Bass Strait Maritime Centre

The BSMC focuses on the maritime and social history of the Bass Strait between Tasmania and mainland Australia, as well as the local history of Devonport.

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We are proud to present Ice in the Rigging: Voyage to the Antarctic, an evocative collection of artefacts, art & models relating to early Antarctic exploration. Open now, 7 days 10-3pm, until April 16th.
With thanks to the @maritimetas for this exhibition.

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Wonderful news!!

[Trove @TroveAustralia]

We are delighted that Trove’s future has been secured!

The National Library welcomes the announcement of ongoing Trove funding. Read more: https://t.co/AFr7OZRUov

[CSIRO @CSIRO]

Each year, 44,000 wheelie bins worth of litter is collected from Sydney Harbour. 🗑️

We're partnering with local groups, councils and the NSW Government to help prevent plastic pollution ending up there. https://t.co/w2moE1v1CW

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Another strong performance from Interceptor 007, capturing plastic to keep it out of the Pacific Ocean and away from the coastlines of LA County during last weekend's storms in California.

Our operators are offloading and confirming the total amount caught - stay tuned.

[Royal Australian Navy @Australian_Navy]

"Bravery, ingenuity, survival. In the motor boat, the rowers have been doggedly pushing on all night."

We're diving back into the #HMASArmidalePodcast, which recounts the riveting and historic true story of #HMASArmidale.

Join us for episode 4 🎧 https://t.co/Corfe2KroE

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We have been so pleased to work with Devonport Regional Gallery Curator Erin Linhart on her new exhibition Dear Dahlia. The Dahlia Festival was an important social history event in Devonport's history. Visit the DRG for a lovely Valentine's Day!
📸Erin Linhart

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It's the last weekend to see the travelling exhibition 'Remarkable: Stories of Australians and their Boats' here from the Australian Maritime Museums Council and @seamuseum_ . We'll keep our own objects up for a couple of weeks longer, but the stories go 7 Feb!

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Summer Mystery Wins #7 Bonus Round
Now what could this item be? Bonus hint: this image shows part of a handle.

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Summer Mystery Wins #6
The scale of the object is much smaller than most thought! This is a press seal of around 4.5 cm wide which was used by the Spreyton Brick and Drain Pipeworks to emboss their correspondence. Look out for another chance to win our final double pass tomorrow.

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Summer Mystery Wins #6
Our final mystery item for this series is clearly 'Limited'. What do you think it is? Bonus points for getting the name attached as well. (Though only one double pass is up for grabs!).

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As we didn't have winners for the last two weeks, we are giving away three passes this time around to:
@VDLSteamSociety on Twitter
Jenni and Winston on Facebook

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Our Summer Mystery Wins item for last week was this "Buzza" Morse Code device. The discussion on Facebook around the buzzer part of the device is very revealing as to why that is the brand name. Thank you all! We had some wonderful answers on various platforms.

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Summer Mystery Wins Week 5
What could this be?
Correct answer wins a double pass to the Bass Strait Maritime Centre!

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Summer Mystery Wins Week 4 Answer: This piece of cloth with signatures on it is known as a Paying Off Pennant. It was flown atop the mast when the ship had finished its commissioning. This pennant is for the Spirit III.

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Summer Mystery Wins!
Week 4: What could this signature be for?
Winning answer for the double pass to the Museum revealed on Friday.

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It holds 50 cards that relate to the Brammich, Bonney, and Westcome families. Try your luck again tomorrow!

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Summer Mystery Wins Week 3
We had some fabulous guesses from you all but no-one figured out that our mystery object was a Carte-de-visite Album. This gloriously mother-of-pearl bedecked album holds an early form of photograph - that could also be used as a calling card.

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Looking for last minute Christmas gifts? We've got you covered with our educational toys, eco-friendly gifts and a superb range of historical books.
📷Ruby Moore

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@mumswise Hi Sue, Check your dm's!

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Introducing our new collection series: Summer Mystery Wins
We will do a close-up image of a mystery object (Saturdays) in our collection for 6 weeks - you have to like and comment, correctly guessing what it is. You will go into a draw (Fridays) for 2 free entry adult tickets!