German Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

Sailor Bill saw the ghost of his old ship

Post Author:Greg Ray
Post published:February 11, 2019
Post Category:History / Militaria / Miscellaneous / Newcastle, NSW, Australia / Vintage Photographs and Photography

Two boys on the Newcastle waterfront circa 1937 - with the ship Danmark in the background. SOMETHING about the photograph kept drawing Bill Lieb's eyes back. The picture was in…

Bill put ships in bottles

Post Author:Greg Ray
Post published:January 29, 2019
Post Category:History / Militaria / Miscellaneous

BILL Weaver’s great-grandfather owned and operated four coastal trading ships, back in Great Britain’s days of sail. Bill’s grandfather – a skipper on his father’s little fleet – won a…