Geelong
Digital
Outdoor
Museum

Eastern Beach

Welcome to Eastern Beach, Geelong. Here you'll discover interviews with the local community recounting stories from the area. This is complimented with historical images of what once was.

Instructions

Use your mouse (on a desktop computer) or touchscreen (on a tablet or smartphone) to start your virtual walk-through.

Click or tap on the landscape to move about. You can click/tap on the coloured circles to see images and read stories in the catalogue. Click/tap on catalogue images to enlarge them.

References

Reports

1. The Development of Eastern Beach – Geelong
   Colin Dearnley (self-published) 1997
2. [murmur] Geelong – project archive
   City of Greater Geelong. 2010
3. Memory Bank – project archive
   City of Greater Geelong, 2008
4. Historic Films of Geelong (vols.1 & 2)
   Geelong Heritage Centre, 2008

Digital databases (other texts)

1. Trove database
2. Geelong Heritage Centre Archives
3. Geelong Heritage Centre Collection
4. State Library of Victoria Collection
5. Geelong Art Gallery Collection
6. Connecting Memory Collection – City of Greater Geelong
7. Shout! Geelong website
8. See Geelong – The Bellarine & Surf Coast website
9. Wikipedia – Eastern Beach, Geelong

Detailed listings for images and videos

Eastern Beach in the 1840's
Hand-coloured photographic reproduction of original lithograph by Samuel Mossman.
Geelong Art Gallery collection

Taking a Tram to the Beach
Photograph reproduced from “The Development of Eastern Beach – Geelong” by Colin Dearnley, 1997, originally sourced from Geelong Heritage Centre archives.

The development of Eastern Beach
Photograph by Charles Daniel Pratt, c.1936
State Library of Victoria collection, H91.160/732

The final stage of the Eastern Beach development
Photograph by Max Dupain, 1946.
Geelong Art Gallery collection

Eastern Beach in the 1860's
Stereographic photographs by Thomas Washbourne, c.1860
State Library of Victoria collection, H88.14/7

Eastern Beach in the 1900's
Postcard depicting shipping from Eastern Beach, c.1907
State Library of Victoria collection, H889.156/11

The multi-staged creation of Eastern Beach
Construction of Eastern Beach lawns, c.1920.
Photograph reproduced from Shout – Geelong website,
originally sourced from Geelong Heritage Centre archives.

Bronze Cranes – personal stories of Eastern Beach
Audio recording of George Jones created for [murmur] Geelong project, 2010.
Postcard photograph by Rose Stenograph Co., c.1946
State Library of Victoria collection, H32492/8659

The Design Process for Eastern Beach
Design plans reproduced from “The Development of Eastern Beach – Geelong” by Colin Dearnley, 1997, originally sourced from Geelong Heritage Centre archives, including:
Plan of proposed work at Eastern Beach under grant of £6,000 to £15,000, January 1941
Geelong City Council Collection
Geelong Heritage Centre Archives
GRS 2031/A481
VPRS 17268/P0002/409

The revival of Eastern Beach
Postcard photograph by Rose Stenograph Co., c.1950
State Library of Victoria collection, H32492/5174

The official opening of Eastern Beach, 1939
Excerpt from uncredited newsreel film, sourced from Geelong Heritage Centre collection.

A Sea of Faces – Personal stories of Eastern Beach
Short film featuring Patricia Gilham, created by Malcolm McKinnon for Memory Bank project, City of Greater Geelong, 2007.

Historic film documenting the Miss Geelong Bathing Beauty competition
Excerpt from film “On Corio’s Shores” produced by Jack Keane (c.1950), sourced from Geelong Heritage Centre collection.

Eastern Beach Kiosk - personal stories of Eastern Beach
Audio recording of Noel Dawson created for [murmur] Geelong project, 2010.
Postcard by Nucolorvue Productions, 1961
(from set of 13 postcards presenting different views of Geelong)
State Library of Victoria picture collection, H99.140/6k

Kids swimming - personal stories of Eastern Beach
Audio recording of Carmel Reid created for [murmur] Geelong project, 2010.
Super 8 home movie footage from Carmel Reid, sourced from Connecting Memory collection, City of Greater Geelong.

Talking German - personal stories of Eastern Beach
Audio recording of Ian Janetski created for [murmur] Geelong project, 2010.
Still image from film “On Corio’s Shores” produced by Jack Keane (c.1950), sourced from Geelong Heritage Centre collection.

Exotic Eastern Beach - personal stories of Eastern Beach
Audio recording of Paul Tomic created for [murmur] Geelong project, 2010.
Excerpt from film “On Corio’s Shores” produced by Jack Keane (c.1950), sourced from Geelong Heritage Centre collection.

Going Downhill Fast - personal stories of Eastern Beach
Audio recording of Gary Dalton created for [murmur] Geelong project, 2010.

Lifting Bikes - personal stories of Eastern Beach
Audio recording of Herb Jeffrey created for [murmur] Geelong project, 2010.
Still image from film “On Corio’s Shores” produced by Jack Keane (c.1950), sourced from Geelong Heritage Centre collection.

Rosemary’s Bicycle - personal stories of Eastern Beach
Audio recording of Rosemary Calderazzo created for [murmur] Geelong project, 2010.
Plan drawing for bicycle rack (c.1935) from Geelong Heritage Centre archive.

Panorama over Eastern Beach pool
Postcard by Nucolorvue Productions, 1961
(from set of 13 postcards presenting different views of Geelong)
State Library of Victoria picture collection, H99.140/6j

Hazards of swimming - personal stories of Eastern Beach
Audio recording of Herb Jeffrey created for [murmur] Geelong project, 2010.
Still image from film “On Corio’s Shores” produced by Jack Keane (c.1950), sourced from Geelong Heritage Centre collection.

No bather bottoms - personal stories of Eastern Beach
Audio recording of June Ryan created for [murmur] Geelong project, 2010.
Still image from film “On Corio’s Shores” produced by Jack Keane (c.1950), sourced from Geelong Heritage Centre collection.

A shark-proof enclosure
Plan of shark proof enclosure and children's pool, 1938
Geelong City Council Collection
Geelong Heritage Centre Archives
GRS 2031/A481
VPRS 17268/P0002/405

Pleasures of the promenade
Short film featuring Winifred Wentworth, created by Malcolm McKinnon for Memory Bank project, City of Greater Geelong, 2008.

Colophon

This site was 3D scanned during 23–31 March 2021 using Matterport Capture and a Leica BLK360 LiDAR camera. The overall capture comprises of 232 scans.

Credits

Dr. Domenico Mazza
(concept & research, design lead, development, scanning)

Malcolm McKinnon
(historical research, curatorial, filmmaking)

Dr. Sofija Kaljevic
(concept & research, design)

Prof. Tuba Kocaturk
(project lead)

Anahita Sal Moslehian
(assistance)

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