{"id":32182,"date":"2023-09-28T12:28:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T02:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phototimetunnel.com\/?p=32182"},"modified":"2023-09-28T18:16:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T08:16:29","slug":"the-sailing-ship-lawhill-at-newcastle-in-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phototimetunnel.com\/the-sailing-ship-lawhill-at-newcastle-in-1944","title":{"rendered":"The sailing ship Lawhill at Newcastle in 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
On September 9, 1944, when the veteran four-masted barque Lawhill arrived at Newcastle, NSW, on a trading visit, the city must have responded with excitement. With the world still at war – although by now it was clear the Allies were on the front foot in both Europe against Germany and the Pacific against Japan – the appearance of a big sailing ship would have taken the minds of old-timers back to their youth, when such vessels were regular visitors in the busy harbour. Younger people would have realised too, that this was likely to be a last hurrah, and they should drink in the sight of this tall ship while they had the chance. Indeed, although various other veteran sailers have visited the port in the years since, their missions have been ceremonial or historical. The Lawhill was almost certainly the last of its kind to visit Newcastle on a strictly commercial basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n