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Located on the Brisbane River at the southern end of South Bank Parklands the Queensland Maritime Museum
is open to
visitors every day of the year except 24 December to 26 December and Good
Friday. Reduced trading hours occur Anzac Day. With low admission costs and a
wide range of interesting maritime displays the Museum attracts over 35,000
visitors per annum including families, school groups, tour groups, inter-state
and international visitors.
Bring your camera with you and take as many photos as you wish as a lasting
memory of your visit. Our friendly volunteer members will welcome you, provide you with guide brochures and endeavour to ensure
your visit is an educational and entertaining experience.
Browse through the Museum's pages and find an
experience to suit your interest.
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An
extraordinary collection of photos of the Norna Pearling Co from approximately
1904 were recently donated to the Museum and 36 images from this collection are
presented for public viewing for the first time in over 100 years. The Norna was
an American schooner built in the 1879 and she enjoyed a very colourful history
including visiting most parts of the world and crossing the Atlantic Ocean at
least 50 times. The Norna was registered in Sydney in 1900. She was employed as
the mothership supporting a small fleet of luggers. She was sold in about 1909
and was employed searching for wrecks until she was herself wrecked on Masthead
Island in 1913. The exhibition features excellent images of Thursday Island
luggers and associated activities.