Tag: NSW
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Steam Tug Waratah
Steam Tug Waratah Built in 1902 at Cockatoo Island, Waratah is a coal fired tug and part of the Sydney Heritage Fleet. Originally named Burunda, her primary role was to tow dredges and barges between the various ports along the NSW coast. From 1948, her age and condition restricted her to operating within the Newcastle… Read more
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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