Tag: New South Wales
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Motor Launch Harman
Motor Launch Harman Harman is a Royal Australian Navy motor launch built in 1944 by the firm Storey and Keers. The RAN used her on Sydney Harbour to transfer personnel between ship and shore and the various establishments on the Harbour. On retirement from the RAN in 1957, she was transferred to Cockatoo Island Dockyard where… Read more
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Steam Launch Lady Hopetoun
Steam Launch Lady Hopetoun Built in 1902 by WM Ford on Sydney Harbour, the Lady Hopetoun was used as a VIP and Vice-Regal steam yacht by the NSW Government through the Sydney Harbour Trust and its successor the Maritime Services Board of NSW until the 1960s. It is now maintained by the Sydney Heritage Fleet… Read more
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Motor Launch Berrima
Motor Launch Berrima Launched in 1955 as A.O.R.1, Berrima is a motor launch owned by the Sydney Heritage Fleet and used around Sydney Harbour. Originally used by Stannard Bros on behalf of Australian Oil Refineries on Botany Bay, it ferried workers from La Perouse to the refinery on the other side of Botany Bay. At… Read more