The Langley Diving Collection

This stunning exhibition of diving helmets and other dive equipment donated to Queensland Museum will give visitors an insight into the beginnings of diving.

The collection, built up over a 30 year period by private collectors, Greg and Helen Langley of Hobart, includes helmets manufactured around the world and used for purposes such as pearl shelling, salvage, wartime operations and marine science.

The exhibition includes two helmets manufactured in Australia, one is a homemade shallow water helmet used in the 1930s to study the marine life of the Great Barrier Reef and the other was manufactured in 1945 for the Commonwealth Salvage Board.

Other dive equipment donated as part of the collection include early examples of modern commercial diving suits, lead boots, diver's knives, torches, a diving communications box, and an air pump.

The Langley Diving Collection highlights early diving technology and the exhibition ensures continued appreciation for the work of those who have pioneered the equipment that has enabled us to explore and work undersea.