As a student at North Geelong primary school, we were taken for a tour at the Geelong Harbour Trust, where we kids were taken abord the tugs. The names of the tugs i inspected with my classmates were the MOORABOOL and the BARWON. They were fond memories of a once beautiful and florishing town of GEELONG. They really were much better times and a much better town and people living back then. Bob. Australia.
Cunningham pier is just an eyesore now. Should have been made a marine museum. Some of the original pier is left at rippleside and the slipway is there still
A great historical document. A shame about the amateurish and laboured attempt at a rhyming narration, and that musical score by Dreyfus is quaint but laughable.
MAGNIFICENT....THANK YOU...made my day....and a crew member is wearing a 'bluey' coat.
My old man has the life preserver ring from this vessel!
As a student at North Geelong primary school, we were taken for a tour at the Geelong Harbour Trust, where we kids were taken abord the tugs.
The names of the tugs i inspected with my classmates were the MOORABOOL and the BARWON.
They were fond memories of a once beautiful and florishing town of GEELONG.
They really were much better times and a much better town and people living back then.
Bob. Australia.
Thanks for posting this, it has some footage of my late uncle in this. Thanks again. 😊
My Dad was Harold Schefferle, Marine Engineer (:
the area is now full of town houses and cunningham peir is now a restauant, fords and alcoa are now gone
Cunningham pier is just an eyesore now. Should have been made a marine museum.
Some of the original pier is left at rippleside and the slipway is there still
@@gavinmcdonald9967 ripple side is now full off town houses the slip way is gone
@@gavinmcdonald9967 ripple side slip way is gone it is now full of town houses
Great historical video
Wonderful to see the history in this video .Does anyone know what happened to the tug Geelong.?
It was scrapped
Another steam tug boat from Geelong was scrapped and its engine is now at the steam preservation build at the Geelong show grounds
My dad has the life preserver ring. Think that's all that is left after scrapping.
A great historical document. A shame about the amateurish and laboured attempt at a rhyming narration, and that musical score by Dreyfus is quaint but laughable.