German gun in Brisbane. (1 Viewer)

[waynepoo]

On a visit to the city today to do a few chores I came across this 77mm German artillery piece in a city park I thought maybe some members would be interested
Wayne.

 

[waynepoo]

I also went past the Maritime Museum here are some pics of H.M.A.S Diamantina.
Wayne.

 

[waynepoo]

And did the cultural thing and visited GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art), some very strange art work to be seen there, here is some.
Wayne.

 

[The Military Workshop]

Wayne,
GOMA been in the news a lot today. Appears the previous State Govt have spent $1 million on a statue
made by a Kiwi which is of a mouse/rat with a large upside down Elephant. Will go on display next
month and was commissioned after the floods. Lots of people questioning if a good use of a cool
million.
Brett

 

[waynepoo]

Wayne,
GOMA been in the news a lot today. Appears the previous State Govt have spent $1 million on a statue
made by a Kiwi which is of a mouse/rat with a large upside down Elephant. Will go on display next
month and was commissioned after the floods. Lots of people questioning if a good use of a cool
million.
Brett

After a hour or so wandering around the gallery the above sounds almost normal compared to some of the so called art on display.....{sm4}
Wayne.

 

[Obee]

On a visit to the city today to do a few chores I came across this 77mm German artillery piece in a city park I thought maybe some members would be interested
Wayne.

Wayne,

I'm always interested in Artillery, especailly Memorial Guns

I have set up a website of 'Guns of Western Australia' where I have images of all the pieces that i see on my travels, and what other people submit to me.

http://members.upnaway.com/~obees/soldiers/guns_of_wa/

A similar gun to the one you showed is in Moora, about 100km north of Perth.

It ia a Turkish Krupp 75mm and was captured by 10th Lighthorse Regt in Palestine in 1918

John

 

[TomNT]

Nice pic's Wayne and i hope that piano is properly balanced....:rolleyes2:^&grin

Tom

 

[TomB]

I also went past the Maritime Museum here are some pics of H.M.A.S Diamantina.
Wayne.

Hey...whats the Diamantina doing in Bris....I thought it was a Perth based ship......Brisbane has sured changed since I was last there in 1963.....Storey Bridge fallen down yet ?......was a nice park, on the city side of the bridge near the YWCA.....ahhhh...happy memories.......TomB

 

[Simpson & his donkey.]

Great photo's Wayne. On your next adventure check out the small military museum on Church st in the valley. Or go to history alive next year at fort lytton . Simmo.

 

[waynepoo]

Wayne,

I'm always interested in Artillery, especailly Memorial Guns

I have set up a website of 'Guns of Western Australia' where I have images of all the pieces that i see on my travels, and what other people submit to me.

http://members.upnaway.com/~obees/soldiers/guns_of_wa/

A similar gun to the one you showed is in Moora, about 100km north of Perth.

It ia a Turkish Krupp 75mm and was captured by 10th Lighthorse Regt in Palestine in 1918

John

John,
There are some interesting guns still about the parks here I will try to take some pics.
Wayne.

 

[waynepoo]

Nice pic's Wayne and i hope that piano is properly balanced....:rolleyes2:^&grin

Tom

Yep and that was the most normal art work in the place.....:rolleyes2:

Hey...whats the Diamantina doing in Bris....I thought it was a Perth based ship......Brisbane has sured changed since I was last there in 1963.....Storey Bridge fallen down yet ?......was a nice park, on the city side of the bridge near the YWCA.....ahhhh...happy memories.......TomB

Mate, if you lot in WA had have come up with the readies she would have gone west...:wink2: the park is still under the bridge that hasn't fallen down yet but the Y.M.C.A is long gone..

Great photo's Wayne. On your next adventure check out the small military museum on Church st in the valley. Or go to history alive next year at fort lytton . Simmo.

Will do that Simmo.
Wayne.

 

[TomB]

Yep and that was the most normal art work in the place.....:rolleyes2:

Mate, if you lot in WA had have come up with the readies she would have gone west...:wink2: the park is still under the bridge that hasn't fallen down yet but the Y.M.C.A is long gone..

Will do that Simmo.
Wayne.

Mate...THAT...was....The YWCA....W.for Women....not YMCA......I think you are right about the ship...penny pinching Govt.......they found the money to waste on a a crappy Bell Tower.....why do people vote in DH"s.....Tom

 

[waynepoo]

Mate...THAT...was....The YWCA....W.for Women....not YMCA......I think you are right about the ship...penny pinching Govt.......they found the money to waste on a a crappy Bell Tower.....why do people vote in DH"s.....Tom

Oops, sorry about that.{sm3} . either way it is gone now.
Wayne.

 

[TomNT]

Yep and that was the most normal art work in the place.....:rolleyes2:

Mate, if you lot in WA had have come up with the readies she would have gone west...:wink2: the park is still under the bridge that hasn't fallen down yet but the Y.M.C.A is long gone..

Will do that Simmo.
Wayne.

Mate...THAT...was....The YWCA....W.for Women....not YMCA......I think you are right about the ship...penny pinching Govt.......they found the money to waste on a a crappy Bell Tower.....why do people vote in DH"s.....Tom

Oops, sorry about that.{sm3} . either way it is gone now.
Wayne.

Tom, i think Wayne was listening to the Village People when he responded to your post....:rolleyes2:^&grin

Tom

 

[TomB]

Tom, i think Wayne was listening to the Village People when he responded to your post....:rolleyes2:^&grin

Tom

HaaaHaa ! strangely enough I was thinking about saying the YWCA..not the Village People....was'nt too sure about the time frame....Tom

 

[Jack]

Here is a field gun at the front of the Brisbane Grammar School. I have never taught at the College but have been there on business a few times. The information is not mine but is from the great god of the internet.


A rare and significant barrel transport vehicle (Rohrhinterwagen) for a 10.4cm Skoda M1915 field gun. Mounted on a concrete and stone plinth, it resides at the entrance to the Brisbane Grammar School Great Hall, with bronze plaque mounted below the front. A second small metal plaque low on the northern side states that the gun was returned to its present site in 1996 after refurbishment by members of the South Queensland Logistics Group
Inscription: This gun (with 8,107 Turks and Germans) was captured at Jenin, Palestine, on 20th September, 1918, by Brigadier-General L.C. Wilson, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., CROIX DE G., 3rd Light Horse Brigade, A.I.F.. an “old boy” of this school.


Although 'field gun' like in appearance, the original field gun was too heavy for a standard 6 horse team to pull over any distance. The barrel was detached and carried on its own vehicle. A formation that can be seen in the images on this web-site. There is also no recoil or recuperator assembly under the barrel and no elevation/traverse gear that would be expected on a gun. The transport vehicle at Brisbane Grammar is a unique piece since it's the only surviving Rohrhinterwagen with a Skoda barrel in the world. There is another one at the Brussels Army Museum (Musee Royale de l' Armee), but that one carries a 15cm howitzer barrel. The barrel transport vehicles for the two guns were virtually identical.