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Item MM 59422 Negative - Timeball Tower, Williamstown

Summary

The timeball tower at Williamstown. A telegraph signal from Melbourne Observatory at precisely 1pm each day lowered the brass ball. This allowed ships in Hobson's Bay to correct their chronometers -- essential for safe navigation. The timeball was erected on this tower in 1861.