Melbourne Maritime Museum Melbourne Maritime Museum The former Melbourne Maritime Museum, now Polly Woodside, managed by the National Trust of Australia, is situated in South Wharf on the Yarra River in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is home to the Polly Woodside Barque, the now restored cargo vessel launched in 1885. The Polly Woodside vessel resides in an original wooden-walled dry dock. The dry dock was used for the repair and service of ships for over 100 years. Historic buildings on the site include a pump house and boiler room for use in pumping water from the dry dock. Shed 2
Hunter River (Western Australia) Hunter River (Western Australia) The Hunter River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise below Donkins Hill. The river flows in a south-westerly direction until it discharges into Prince Frederick Harbour then York Sound and the Indian Ocean. The river was named in 1820 by the explorer Philip Parker King aboard the while making charts in the area. The river was named after the surgeon on the "Mermaid", James Hunter. The river has two spectacular waterfalls, the Hunter Falls and Donkin Falls, both of which drop . Also a large and