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Boambee, an unlucky steamer

Boambee, sunk in Newcastle Harbour, NSW, May 1947.

Boambee, an unlucky steamer

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:July 2, 2019
Post category:Greg Ray's Writing History Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography
Post comments:2 Comments

Boambee was an unlucky vessel. The 236-tonne wooden steamer was built in 1908 on the Bellinger River by E.D. Pike and Co for the Manning River Limestone and Steam Ship…

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