Historic Ketch Falie in Port Adelaide, South Australia | Education

Historic Ketch Falie

Locality: Port Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 438 824 668

Address: McLaren Wharf near end of Timpson Street 5015 Port Adelaide, SA, Australia

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25.01.2022 Falie has a group of dedicated volunteers who have put countless hours of hard work into her upkeep over many years. This series of photos shows the inspection and refurbishment of some of Falie's rigging blocks. #falie #historicketchfalie #volunteer #volunteering #maritime #maritimehistory #glamadelaide #ketch #ketches #mosquitofleet #southaustralia #seesouthaustralia #tourismsa #tourismsouthaustralia #satourism #tallships #tallship #portadelaide #cityofportadelaideenfield #historicportadelaide

25.01.2022 From the Hursthouse Family Collection held in the State Library of SA is this great photo of the Tasmanian built ketch "John Lewis", loading bagged grain at Por...t Gibbon, on the East coast of Eyre Peninsular. The John Lewis was built in 1875, on the Cam River, in Tasmania. She was 75 feet long, 19.4 feet beam, and 6.7 feet deep. She could carry about 80 tonnes. She was broken up and the register closed in 1961. Photo Courtesy SLSA ref no B 71737/106

24.01.2022 If you like ya ketches, make sure you like this page!

24.01.2022 The Annie Watt is the longest serving ketch in Port Adelaide’s Mosquito Fleet. Built in 1870, Annie shipped goods to the ports of South Australia for 100 years.... This week, we had Skipper Reg Harvey’s granddaughter, Brony, visit the ketch and share many stories and memories about her time sailing on the vessel. Plans are currently in the works to finally open Annie up for public viewing - stay tuned!

23.01.2022 Open day this Sunday 8th.

21.01.2022 Falie's volunteers had a friendly visitor turn up as they worked today. #portadelaide #historicportadelaide #tallships #tallship #cityofportadelaideenfield #satourism #tourismsa #seesouthaustralia #southaustralia #seesouthaustralia #volunteer #volunteering #maritime #maritimehistory #glamadelaide #ketch #ketches #mosquitofleet

20.01.2022 As part of our FALIE 100th birthday celebrations, you can visit the Lighthouse at no cost, and for a gold coin donation inspect the historic steam tug Yelta from 1pm - 4pm!

20.01.2022 Its gonna be a warm one today and is forecast to reach 37 degrees by around the time we close up at 2pm. So please remember your sunscreen and a hat.

20.01.2022 Something special ...

19.01.2022 Great photo of FALIE.

19.01.2022 As National Volunteer Week 2020 draws to a close, this is a shout out to all FALIE volunteers, past and present. Your efforts to create opportunities for the community to share and celebrate FALIEs history and the maritime history of the Port deserve a mention. Historic Ketch FALIE also recognises the efforts of other volunteers who share our passion for the Ports maritime history including vollies from the South Australian Maritime Museum, the Friends of the One And All S...ailing Ship Inc, Port Adelaide Historical Society Incorporated, Clipper Ship City of Adelaide and Port of Adelaide National Trust. We tend to do a better job of taking photos of visitors than we do of ourselves. So, if you happen to have any photos of FALIE vollies that youd like to share, please feel free to post them in the comments below. Heres to us! (photo thanks to volunteer extraordinaire Peter O'Grady)

18.01.2022 Were really looking forward to this!

18.01.2022 FALIE volunteers are excited to be opening up again this Sunday 25 October. We're making some important changes in order to be COVID-Safe. Volunteer guided tours will help us to safely manage the movement of visitors around the ketch and maintain social distancing. We'll be open from 11am to 1pm and looking forward to sharing FALIE with you! Gold coin donations very welcome.... Thanks to Peter O'Grady for sharing a little footage of volunteers working through how best to provide a safe and enjoyable visitor experience.

17.01.2022 Our first open day for this year will be next Sunday 12 Jan from 10am - 1pm. Come aboard and say ahoy!

17.01.2022 ON THIS DAY ... IN 1942. From October 1940 until mid-1943, H.M.A.S. FALIE served as Examination Ship at Sydney Harbour. This meant checking the credentials of ships approaching port. On the night of Sunday 31 May 1942, Sydney Harbour was under attack by three Japanese midget submarines and 27 lives were lost.... Here is a link to a brief talk given at the Australian War Memorial 18 years ago by Robert Nichols to mark the 60th anniversary - https://www.awm.gov.au/articl/blog/1942-sydney-under-attack . The following extract is from FALIE: PORTRAIT OF A COASTAL TRADER by Robert Sexton and Gordon Pickhaver, 1985. Suddenly, at 10.50 p.m., the closure of the port to all shipping was recorded in the log. The entry is in the hand of Lieutenant-Commander Wood, who was on duty at the time. ... The next entry, at 11.05 p.m., records that the Falie struck a submerged object, feeling three distinct bumps on the starboard side. What was it? So experienced a mariner as Wood was able to tell that his ship had not struck an object floating on the surface, and immediately signalled the incident to the Port War Signal Station. By now the Falie was changing course frequently, and it seems most likely that the unknown object was the second midget submarine under Lieutenant Matsuo, which two minutes later was sighted and again attacked by the Yandra. One wonders whether damage which later prevented the firing of torpedoes at the armed merchant cruiser H.M.S. Kanimbla resulted from this glancing collision rather than depth-charge damage or any attempt to ram her broadside. ... Despite all this activity, it was 11.45 p.m. before the order to darken ship was received and the Falie turned off all her lights. She resumed examination duties, and the next entry in the log is the report she received between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. next morning, 1 June 1942, from the fishing boat LFB92 of a submarine sighted five miles off Port Hacking at 1.05 a.m. This information was transmitted by the Falie to the Signal Station and resulted in the closure of Port Kembla and Newcastle to outward shipping. The submarine was one of the parent vessels which had proceeded to the rendezvous area about 18 miles south of Sydney, where the five craft planned to spread out at four-mile intervals east of Port Hacking Head to intercept the midgets as they made their way along the coast on completing their mission.

17.01.2022 HK FALIE OPEN DAY. This Sunday take a guided tour with one of our friendly volunteers and learn about the Falie's years as part of our ketch fleet and her service during World War II. Cost to come aboard is a gold coin donation. #portadelaide #historicportadelaide #tallships #tallship #cityofportadelaideenfield #satourism #tourismsa #seesouthaustralia #southaustralia #seesouthaustralia #volunteer #volunteering #maritime #maritimehistory #glamadelaide #ketch #ketches #mosquitofleet

15.01.2022 FALIE OPEN DAY: January 31 2021. Experience the maritime history of Port Adelaide with a tour of HK Falie this Sunday. McLaren Wharf, Port Adelaide. This video is a digital 3D model of Falie's engine room, created by @gwphotogrammetry

15.01.2022 ON THIS DAY IN 1986: February 25 - March 1 Jubilee 150 flagship FALIE arrived at Port Lincoln 7am for a 5 day stay enabling refuelling, provisioning and crew recreation. Day 2 there was the re-enactment of 1802 Matthew Flinders’ landing. ... The grain re-enactment ceremony was held on 28th at fisherman’s wharf followed by a celebration wharf-side dinner. [private collection Falie16D] #falie #historicketchfalie #historicportadelaide #southaustralia #satourism #tourismsouthaustralia #glamadelaide #ketch #ketches #mosquitofleet #tourismsa #seesouthaustralia #tallship #tallships #portadelaide #cityofportadelaideenfield #portlincoln #eyrepeninsula

14.01.2022 On ANZAC Day we reflect upon the tragedy of the Gallipoli Campaign of WWI, of war in general, and the sacrifices made by the crew of HMAS Falie during WWII, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Charles Wood MBE and first officer, Lieutenant Alaistair Templeton.

14.01.2022 Beautiful. Thanks Dean!

14.01.2022 We're nearly ready to set sail again! We will be opening our museum to the public from Friday 5 June as part of Step 2 of the South Australian Governments Road...map for easing COVID-19 restrictions. Opening 10-5pm daily from 5 June. For more information visit - https://maritime.history.sa.gov.au/

12.01.2022 It will come as no surprise that our monthly FALIE open days are suspended until further notice. The COVID-19 pandemic presents a confronting and challenging time for everyone, and wed like to thank our FALIE family and the thousands of visitors who have come aboard over the last two years for your support. Our volunteer maintenance crews activities have also been suspended. Since 2009 they have worked weekly to keep FALIE in good repair and so she can be open to the publi...c to share and enjoy. This is heartbreaking for them, and they will be missing the comradery, but even our stubborn old sea farers accept that theyre vulnerable and they want everyone to be as safe as possible. Were looking forward to being able to say that Spring Is Coming and to inviting you to our next FALIE events! In the meantime, keep an eye on our page for historical updates. Well be trying to make better use of social media to get us through.

12.01.2022 Were catching up to you

11.01.2022 HK FALIE OPEN DAY: This Sunday 28 February from 11.00am to 2.30pm. McLaren Wharf Port Adelaide.... Gold coin donation to come on board. #portadelaide #historicportadelaide #tallships #tallship #cityofportadelaideenfield #satourism #tourismsa #seesouthaustralia #southaustralia #seesouthaustralia #volunteer #volunteering #maritime #maritimehistory #glamadelaide #ketch #ketches #mosquitofleet

11.01.2022 REMEMBERING THE MERCHANT NAVY They have no grave but the cruel sea No flowers lay at their head A rusting hulk is their tombstone: afast on the ocean bed The ...Ode On 3 September every year, the Red Ensign is flown at half-mast for Merchant Navy Day. This is the anniversary of the first merchant marine sinking of World War II. The British liner SS Athenia was torpedoed and sunk without warning by the German submarine U-30. It happened only 10 hours after Britain's declaration of war in 1939. Today, staff from the Maritime Museum attended a moving ceremony with hymns and the laying of wreaths at the Merchant Navy Memorial in Port Adelaide. 2020 marks 75 years since the end of WWII which took the lives of 845 Australian merchant seafarers. Their courage kept the supply lines open and underpinned the allied victories in Europe and the Pacific.

08.01.2022 All is still going well on the slipway. We have started putting her back together! Hull repairs are almost complete, paint is starting to go on and some engine ...room equipment is being refitted with the main engine being delivered later in the week and the propellor and shaft being delivered early next week. She should be ready to sail again very soon. Here are a few pictures from the last few weeks. Description on the picture. Bryn Manthorpe Ships Manager.

08.01.2022 Falie volunteer Peter had the opportunity to take some photos of Falie after she arrived on the slip at Adelaide Ship Construction International yesterday. It's not often we get to see this side of the ship. #falie #historicketchfalie #historicportadelaide #southaustralia #satourism #tourismsouthaustralia #glamadelaide #ketch #ketches #mosquitofleet #tourismsa #seesouthaustralia #tallship #tallships #portadelaide #cityofportadelaideenfield #portlincoln #eyrepeninsula

08.01.2022 HK FALIE OPEN DAY: Sunday January 31 from 11.00am - 2.30pm at McLaren Wharf, Port Adelaide. No guarantees that Bernie will make an appearance. Photos: @madeleine.clr... #historicketchfalie #historicportadelaide #tallships #tallship #portadelaide #cityofportadelaideenfield #satourism #tourismsa #seesouthaustralia #tourismsouthaustralia

07.01.2022 This is great news for SA and will enable FALIE to remain on the water in the inner harbour for all to enjoy. Currently tied up at McLaren Wharf, where she has tied up countless times since first arriving in 1923, FALIE provides an authentic and enduring connection, for our local community and for visitors, to the heart and soul of the Ports maritime character. Slipping will see minor repairs undertaken, enabling the volunteers to continue monthly open days and to create mor...e opportunities for people to experience and learn from FALIE. It will also enable details to be gathered which are necessary for developing a longer term plan for the hull. 2023 will mark 100 years of FALIE at Port Adelaide. Were looking forward to those celebrations!

06.01.2022 Blessing of the Fleet today - yet more to see and do in the Port! A tradition that began centuries ago in Mediterranean fishing communities, takes place in the Port today. In a time-honoured Molfettese tradition, the 61st Blessing of the Fleet will see a statue of Our Lady of Martyrs, the patron saint of all sea-going vessels, taken on a procession around Harts Mill in Port Adelaide. ... As part of the celebration, Our Lady will be placed on a fishing boat and taken on a short cruise of the Port River before a mass and family BBQ is held at the Flour Shed. For more info see here -

05.01.2022 Our media release for Sundays celebrations

04.01.2022 A time lapse of Falie's volunteers prepping the deck before she goes to the slip tomorrow morning.

03.01.2022 Always great snippets of our history coming from The South Australian Ketch Fleet !

02.01.2022 How did Portonians get from the Birk to the Port before bridges were a thing? Why a ferry of course! The Port Adelaide Ferry Company was created in 1877 to tran...sport people from Birkenhead to Port Adelaide. A set of old steps at the end of Commercial Road were extended to create a proper landing on the Port side, and a 61-metre pier constructed at Birkenhead. Passage would cost a single penny. There were a number of ferries put to work, including the Success which actually exploded, before the Lena M was built and brought in to service the route in 1923. Lena M was built at Wills Street by Jack Murch and named after his daughter, Lena. Its engine was described as usually adequate as she would often have to put up quite the fight when faced with wind or tide. Some of the more audacious youths of the Port jumped in the river, racing alongside Lena to the other side sometimes swimming to victory! The Lena M took its last passengers across the river on 14 December 1940, the day before the Birkenhead Bridge was opened for business. #FunFactFriday

01.01.2022 Congrats to all and especially to our South Australian Maritime Museum volunteer friends aboard the Archie Badenoch!

01.01.2022 Ahoy mateys! wishing ye all a very Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day whether ye be scallywags or sea dogs, yo ho ho etc etc. #internationaltalklikeapirateday