The Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum is a local maritime history museum located in the town of Ballina, New South Wales in Australia. The museum explicitly houses and records the local maritime history of Ballina and the former mariners that reside in the town. Many of the museum's founding members, as well as some current volunteers served in the Royal Australian Navy. The museum features displays and models honouring events and history from the RAN and navies from other nations.
The museum is located on Regatta avenue, behind the Ballina Tourist information centre. The museum is noted for maintaining in its collection one of the three Las Balsas craft and it also manages the largest naval and merchant ship model collection in Australia.[2]
In 1973, the Las Balsas rafts were towed into Ballina by fishing trawlers after their journey from Ecuador.[4] One of the rafts is preserved in the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum.[5] They had planned to arrive in Mooloolaba in Queensland, but currents forced them off their course. Their journey was almost twice as long as the Kon-Tiki expeditions of 1947 and proved that people could have travelled across the Pacific in ancient times.
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The Las Balsas raft at the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum
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^"Las Balsa Expedition". Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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ballina, naval, maritime, museum, ballina, naval, maritime, museum, local, maritime, history, museum, located, town, ballina, south, wales, australia, museum, explicitly, houses, records, local, maritime, history, ballina, former, mariners, that, reside, town,. The Ballina Naval amp Maritime Museum is a local maritime history museum located in the town of Ballina New South Wales in Australia The museum explicitly houses and records the local maritime history of Ballina and the former mariners that reside in the town Many of the museum s founding members as well as some current volunteers served in the Royal Australian Navy The museum features displays and models honouring events and history from the RAN and navies from other nations Ballina Naval amp Maritime Museum Take a voyage of discovery Ballina Naval and Maritime MuseumEstablished1983LocationRegatta Avenue Ballina New South Wales AustraliaCoordinates28 52 24 S 153 33 52 E 28 873314 S 153 564480 E 28 873314 153 564480TypeLocal maritime history museumKey holdingsLas Balsas raftFounderRoy Kilner 1 OwnerOperated by Ballina Naval amp Maritime MuseumNearest parkingYesWebsitehttp www ballinamaritimemuseum orgThe museum is located on Regatta avenue behind the Ballina Tourist information centre The museum is noted for maintaining in its collection one of the three Las Balsas craft and it also manages the largest naval and merchant ship model collection in Australia 2 Contents 1 Collection 1 1 Las Balsas 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesCollection editThe museum has extensive displays featuring The Las Balsas raft Port of Ballina and Local History Tribute to women in the Navy Interactive displays including the SS Wollongbar DVD showings A working triple expansion steam engine Mark 9 21 Torpedo Model Ships 3 Las Balsas edit Main article Vital Alsar Pacific raft expeditions In 1973 the Las Balsas rafts were towed into Ballina by fishing trawlers after their journey from Ecuador 4 One of the rafts is preserved in the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum 5 They had planned to arrive in Mooloolaba in Queensland but currents forced them off their course Their journey was almost twice as long as the Kon Tiki expeditions of 1947 and proved that people could have travelled across the Pacific in ancient times Gallery edit nbsp The Las Balsas raft at the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum nbsp A model of a Dutch IndiamanSee also editList of museums in New South Wales List of maritime museumsReferences edit Ballina Maritime Museum Ballina Maritime Museum Ballina Maritime Museum Ballina Naval amp Maritime Museum Ballina Naval amp Maritime Museum Archived from the original on 4 October 2006 Retrieved 3 November 2006 Las Balsa Expedition Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum Retrieved 28 December 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum amp oldid 1140504528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
