At the South Wharf next to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre is the Polly Woodside. No, this tall ship is not a replica. This seasoned veteran of the seas was launched from a shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1885 by Marian “Polly” Woodside, the wife of the William J. Woodside and Company’s owner. The barque sailing vessel then circumnavigated the world 17 times. The primary mission of her three masts was to carry coal and wheat within her iron haul between England and South America.
