Assistant Curator Australian National Maritime Museum, loves lighthouses and ocean liners, vintage and antique clothing collector, historian, 1920s aesthetic, literature and art lover, silent film watcher and chihuahua attendanthttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3mhmaqbxza22zA bit windswept, but I was finally able to visit Tasman Island thanks to the Friends of Tasman Island, Rotary Tasmania, Parks and Wildlife and AMSA. The 120th anniversary of the lighthouse is on April 2nd. #lighthousesofaustralia #lighthouse22 Mar 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmaqbxza22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3lo62ghxqs22swww.cockatooisland.gov.au/en/whats-on/... Cockatoo Island open day is on this Sunday- the perfect opportunity to explore the island and learn about its maritime heritage. I’ll be speaking about RMS Queen Mary’s conversion to HMT Queen Mary in World War 2. #maritimehistory https://www.cockatooisland.gov.au/en/whats-on/..02 May 2025 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo62ghxqs22shttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3llwteyq4mk2cI’m delving into the archives to share some stories about the sinking…and what happened after. #maritimehistory #titanic #shipwrecks [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2025 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwteyq4mk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3llgh4blnjs22My sister is an archaeologist. The biggest fan of her profession is her cat - apparently post-excavation boots are ambrosia for felines #archaeology #justcatthings28 Mar 2025 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgh4blnjs22https://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3llcuej6bis2w#typicalhistorian just hanging out on the harbour.26 Mar 2025 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcuej6bis2whttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3llbloilpa22gThis exhibition unlocked memories of the stories my father told me about the night the attack happened. He heard a distant rumbling and explosions he thought were thunder, but his father - a World War 1 vet - told him “that’s not thunder.” #navalhistory #maritimehistory [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2025 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbloilpa22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3llbkefp4i22gLights of Sydney Harbour as photographed on a recent day messing about in boats #sydneyharbour #pilelights26 Mar 2025 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbkefp4i22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3lhhg42wrlc2qMy final day out at Cockatoo Island and, as a fine sight for a Summer morning, the Queen Elizabeth is alongside the Overseas Passenger Terminal05 Feb 2025 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhhg42wrlc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3lggqxk4axs2tThe 1891 Morts Dock Steam Crane at Cockatoo Island. Built at Morts Dock in Balmain, it operated at the Fitzroy Dock on the island. Relatively small in size, it could lift 10 tons. This reciprocating twin cylinder steam engine crane was restored to working order by the SHFT volunteers. #navalhistory23 Jan 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggqxk4axs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3lggqlfbzm22tToday at the Overseas Passenger Terminal - Carnival Splendor23 Jan 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggqlfbzm22thttps://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3lge7h7v5tk27Always interesting to sea what’s at the Overseas Passenger Terminal during the morning commute…today it’s Ovation of the Seas.22 Jan 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lge7h7v5tk27https://bsky.app/profile/oceanicing.bsky.social/post/3lg74ogjwpk2bI’m working out at Cockatoo Island with our colleagues at the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust for a few weeks. I’ve mostly engaged with those years when shipbuilding occupied the whole island, but yesterday had the opportunity to explore some of its earlier convict history.20 Jan 2025 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:rx5xy3h2iu76sitdatais2vf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg74ogjwpk2b