The Great Ballarat Floodlight Light-up (Ballarat, Australia: 25 Nov. 2017)

Here is the photographic evidence of the Great Ballarat Floodlight Light-up of 2017.


Lighted on the evening were 27 floodlights (including the Tilley "Big Bertha") plus three ring-ins.



With camera flash.



"Big Bertha":







And, oh! We accidentally left this one out of the light-up...


More light-up evening action:

Bernie Holmes getting one of the ring-ins going.









Getting started.









Pre light up activity:







@kerry460 inspects a floodlight.


Amassing the floodlights (NOTE: We didn't use the liquid petroleum gas floodlights in the light-up).













I have many other photos of the rest of the people, stoves and lamps that came to join the fun. I will add them to this thread later when I get the chance to edit the rest of the pics.


Cheers

Tony

@Anthony, @Lamp_Doctor, @kerry460, @ROBBO55

 

Good to put some names to faces. Mega light up!

 

@spiritburner

More faces, names and gear to come.

Cheers

Tony

 

It'll be hard to better that turn-out next time Tony. Great pics.

 

Impressive light up

 

Surely must be a world record!

 

@shagratork

As far as I know, Bernie Holmes and a crew of lamplighters lit 14 (or maybe 15) FL6s one night in Melbourne many years ago.

That’s one of the reasons he came along with his own contribution - to outdo the Aussie record.

Cheers

Tony

 

Until next June 1st-3rd maybe! - as long as Big Bertha counts as only one, we've surely got a chance!

Excellent pix, Tony and as Ross says, it's great to put names to faces - Kerry looks nothing like I imagined him! I don't suppose Matty was there, was he? In connection with the names/faces thing, it'll be great to see a picture of the notoriously shy and elusive Mr Carlsson one of these days, though I'm not holding my breath!

 

A splendid light up!

 

@David Shouksmith

Matty was not there - it’s a long way from where he lives to Ballarat.

As it was, I drove/was ferried a bit under 900 kilometres to get there; Martin drove a bit over 1000 kilometres.

Cheers

Tony

 

Thanks Tony, this being such a small country, it's difficult to comprehend just how far apart everything is in Oz. America's just the same for me. Other countries also...

 

@Tony Press

Thanks for explaining Tony. For me, the drive is 19 h 13 min (1,822.8 km) via M31 and Pacific Hwy/A1. Not that far off 2,000k! and that's just to get there.

I would have considered it if I didn't have to pick my daughter up from Brisbane airport tomorrow. She has just boarded a plane at Heathrow.

I must say, the photo's are stupendous. It looks like some seriously good gear was on show during the gathering. All those that attended the gathering and set the record should be very well pleased with themselves and for each other.

It is quite clear Anthony went to a great deal of effort to make those that attended as comfortable as he could. Considering the farm is in the 'sticks' and it is a work in progress, Anthony has done brilliantly.

I hope that gatherings like this one at Anthony's will become at least an annual thing. As the word spreads, attendance should increase each year.

 

G,,day @David Shouksmith . i will take your comment about my looks as a compliment , i hope . HAHAHA .
it is nice to see Tonys photos .
it may have only been a couple of days ago but lovely to look at them .
i can only agree about Anthonys hospitality .
and his property is a lovely place to hold something like this .
kerry

 

a couple of my photos .
Tony and Anthony looking at ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, surprise . a lamp !!!!
Tony and Bob holding a lovely sign .

 

Photos of other stuff that turned up at the light-up.
















































(By the way, it works)









No overt discrimination against wickies.













The next lot of photos will be people.


Cheers

Tony

 

Don't give up hope entirely.
One of these days it might actually happen.
There should, however, already be a photo of me somewhere at CCS.
I know I posted a pic of me standing next to my van, taking a wee dram, as we stopped briefly at the border between England and Scotland.

 

Just a quick thank you Tony excellent photos of all the lamps stoves and what ever ran on fuel.
Bob .

 

Nice pictures !
Thanks.

 

Thanks for sharing the photographs!

 

Really awesome pics. Thanks for the enlightenment (pun intended)

 

looks like a great time guys...great pics
thank you for sharing

 

Thanks for sharing, Tony.

 

look's very fun.

 

People.

@Anthony (middle), Bernie Holmes (L) and Max inspect some paperwork.



Bernie Holmes and Bob (@Lamp_Doctor) ponder the nature of an unmarked lamp:







Martin (@ROBBO55) in deep thought.


L-R: Bernie, Bob, Martin, Anthony and Max.


Bob, Bernie, Anthony, Max and Martin.


Kerry (@kerry460).


Martin and Bob.


Bob and Anthony assembling a lamp.


Bernie getting one of the ring-ins going.






Cheers

Tony

 

Nah, I wasn't commenting on your looks, Kerry, just saying you were nothing like how I'd pictured you in my mind's eye. You are pretty dishy, though...

By the way, where's the corks on your hat?

 

@David Shouksmith . not enough flies to need the corks .

@Tony Press . they are some lovely photos of us . well done !!!

kerry

 

Nice pics Tony

Looks like you had a good meet, great to put faces to names too

Fingers crossed for you that it grows in numbers whilst becoming an annual event

Cheers

 

G’day all,

Thanks @Anthony for hosting a great weekend and making everyone feel so welcome. I can hole heartedly agree with everyone’s comments. As Tony mentioned I had a way to go. All up I covered 2,446 km ( 1520 miles) and it was worth the drive to attend.

It was good to meet @kerry460 , @Lamp_Doctor (Bob), @Tony Press , Burnie and the other blowins during the day. Thanks for a great weekend.

Here are some photos from the trip.

Getting there.

The car was full but camp was a swag on the ground next to the car.
Sunup Friday In a park at Lake Hume (near Albury NSW)



Tony has done a wonderful job with the pictures of the light up and other items on show, but here are a couple more.



Tony and Bob decided to weed the campsite.



Other shots around camp



Anthony, Kerry Bob and Tony



Kerry Bob and Tony



While going home I stopped for the night on the side of the Murray River (near Echuca Victoria)

Having salmon, cheese and a beer watching the sun go down.



Sunup and breakfast.

 

I must say I too had a great weekend.
Our displays were not for people walking past tables having passing looks but for lamp collectors inviting other lamp collectors to pick things up and have a real good look. That was the best part of the weekend as far as I am concerned.

You guys were a pleasure to have around, lets do it again next year

 

The above image...

Where Anthony is sitting, I know that position and the reason for it. Been there done that.