gargans Northern Territory. Really interesting. way below the usual price. Those companies Angie Clarke Eddington. Vic. Fantastic display. that send brochures to their customers for them Allan & Dale Smith Glen Forest. W.A. Loved it ! to order direct are giving free delivery all over Riva Legori Italy. Bellissimo. Australia for orders of two or more cases and in Nancy Heff er Young. N.S.W. Best I’ve seen. Terry Wylie Glenorchy. Tas. MUST come back. some instances are giving a third case free. The Dean & Elizabeth Abbot Heywood. Vic. Interesting exhibits, helpful only problem with stocking up big while the volunteers. price is right is to ensure you are not purchasing Gilles Dion Canada. Very,very interesting. wine that has a short cellaring life as is the case A & J Theodore Princetown. Vic. Amazing history. with many wines produced these days in our Richard Taylor Christchurch. N.Z. Will be back. ‘drink now’ society. Andrew Lee Beaumaris. Vic. Amazing, thanks. ‘Clean skins’ can be a very inexpensive way of Colin Pipe Sydney. N.S.W. A gem among Maritime buying wine if you are just looking for something Museums. to drink over the next few months with a ‘barbi’ Patomporn Thailand. Great place to visit, glad that I came. and in most cases are superior to cask wine but it is best to ‘try before you buy’ or if tastings are not available buy just one bottle to check it out. Always look for clean skins that state the area MTT ANNUAL DINNER where the wine came from and this will give you Our fi fth annual dinner, which celebrated 7 years publication some idea of it’s quality. Avoid those labels that of our magazine, was held at Shippie’s on Wednesday 5th just tell you the name of the distributor or where August (why would you ever want to go anywhere else?) and the wine was bottled, rather than the area where a full room (in numbers that is) enjoyed the splendid 3 course the grapes were grown. If you hit on a tasty clean dinner provided by ‘mine host’ Gordon Latimer. skin, go for it, but drink it, don’t cellar it. Peta Knott gave a very interesting talk about the destruction If you keep a fi ne cellar and have plenty of cash that very day of a Tasmanian Heritage Vessel, the trading available now is the time to invest in Australia’s ketch Enterprise, at Bicheno. ultra-fi ne wines such as Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz from S.A. or Jasper Hill Georgia’s Paddock (full story in our next issue.) This was the only sad note on Shiraz from Heathcote, Vic. You lucky dog, you ! what was a great night. Bob Petrass. 14 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 What was this UFO? from the galley Can you believe that it is 40 years since man fi rst set foot on the MOON! Often after visiting a great restaurant Ginger Honey or a superb winery one is tempted to Like those brave Astronauts, linger on and on, but never have I been time fl ies. Marinated Lamb so reluctant to leave an establishment One incident that occurred with Quick Ginger Eggplant as was the case on my visit to Buderim Ginger in Queensland. on that historic voyage has Ingredients never been solved. After several hours with my bags full of 4 tbls Olive Oil Ginger Beer, Ginger Marmalade, Ginger Apollo11 was followed part 1 medium brown onion, fi nely chopped Honey, Mango & Ginger conserve, Sweet 2 tsp curry powder of the way to the moon by Ginger Sauce, Lemon, Lime & Ginger, 2 medium eggplants fi nely chopped an unidentifi ed object. Ginger Refresher, Ginger chips, Ginger 3 tbls Buderlm Original Ginger Marmalade chocolates etc. etc., while enjoying my At fi rst they thought it was 5 tbls water ginger ice-cream as I waited in a large the third-stage booster 3 tbls lime Juice queue at the check-out I spied a very only to be advised by NASA 2 tbls coconut milk powder large dish of crystallized ginger for that the booster was some 1 tsp salt sampling so I kept inviting those behind 10,000 km away. black pepper me to go ahead telling them I was in no To this day the mystery For the lamb: hurry as I gorged myself on more ginger. 4 lamb backstraps, cut In half remains as no satisfactory This place is ‘Ginger Heaven’ so I decided sea salt & black pepper explanation has been to pass on to our readers a recipe they 2 tbls Capllano Honey Ginger Spread/or forthcoming! gave me ( probably to get rid of me ! ) Buderlm Glnger Refresher Another story that 1 tbls olive oil emerged in later years is 300g fresh baby spinach that, President Nixon had pre-recorded a message Method: To compliment this dish I have concocted of condolence to go to a dessert, which I have named... For the lamb: air immediately if disaster ‘ MAN OVERBOARD.’ struck these brave men. Combine 2 tbls Capilano Honey Ginger Spread or 2 tbls Buderim Ginger Refresher Place a large scoop of ginger ice cream Fortunately it was not with salt, pepper-and olive oil. Place lamb In in a bowl required and he phoned marinade and .marinate for at least 1/2 hour. Add a plash of rum congratulations to them on Heat a medium pot to moderately hot and their success. Place a Ginger Bread Man on top add a little oil. Add the onion and curry powder and saute for 1 minute. Add the Add another splash of rum eggplant, stir well and cook for 5 minutes. Cover with whipped cream or until eggplant has softened, then mix Did you know? in marmalade, lime juice,coconut milk and Add another splash of rum water. Combine well, reduce the heat and Sprinkle with grated ginger Mazu, the heavenly allow to simmer while you cook the lamb. Top with a rum ball queen who lived from Heat a grill plate, place lamb on the hot If you don’t like rum you can replace it 960 to 987 during the grill pan and allow to cook for 3 minutes each side. Remove from heat and rest for 3 with green ginger wine Sung Dynasty in China minutes. If you really love rum you can soak the is Goddess of the Sea Blanch the spinach In boiling salted water, ginger breadman in rum fi rst and protects fi shermen drain and divide over 4 plates, add a generous Le` Yummy! and sailors. spoonful of eggplant curry and place lamb Bon Appetit’ backstrap on top. ---- Now can we expect to see Lucky Pierre this name on more boats ? --- To accompany this dish:- GREEN GINGER WINE ( of course ) Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 | 15 KNOTT NEWS By Peta Knott the hull. The survey is a non-intrusive - have 2 - 3m of open land along process. Standard lines plans can one side of vessel to allow the The Maritime Museum has just be created and various calculations surveying equipment to be set embarked on an exciting new about seaworthiness and hull stability up project that will combine preserving completed. The digital model Tassie’s maritime heritage with new There is no cost to you! information plus the history of the technology creating the Historic Hull vessel will be placed on the maritime In return for your participation, you Digital Database. Tasmania has many museum website for all interested will have a 3D digital model of your historic vessels that are in various people to see. vessel which can be used to create states of repair. These vessels need a standard lines plan. This may to be digitally recorded so that even The museum is compiling a list of be of use to you for restoration or if the physical boat disappears, the historic vessels to participate in this maintenance purposes. information and history are preserved project. So far three vessels have been for posterity. surveyed – Otago, Matilda and Ninie. Other vessels soon to be recorded In the next few months I will be Vessels in this project are digitally for posterity are: Arcadia II, Britannia, travelling around the state surveying recorded by completing a total Enterprize, Fancy, Gypsy, Karina, May the historic vessels mentioned above. station survey of the hull Queen, Olive May, Tassie Too, Terra All members are welcome to help out (see photo Peta and Richard Linna, Terralinna, To be added to this with the fi eldwork. surveying Ninie). X, Y, Z coordinates list all you need to do is - If you would like to participate in this are taken from around the vessel and project, please contact me at peta. uploaded to a computer program that - allow access to your boat when it [email protected] or 6234 1427 then creates a digital 3D model of is out of the water (trailer or slip) (Mon-Wed) or 6211 4158 (Thurs-Fri) CONGRATULATIONS! On Saturday afternoon 18th July, Sandy Bay U12’s Football Team represented the Sydney Swans in their Little League match against Carlton played during the half time interval of the main game at Etihad Stadium, in Melbourne. The Blues were represented by Claremont (W.A.) which had some pretty big boys in their side and posted the fi rst goal. The Tassie boys undeterred by this quickly took control of the game and ran out easy winners 4 – 2 – 26 to 1 – 0 – 6. Swans Auskick coordinator, John Savage, reported that the boys not only gave the large crowd a sample of true Tasmanian football skills but impressed everyone by their exemplary conduct both on and off the fi eld. Well done to our boys and their offi cials led by Steven Hay. The Swans have already invited Sandy Bay to represent them in 2010. 16 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 knot so hard a series by Frank Charles Brown No. 15 Drummer’s Plait This plait may be used for either practical or ornamental purposes. As the name suggests it is used to adorn military drums, 2. Draw up a short length of the Standing Part 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as in Fig.4 but has been used for other decorative into the loop created as in Fig 2 purposes in fancy rope work. Its practical uses are as a method of making up rope for storage or for shortening a rope to avoid cutting. 5. Continue the process till the last loop and pull the End all the way through as in Fig 5. To undo, reverse the process for by taking the End 1. Start by making a Slipped Overhand Knot 3. Close the loop as in Fig 3leaving a small new back through the loop and then pulling out the as in Fig 1 loop rope and unzipping the plait. News Item… Following a series of earthquakes New Zealand has moved 30cm closer to Australia. --Those bloody Kiwis, not content with taking over Bondi they are now moving their entire Islands towards our East Coast.-- Do pets get a NINE YEAR ITCH ? Recently there has been a lot of publicity about a dog called Muff y who disappeared from her home in Brisbane and turned up 9 years later 2000 km away in Melbourne. Fortunately she was micro-chipped and is now back home with her astonished owner Chloe who was only 8 years old at the time and thought she had lost her pet forever. If only dog’s could talk, what a tale Muff y would have to tell! Was she dog napped, did she hitch a ride, did she walk all the way? We will never know. By an amazing coincidence an English couple have been reunited with their cat Dixie now 15, who also disappeared for 9 years from her home in Birmingham. She was found just 1km from her home and was also saved by her micro-chip implant. -- The moral to these stories.-- The Lady Nelson Make sure your pet has a micro implant and if it goes missing, just be patient for 9 years. sailing most weekends (Look on the bright side, just think how much the owners saved on dog & cat food.) & public holidays ‘ Little Audrey’ back on top. 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Corporate & Leisure Marketing Pty Ltd 23 Thompson Way, Clifton Beach, Tasmania 7020 Telephone: (03) 6248 8644 Fax: (03) 6248 8646 Email: [email protected] Strategy, Business, Communications & Research Consultants 18 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 Quik Quiz 1. Who named Queensland’s Glasshouse Mountains after glass furnaces in his Native Yorkshire ? 2. In order what are the three largest countries (by area) in the Commonwealth ? 3. What was the only country to grant women the vote before the start of the 20th century ? 4. In what pre-World War 1 year did the Titanic tragedy occur ? Sitting on the side of a highway, 5. Who wrote the very popular book ‘Matthew Flinder’s Cat’ ? a state patrolman sees a car 6. We know what the Spanish ‘adios’ means when used, but what does it mean puttering along at 30 kms/hr. He literally ? thinks to himself, ”This peron is 7. Two bits is an American expression for what amount of money ? just as dangerous as someone 8. Off the coast of which continent was the notorious French prison Devil’s speeding,” so he pulls the driver Island ? over. 9. In what country is Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain ? 10. What native animal was last photographed alive in a Zoo in 1936 ? Approaching the car, he notices 11. In which country is the town of Nokia ? that there are fi ve old ladies - two in the front and three in the back 12. Which stylish player won the Brownlow Medal in 1970 ? wide-eyed and white as ghosts. 13. Who reputedly found enlightenment under the bohdi tree in Gaya ? The driver, obviously confused, Who am I? says to him, “Offi cer, I don’t understand, I was doing exactly I was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1912. 10 pts. the speed limit! What seems to be When I was 2 years old my family moved to Australia, where I later became a the problem?” journalist. 8 pts. “Ma’am,” the offi cer replies; “You Living in Europe when World War 11 began, I fought alongside the French resistance. weren’t speeding, but you should 6 pts. know that driving slower than the The Nazis dubbed me ‘The White Mouse’, also the name of my autobiography. 4 pts. speed limit can also be dangerous My surname begins with W. 2 pts. to other drivers’.’ I am Nancy ? 1 pt. “Slower than the speed limit? No sir, I was doing the speed-limit Answers on page 23. exactly... 30 kms/hr!” the old woman said proudly. How can they expect to stop Melbourne’s ‘Crime Wave’ when they The patrolman, trying to contain can’t even stop their `Mexican Wave’ at the cricket’? a chuckle, explains to her that “30” was a route number, not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the woman grinned and thanked the ‘The Dick’ & ‘The Doc’ offi cer for pointing out her error. “But before I let you go, ma’am, I Anything interesting in have to ask, is everyone in this car the papers Watson? Plenty Holmes, the okay? These women seem awfully historic moon walk, the shaken and they haven’t muttered fi ght for the ashes, drugs, a single peep this whole time,” the murder and... offi cer asks. “Oh they’ll be ‘ all right in a minute offi cer. We just got off No, no Watson, I meant were there any stories other than Route 180.” those about Michael Jackson. Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 | 19 LEAKING DECKS? s Easy to apply s Resistant to weathering & UV s Highly elastic s Permeable – lets wood survive s Ready to use s Crack-bridging Tasmanian Supplier: THE FIBREGLASS SHOP 202 ARGYLE ST HOBART TASMANIA 7000 (03) 6234 2177 Available Australia wide: Qumont Pty Ltd (02) 9181 3244 (02) 9181 3467 www.qumont.com.au 20 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 Remembering 1974 …a series by the lateAlby Kuffer • In the Sydney to Hobart Yachting • In the Grand Final, Richmond Classic Ondine 111 (USA) took defeated North Melbourne by a Line Honours --- Love & War (NSW) comfortable 41 points. recorded Fastest Time. • Leilani won the Caulfi eld Cup in a • Patti Hearst, daughter of William canter and Harry White wanted to Randolph Hearst, was recognized as get off Think Big to ride that mare in an armed accomplice in a bank raid the Melbourne Cup. Bart Cummings by the Symbionese Liberation Army, refused to let him swap mounts and, the gang that had kidnapped her. as they say, the rest is history with • USA President, Richard Nixon resigns Think Big defeating his stablemate over the Watergate aff air. Leilani in the big one and giving Bart another quinella in the race. • In sport.- There was a huge brawl as 1933 – 2006 Essendon and Richmond players, • By far the biggest news of the year Alby Kuff er was supplying these articles offi cials and spectators joined in the occurred in Darwin on Christmas to MTT at the time of his death and melee in what became known as the Day when that city was devastated unfortunately this is the last of them. Alby ‘Battle of Windy Hill’. by ‘Cyclone Tracey’ which killed 44 and injured many more. 90% of the was a larger than life character who lit up • Keith Greig won his second buildings were destroyed leaving a room when he entered with his cheeky Brownlow Medal and his team mate, 25,000 of the city’s 32,000 population grin and the ability to make everyone Doug Wade topped the goalkicking homeless. Australians rallied to the laugh. with 103goals. Kevin Murray and cause & did our nation proud with John Nicholls both retired. He is sadly missed by his friends, of which their response to this tragedy. he had many. ‘May he rest in peace.’ and the lads got into an almighty fight BBenjamin’senjamin’s with no other than Blackbeard himself. I takes me eyes off him for a wee moment and swish, down comes his cutlass and PPirateirate CClublub takes me hand clean off”. Ahoy shipmates and land “Beggin’ your pardon sir” he says, “I was “I’d like to have seen that fight” says the lubbers, wonderin’ if I might ask ye a couple of laddie, “but how did ye get that eye questions”. patch”? At last a reader has sent me a pirate joke, a real beauty, here it is. “That ye may laddie, but make it quick “Now I don’t like talkin’ about this so ‘cause I’m settin’ sail in an hour” says the much” says the pirate, “but I’ll tell ye just PIRATE STORY pirate. the same”. “I was gazin’ aloft one day CONTRIBUTED BY BOB PARKES Says the laddie “I was wonderin’ how ye checkin’ the set of the mizzen tops when (To be read with you best sea dog came by that wooden leg of yours”. a seagull which was sittin’ on the tops’l accent) yard let go an almighty poop which “Arrrh” says the pirate, “that were a sad landed fair and square in me eye”. A young seaman was in the local tavern occasion. Three days out of Barbados one day enjoying a few ales when he we were when the fiercest storm ye can “You’re sayin’ a lump of seagull poop noticed an old sea dog sitting at the imagine blew up. An almighty wave was what took out yer eye”? says the corner table who had a wooden leg, hit us broadside and swept me over the laddie. a patch over his right eye and a large side into the boiling sea. Before the lads Says the pirate “No laddie, it were’nt metal hook for a right hand. could haul me aboard, a fiendish shark that, it were the first day I was wearin’ “Arrrh” he thinks, “this be the first came up from the deep and took me leg me hook. chance I’ve had to find out by what off with his terrible jaws”. Thank you very much to volunteer, means these old sea dogs come by such “That be an awful thing to happen” says Mr Bob Parkes for that funny story. appendages”. the laddie, “but I was also wonderin’ That’s it me hearties, Pirate Ben. So a several ales later he plucks up how ye came by the hook where yer enough courage to go over and find right hand should be”. COME ON’ all you PARENTS, out, ‘cause the old sea dog’s a fearsome GRANDPARENTS, etc. JOIN UP your “Arrrh that, I don’t CHILDREN in our PIRATE CLUB for looking gent to say the least and mind telling, ye was a JUST $5 —to foster their love for all things definitely looked to be of the pirating memorable occasion” connected with the sea and help insure the persuation (must have been the cutlass says the pirate. “Me future of our wonderful Maritime Museum of and the blood thirsty look in his left eye). Tasmania in this Island state. —Ed. Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 | 21 The Man in Black Poet’sCORNER ( a tribute to Johnny Cash ) The man in black ain't coming back anymore Johnny Cash has sung his very last encore But friends, please don't feel blue We'll always have "a boy called Sue" "I walk the line," “Folsom Prison" and much more. The man in black ain't coming back anymore But then again he never really went away Like Elvis, Frank and Bing He did his very own thing And his music in our hearts will always stay The man in black ain't coming back anymore But when we play his songs,our hearts will surely soar "Don't take your gun to town", "The Night they drove old Dixie down", "Ring of Fire", "Rock Island Line" and many more. The man in black ain't coming back anymore But he is now, a part of our folk lore So we thank him for his songs As we bid him sad "So longs" Johnny Cash your name will live forever more. By Bob Petrass More, Did you know ? Galley slaves sometimes had to row at fast speed for up to 24 hours and if they slowed they were whipped by Bosuns using long, dried stretched bull’s penis’. ---- sounds like a lot of bull ---- Now Famous Australian soprano, Dame Nellie Melba, achieved fame in available at Europe with cult following and had a farewell tour which lasted our book 4 years. (thus the saying `more comebacks than Melba) She died of an infection contracted during a `facelift’. The treatment had shop been developed to help soldiers injured in WWI and was a risky operation carried out without antibiotics.Born Helen Mitchell in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond she changed her name to honour that city. ---- Wot no Botox ! ---- During the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge 16 lives were lost, the last on the day before the bridge was offi cially opened in 1932. Also here are 6 million rivets in the bridge. Many thanks to the team at Ricoh especially our graphic designer, Rebecca Kurczok for another excellent publication. (Ed.) 22 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 America A bear with a sweet tooth broke into a Californian home and gobbled up a box of chocolates from the fridg . The animal SUPPLIERS OF then pushed aside some vegetables and was trying to open a bottle of Champagne when the tenants arrived home and MARINE EQUIPMENT scared him off . AND SAILMAKERS TO --Bear’s tastes have certainly gone up-market since Goldilock’s day’.-- HOBART SINCE 1964 Germany. Offi cials rescued 1500 parakeets from a fl at in Berlin. The premises was littered with feces, feathers and leftover food and 12-25 Morrison Street, Hobart it took over 7 hours to catch the birds with nets. GPO Box 1099, Hobart, 7001 Phone. 03 6234 5422 Fax. 03 6223 7797 --bet they caused ‘quiet a fl utter’-- [email protected] Answers to Quick Quiz. 1. Captain James Cook. 2. Canada, Australia, India. The Southern Tasmanian Model and Collectors Group 3. New Zealand. 4. 1912. Are you a collector, do you build models of any kind. We may be the group for you. 5. Bryce Courtenay. We talk about our collections and models as well as just general chat. Would you 6. ‘to God.’ like to learn some tips on modelling or do you have question that we may be able to 7. 25 cents. 8. South America (French Guiana) answer. Please feel free to come along to our nights where we meet. We meet on the 9. Tanzania. First Thursday of each month Except January. Each meeting starts at 7:30pm at the 10. Tasmanian Tiger. 11. Finland. Windjammer Restaurant. 105 Main Road Moonah. 12. Peter Bedford (South Melbourne) 13. Buddha. For further information please feel free to contact the secretary (Mykel Salter) on 0417162311 or email me at [email protected]. Who am I ? Nancy Wake. ANVERS Confectionery • Chocolate Tasting • Viewing • Gardens • Cafe and Museum Indulge yourselves in a Belgian style breakfast in a chocolate factory, morning and aĞernoon tea in the old gardens listening to the native birds, a fine Tasmanian lunch near a cosy wood heater, stocking up on Tasmania’s finest chocolates or just browsing through the chocolate antique display. There is ample car and bus parking on site. Also catering for the quick quality business lunch and corporate presentations in our own private room. The “House of Anvers” is a real chocolate taste sensation. It is located on the Bass Highway between Devonport and Latrobe and is open 7am - 7pm, 7 days a week. Phone: (03) 6426 2958 for bookings Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009 | 23 24 | Maritime Times of Tasmania Winter 2009