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The sculptured fountain commemorates the Dutch, British and French ships that explored Tasmania. The sculpture was originally sited at Risdon Cove and unveiled in 1979, and was relocated to Salamanca Place in 1998. The sculpture lists the names of the ships that sailed in Tasmanian waters.
Sponsored by the Electrolytic Zinc Company of A/Asia Ltd and the Tasmanian Government and originally sited at the now infamous Risdon Cove, it celebrates the Dutch, British and French ‘explorers’ who discovered Van Diemans Land. The hand-over of the Risdon Cove site, which includes the Bowen Memorial, was part of the Aboriginal Lands Bill. The transfer occurred on 11 December 1995. The original Indigenous owners promptly decommissioned the work and returned it to the artist where it lay languishing in a shed only to be resurrected by the Salamanca Square developer.
Location
| Address: | Salamanca Square , Battery Point , 7004 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -42.887423 Long: 147.332783 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Fountain |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Artist: | Stephen Walker A. M. (Hobart, TAS) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 3rd January, 1998 |
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Plaque:
Journeys to the Southland
was presented to the
City of Hobart
by the Tasmanian Government
Tony Rundle M.H.A. Premier
3rd January 1998
Journeys to the Southland
was sponsored by the
Electrolytic Zinc Co. of A/Asia Ltd.
and the Tasmanian Government
Sculptor: Stephen Walker 1979
Commemorative plaque from Bowen Park
Risdon Cove 1979
