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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

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…

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…