HIGGS BROTHERS MARINE
WESTERN BEACH GEELONG, GREATER GEELONG CITY
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Statement of Significance
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HIGGS BROTHERS MARINE - History
This site was first used to construct timber barges for coal storage (Phillips, 1959:57), and may have been operated by one of the nearby shipping company coal yards. The site was later incorporated into Higgs Brothers Marine, and used to build and launch landing craft built at the Ford Factory during WWII (Phillips, 1959:58; Don Campbell, pers comms; Mike Trickey, pers comms). Most vessels were launched sideways into the water and were chocked up on the mud flats to perform inspections etc. The boatyard operated until the 1950s and possibly later. Craddock (pers comms) recalls that the shipwright Higgs was located opposite Finnegan's, and gave up about 20 years ago. Further research is required for this site.
HIGGS BROTHERS MARINE - Interpretation of Site
The site appears to have been either buried or removed during the construction of the Western Beach Playground Reserve.
Heritage Study and Grading
Heritage Victoria - Maritime Infrastructure Assessment Project
Author: Heritage Victoria
Year: 2005
Grading:Heritage Inventory Description
HIGGS BROTHERS MARINE - Heritage Inventory Description
No evidence of the former yard appears to have survived on land, but may be buried under the current Western Beach Playground. Evidence may survive in the water adjacent to the site but was not inspected.
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FORMER GEELONG WOOL EXCHANGEVictorian Heritage Register H0622
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FORMER SCOTTISH CHIEFS HOTELVictorian Heritage Register H0662
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GEELONG TOWN HALLVictorian Heritage Register H0184
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