Where is Witchwae part 2: March 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Flagstaff Hill continued

Village church

This cheeky crow waited until the people had finished their Devonshire tea & left,
he flew onto table & started drinking the milk from the milkjug
He's done that before!!!

Mechanic's Institute

Inside the church

Waterfront

This is the building where they have the Light & sound show in the evening
It is the first of winter in 1878 & a Melbourne bound clipper, the Loch Ard, has been wrecked off a small island the present-day Loch Ard gorge on the Great Ocean road.
The ship is destroyed & 52 lives are lost. While the sinking of Loch Ard remains one of Australia's worst maritime disasters.
"SHIPWRECKED" is today truly one the nation's greatest shows
Suddenly you are on board the Loch Ard on that grim night, your seating is moving in time with the action as the pounding ocean claims the stricken vessel's passengers & crew.
Two, however, miraculously survive. Tom Pearce is swept into the narrow gorge that now bears the ship's name. Watch as he swims out to rescue Eva Carmichael before scaling a sheer cliff face to raise the alarm

Ship builder

Keg maker

Every village needs a pub!!

Village complete with live stock!!!
Nothing like a porker!!!

Blacksmith shop

Aye Aye captain !!

Lock up cell

Happy house (loo)

This magnificent earthenware Loch Ard Peacock values @ $4 million

This statue is Australia's most valuable shipwreck relic
It was being transported from England to Melbourne aboard the clipper Loch Ard in 1878 for display at Melbourne's Great International Exhibition of 1880, the life sized Loch Ard Peacock was washed ashore in a packing crate, just days after its namesake ran aground

When you see the gorge where this was washed up, it is amazing that it survived at all

A beautiful gold watch that also survived the shipwreck

Flagstaff Hill - Warrnambool

Our ticket to the Loch Ard sound & light show, which was fantastic laser show on the story of the shipwreck & 2 survivors off the Loch Ard in 1878

Flagstaff Hill Maritime village is set on 10 acres & reflects the pioneering atmosphere of the 1870's
coastal port

In fear of Imperial Russian invasion, the addition of the Warrnambool Garrison & fortifications was made to the site in 1887 & is still evident today with two 80 pounder cannons in place