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Starting Point for Glenelg to Seacliff Coastal Walking Trail
Jimmy Melrose Park的点评
点评：Jimmy Melrose Park is a long, grassy stretch that runs beside the Glenelg jetty, along the beach. It’s only small - just a narrow beachside strip of a park.
There’s no playground or toilet block but there are several benches scattered along the foreshore for those who’d like to sit and quietly gaze out across the water.
This was our starting point for the Glenelg to Seacliff Coastal Walking Trail.
The park is named for Jimmy Melrose (1913-1936), a young local lad who captured the world’s imagination as a bold, young aviator. These were the days when planes were newfangled flying machines and flying them was daring, dangerous and extremely glamorous.
Jimmy was setting new Australian and world records in his DH80A Puss Moth. He had just turned 21 when entered the 1934 MacRobertson London to Melbourne Air Race. He was the youngest of all the contestants and the only solo entrant to finish.
On arrival in Melbourne, the Australian public went nuts. A crowd of 100,000 lined the streets as he was driven in a motorcade to a State reception and luncheon at Parliament House.
Apparently his car was occasionally forced to stop because people surged around it, clambering on to it. He was all but smothered in bouquets thrown to him by fan-frenzied women.
Tragically, in 1936, aged just 22, he died on a charter flight from Melbourne to Darwin when extreme weather hit his Heston Phoenix plane.
The main points of interest in the park are:
A bronze bust of Jimmy Melrose
A blue information panel nearby which gives a brief history of his life and achievements.
Empty Vessel, a lovely modern sculpture at the far end of the park
the historic Glenelg mansion, Glenara which overlooks the park
There’s no playground or toilet block but there are several benches scattered along the foreshore for those who’d like to sit and quietly gaze out across the water.
This was our starting point for the Glenelg to Seacliff Coastal Walking Trail.
The park is named for Jimmy Melrose (1913-1936), a young local lad who captured the world’s imagination as a bold, young aviator. These were the days when planes were newfangled flying machines and flying them was daring, dangerous and extremely glamorous.
Jimmy was setting new Australian and world records in his DH80A Puss Moth. He had just turned 21 when entered the 1934 MacRobertson London to Melbourne Air Race. He was the youngest of all the contestants and the only solo entrant to finish.
On arrival in Melbourne, the Australian public went nuts. A crowd of 100,000 lined the streets as he was driven in a motorcade to a State reception and luncheon at Parliament House.
Apparently his car was occasionally forced to stop because people surged around it, clambering on to it. He was all but smothered in bouquets thrown to him by fan-frenzied women.
Tragically, in 1936, aged just 22, he died on a charter flight from Melbourne to Darwin when extreme weather hit his Heston Phoenix plane.
The main points of interest in the park are:
A bronze bust of Jimmy Melrose
A blue information panel nearby which gives a brief history of his life and achievements.
Empty Vessel, a lovely modern sculpture at the far end of the park
the historic Glenelg mansion, Glenara which overlooks the park
翻译：吉米梅尔罗斯公园是一条长长的草地，位于格雷尔码头旁，沿着海滩延伸。它很小 - 只是一个狭窄的海滨公园。
这里没有游乐场或厕所，但沿着海滩散布着几张长椅，供那些想坐下来静静地凝视水面的人使用。
这是我们从格雷尔到海崖海岸步行道的起点。
公园以吉米梅尔罗斯 (1913-1936) 的名字命名，他是一位年轻的当地小伙子，作为一名大胆的年轻飞行员，他吸引了全世界的想象力。当时飞机是新奇的飞行机器，驾驶它们既大胆又危险，而且非常迷人。
吉米驾驶他的 DH80A Puss Moth 创造了新的澳大利亚和世界纪录。他参加 1934 年麦克罗伯逊伦敦至墨尔本飞行比赛时刚满 21 岁。他是所有参赛者中最年轻的，也是唯一一位完成比赛的单人参赛者。
抵达墨尔本后，澳大利亚民众为之疯狂。当他乘坐车队前往国会大厦参加国家招待会和午宴时，十万群众在街道两旁排成一排。
显然，他的车偶尔被迫停下来，因为人们涌到车周围，爬上车。狂热的粉丝们向他投掷的花束几乎将他窒息。
不幸的是，1936 年，年仅 22 岁的他在从墨尔本飞往达尔文的包机上不幸遇难，当时他乘坐的 Heston Phoenix 飞机遭遇极端天气。
公园的主要景点有：
吉米·梅尔罗斯的青铜半身像
附近的蓝色信息面板简要介绍了他的生平和成就。
公园远端的一座美丽的现代雕塑“空容器”
历史悠久的格莱内尔格豪宅格莱纳拉俯瞰着公园
这里没有游乐场或厕所，但沿着海滩散布着几张长椅，供那些想坐下来静静地凝视水面的人使用。
这是我们从格雷尔到海崖海岸步行道的起点。
公园以吉米梅尔罗斯 (1913-1936) 的名字命名，他是一位年轻的当地小伙子，作为一名大胆的年轻飞行员，他吸引了全世界的想象力。当时飞机是新奇的飞行机器，驾驶它们既大胆又危险，而且非常迷人。
吉米驾驶他的 DH80A Puss Moth 创造了新的澳大利亚和世界纪录。他参加 1934 年麦克罗伯逊伦敦至墨尔本飞行比赛时刚满 21 岁。他是所有参赛者中最年轻的，也是唯一一位完成比赛的单人参赛者。
抵达墨尔本后，澳大利亚民众为之疯狂。当他乘坐车队前往国会大厦参加国家招待会和午宴时，十万群众在街道两旁排成一排。
显然，他的车偶尔被迫停下来，因为人们涌到车周围，爬上车。狂热的粉丝们向他投掷的花束几乎将他窒息。
不幸的是，1936 年，年仅 22 岁的他在从墨尔本飞往达尔文的包机上不幸遇难，当时他乘坐的 Heston Phoenix 飞机遭遇极端天气。
公园的主要景点有：
吉米·梅尔罗斯的青铜半身像
附近的蓝色信息面板简要介绍了他的生平和成就。
公园远端的一座美丽的现代雕塑“空容器”
历史悠久的格莱内尔格豪宅格莱纳拉俯瞰着公园
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