Melbourne Maritime Museum
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The former Melbourne Maritime Museum, now Polly Woodside, managed by the National Trust of Australia
, is situated in South Wharf
on the Yarra River
in the city of Melbourne
, Victoria, Australia
.
It is home to the Polly Woodside
Barque
, the now restored cargo vessel launched in 1885. The Polly Woodside vessel resides in an original wooden-walled dry dock
. The dry dock was used for the repair and service of ships for over 100 years.
Historic buildings on the site include a pump house and boiler room for use in pumping water from the dry dock. Shed 2 is home to displays, artefacts and models of Polly Woodside and those relating to her life as a working vessel.
The museum is a popular attraction for school children and offers extensive education programs. Facilities on the site include the interactive gallery, a souvenir shop and children's play areas.
Regular events include Story time on Tuesdays at 11am, and Priate Sundays - the first Sunday of every month.
For more information see Polly Woodside
or visit www.pollywoodside.com.au
National Trust of Australia
The Australian Council of National Trusts is the peak body for community-based, non-government organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage....
, is situated in South Wharf
South Wharf, Victoria
South Wharf is a small inner suburb of Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne.South Wharf is located on the southern bank of the Yarra River, bounded by Clarendon Street, Normanby Road, the West Gate Freeway and Docklands Highway. Gazetted...
on the Yarra River
Yarra River
The Yarra River, originally Birrarung, is a river in east-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835 and today Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches...
in the city of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
It is home to the Polly Woodside
Polly Woodside
Polly Woodside is a Belfast built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque, preserved in Melbourne, Australia and forming the central feature of the South Wharf precinct. The ship was originally built in Belfast by William J. Woodside and was launched in 1885...
Barque
Barque
A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts.- History of the term :The word barque appears to have come from the Greek word baris, a term for an Egyptian boat. This entered Latin as barca, which gave rise to the Italian barca, Spanish barco, and the French barge and...
, the now restored cargo vessel launched in 1885. The Polly Woodside vessel resides in an original wooden-walled dry dock
Dry dock
A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform...
. The dry dock was used for the repair and service of ships for over 100 years.
Historic buildings on the site include a pump house and boiler room for use in pumping water from the dry dock. Shed 2 is home to displays, artefacts and models of Polly Woodside and those relating to her life as a working vessel.
The museum is a popular attraction for school children and offers extensive education programs. Facilities on the site include the interactive gallery, a souvenir shop and children's play areas.
Regular events include Story time on Tuesdays at 11am, and Priate Sundays - the first Sunday of every month.
For more information see Polly Woodside
Polly Woodside
Polly Woodside is a Belfast built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque, preserved in Melbourne, Australia and forming the central feature of the South Wharf precinct. The ship was originally built in Belfast by William J. Woodside and was launched in 1885...
or visit www.pollywoodside.com.au