Brunswick silo VK-BRC3

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Our final silo activation for Wednesday 29th November 2023 was the Brunswick silo VK-BRC3. The silo is located alongside the railway line at Tinning Street, Brunswick.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Brunswick silo. Map c/o Google Maps.

Brunswick is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, about 5 km north of the Melbourne CBD. It is traditionally a working-class area. It takes its name from George IV and the city of Brunswick, Germany, which lay within his ancestral Kingdom of Hanover.

The silo is part of the Australian Silo Art Trail. It features an image of the former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern embracing a Muslim woman following the Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019. The mural was painted in May 2019 by Loretta Lizzio. (Silo Art 2024)

We parked in Colebrook Street and suffered from strength 5 noise on both the 40m band and the 20m band.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3UAO
  2. VK7ZA
  3. VK7JFD
  4. VK3PF

Marija worked the following station on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK3UAO

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3UAO
  2. VK7ZA
  3. VK7JFD
  4. VK3PF

I worked the following station on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK3UAO

Marija and I then visited the Victoria Police Museum located at Police Headquarters in Spencer Street, Docklands. It opened just 2 months earlier in September 2023. We visited the museum at its old location many years ago.

The museum features more than 300 historical police objects including Australia’s largest collection of Kelly Gang armour. (Victoria Police Museum 2024)

We then walked to Spencer Street Railway Station and caught the train back to our friends Jackie and Des’s house in Kensington.

That evening we attended the Jackson Browne concert at Margaret Court Arena. Each time Jackson visits Australia, I have attended his concerts, and he never disappoints. This was take two for us. We had been to Melbourne earlier in the year, but sadly the concert was cancelled due to illness. What a brilliant evening with front row seats. I even got to catch up with my mate Greg VK3MTV who was at the concert.

References.

  1. http://www.australiansiloarttrail.com. (n.d.). Brunswick Silo Art. [online] Available at: https://www.australiansiloarttrail.com/brunswick [Accessed 1 May 2024].‌
  2. http://www.police.vic.gov.au. (2023). Victoria Police Museum. [online] Available at: https://www.police.vic.gov.au/victoria-police-museum [Accessed 1 May 2024].‌

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