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Water Tower Clock

Water Tower Clock

The much moved Water Tower Clock in the main entrance to Southern Cross / Spencer Street Station. With the strong backlighting and the bright LCD screens underneath trying to get a reasonable photo was challenging.

Without this Water Tower Clock primer from Marcus at Waking Up In Geelong I would have continued to keep on walking past this piece of Melbourne’s history. The clock started at the original Flinders Street station, and moved to Princes Bridge when Flinder Str was rebuilt. This was followed by a move to Spencer Street station, followed by a move to Scienceworks and it’s eventual relocation and restoration here in 2014.

  • Camera: E-M5MarkII
  • Taken: 1 August, 2025
  • ISO: 2000
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Flinders Street Station 2025

Flinders Street Station 2025

Flinders Street Station from the less glamorous western end, highlighting the clock tower at the end of Elizabeth Street. Zoe and I had a quick trip into the city for a visit to the Imigration Museum. The sun was out but the wind was bitter, a relief after the rain earlier in the week.

  • Aperture: ƒ/1.68
  • Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
  • Taken: 4 July, 2025
  • Focal length: 6.9mm
  • ISO: 20
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Great Australian Clock – Queen Victoria Building

Great Australian Clock - Queen Victoria Building

The other clock in Sydney’s QVB – the Great Australian Clock. When it was completed in 2000 this was the world’s largest turret clock. It weighs in a 4 tonnes, and measures ten metres tall. This clock tells the history of Australia from both an Indigenous and Western perspective with 27 paintings, animation and special lighting.

  • Aperture: ƒ/2.8
  • Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
  • Taken: 20 September, 2009
  • Focal length: 7.9mm
  • ISO: 400
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Royal Clock – Queen Victoria Building

Royal Clock - Queen Victoria Building

The Royal Clock in the Queen Victoria Building (QVB), Sydney. The side windows show six animated scenes from British royal history on the hour.

The plaque reads: “By appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Turret Clockmakers Thwaites & Reed Ltd Hastings England”.

  • Aperture: ƒ/2.8
  • Camera: PENTAX Optio A20
  • Taken: 20 September, 2009
  • Focal length: 7.9mm
  • ISO: 400