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Maritime Heritage
Conference , All Day- next Saturday October 15th at Port Queenscliff
, 8.30 registration , 9am start, call Mesh Thompson 5482424 for
details.
Dr Henry Hudson
Chairman of Maritime Museums of Victoria will be talking about Maritime
history , Past , Present and Future.
There will be
lots of highlights , Hon Rod Mc Kenzie who designed the ship Wreck
Heritage Act for Victoria, he's also been to Antarctic a couple
of times, Professor Western Bate - talking about the tale of two
bays -Port Phillip and Westernport Bay.
Vince Ross talking
about how local indigenous community used the seas, Interestingly
the area around the Heads and the Yarra were part of the direction
that Bunjil - the creator - when raveling across the land.
Another talk
by Peter Williams about the strong connection with Horatio Nelson
interesting as the aniversary of Battle of Trafalgar coming up.
Bob Marmby talking
about defenses of Port Phillip and the Shenandoah - the American
Confederate ship came in heads, and resulting fortifications improvements,
Brad Duncan
who talk about hidden coastal structures around the coast
Dr Leonie Foster
talking about shipwrecks and the white Australia policy. When the
ship Patrianna came crew into Port Phillip Bay with an foreign crew
they were not treated well at all.
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