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Mr W. Riedel - Admella [BRG 347/2005] • Photograph

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Summary

Photograph of Mr Wally (Walter) Riedel, taken on 30 December 1960, with the bell from the 'Admella'.

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Physical description

Negative (acetate); 11.6 cm x 16 cm

Dates / Publication details

1960

Photographer

Arthur Studio (Mount Gambier, S.A

Collection

Part of Arthur Collection

Subject

Riedel, Wally
Admella (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

Part of a collection of photographs taken by Eric Arthur, a Mount Gambier photographer.

Historical information

Wally Riedel was a recreational scuba diver who in the late 1950s dived on the wreck several times and removed artifacts which he ultimately bequeathed to the Port Macdonnell Maritime Museum. He and the late Noel Fennel of Strathdownie made several dives on the famous wreck. It was early days of scuba driving and they used an amphibious Army Duck bought from war surplus to traverse the sand hills and then to anchor over the wreck site. The old bell hung in the family shed for many years. Wally was an ex Mount Gambier Police Officer who later became a renowned bailiff and insurance investigator. One of his favorite stories remembered by his children is that when he spotted the bell amongst the sea growth he grabbed it and out stepped a rather large octupus giving him 'a hell of a fright'. The wreck site at Carpenters Rocks was hazardous and numerous attempts were made and aborted before they were able to find it and dive on it. [Information provided by M. Riedel.]

Digitisation information

Date

13/04/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,508 x 3,069 pixels (7.7 MP)

Size

7.73 MB

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