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12-foot skiffs manoeuvring off Greenwich, mouth of the Lane Cove River
12-foot skiffs manoeuvring off Greenwich, mouth of the Lane Cove River

12-foot skiffs manoeuvring off Greenwich, mouth of the Lane Cove River

Photographer (Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1920-1939
Object number00010887
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Mitchell Library
DescriptionA black and white image of a fleet of mixed sized skiffs sailing on Sydney Harbour. The image, taken from a wharf, looks out towards Goat Island. HistoryThe Hall collection provides an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour, from the 1890s to the 1930s – from large racing and cruising yachts, to the many and varied skiffs jostling on the harbour, to the new phenomenon of motor boating in the early twentieth century . The collection also includes images of the many spectators and crowds who followed the sailing races.