eHive Object Details

Name/TitleMemorial to Matthew Flinders & George Bass : Flinders, Western Port, c. 1920

About this objectA photograph of the marble plaque incorporated into the twenty feet high, stone pyramid built to commemorate the discovery and naming of Western Port by Bass and Flinders.

The inscription reads:
In Commemoration Of
the Discovery and Naming of Western Port
-- by --
SURGEON GEORGE BASS,
January 4, 1798,
and the Passage of Bass Strait, the same year by him and
LIEUT. MATTHEW FLINDERS,
(both of H.M.S."Reliance")
--------------
Erected by the People of Flinders,
Assisted by the National Parks Association,
------- 1912 -------

One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.

For more information about this image contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria. copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm

Period1910-1920

Object TypePhotograph

Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956

Subject and Association KeywordsWestern Port (Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsMonuments and memorials

Subject and Association KeywordsFlinders, Matthew, 1774-1814.

Subject and Association KeywordsBass, George, 1771-1803.

Named CollectionImages collection

Object numberGS-TM-44

Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved