Girt by stories

South Australian Maritime Museum

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Resources for families

Self Guided Museum Trails

These trail booklets are designed for teachers to use with students during a self- guided visit to the South Australian Maritime Museum. They introduc...

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Fact Sheets

The following fact sheets contain a summary of information about selected Maritime Museum objects and resources. Active II Fact Sheet Archie Badenoch ...

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Active II

A favourite for every visitor is the replica ketch Active II. Built by shipwright Bill Porter and rigged by sail maker Don Lucas in 1986, it fills o...

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126 Lipson Street, Port Adelaide, 5015

Daily 10am — 5pm (Closed Good Friday & Christmas Day)

What’s happening at @sa_maritime_museum

  • #Repost @vitalstatistix_ with @get_repost ・・・ Take a boat ride up the Port River and listen to the story of your body’s afterlife. We're thrilled to be working with @sa_maritime_museum to present #Waterborne. Tickets available now via vitalstatistix.com.au 5:45pm and 7:30pm, 11th – 15th December On board the Archie Badenoch, Port River, Port Adelaide . . . #vitals #vitalstatistix #portadelaide #portriver #frenchandmottershead #samm #waterborne
  • Ready, set... TRANSCRIBE! 💻 Our Transcribathon is off and running with a lovely group of volunteers reading through some fascinating tales from the diaries and journals of passengers and sailors in the 18th and 19th centuries, transcribing them all for future generations to be able to read and enjoy.
  • “Land ho! Just after breakfast, Kangaroo Is. was sighted, so we stampeded to the fo’castle head to see a long blur of misty blue land ahead. The Australians are so excited, some look as if they could jump over the side and swim for it!” - Betty Northmore, 28 March 1949 onboard the windjammer Passat. ⛵️ Last chance to secure your spot at our Transcribathon 💻 event! Link in bio 🔗
  • Wow 😲 📷: Dean Stevens, Iam Dingo

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