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In the up and down of the waves on the ocean, a conversation about collapsable boats and experiences in foreign countries during a collapsable boat trip
In the up and down of the waves on the ocean, a conversation about collapsable boats and experiences in foreign countries during a collapsable boat trip

In the up and down of the waves on the ocean, a conversation about collapsable boats and experiences in foreign countries during a collapsable boat trip

Author (1907 - 1993)
Date1937
Object numberANMS0542[039]
NameMagazine clipping
MediumInk on paper
Copyright© Australian National Maritime Museum
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Nancy Jean Steele Bequest
Terms
    DescriptionNewspaper clipping in German by Oskar Speck titled: In the up and down of the waves on the ocean, a conversation about collapsable boats and experiences in foreign countries during a collapsable boat trip. The article is over three pages and includes two images of Oskar Speck and details his voyage up to 1936. It ends: "After travelling for almost 5 years, I arrived at Batavia on 10 December 1936, and now the motto is: On to Australia!"
    A little weekend trip to distant countries, on strange oceans
    A little weekend trip to distant countries, on strange oceans
    1940s
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    Handwritten note detailing merchant seaman Robert Rose's war experiences
    after 1945
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    18 April 1989
    Memorabilia relating to the wartime experiences of Ben Mac Greer
    Memorabilia relating to the wartime experiences of Ben Mac Greer
    1943 - 1945
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    1937
    Deutsche Arbeitsfront (German Labour Front) invitation to Oskar Speck
    Deutsche Arbeitsfront (German Labour Front) invitation to Oskar Speck
    Oskar Speck
    1937
    Image Not Available for Letter to Oskar Speck from John Hagenbeck
    Letter to Oskar Speck from John Hagenbeck
    John Hagenbeck
    8 September 1938
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    Oskar Speck paddled to Australia in a kayak: A seven year trip
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    Oskar Speck departing Cuddleore over the crest of a wave
    Oskar Speck departing Cuddleore over the crest of a wave
    Oskar Speck
    1933 - 1939
    German passport issued to Oskar Speck
    German passport issued to Oskar Speck
    1936 - 1939
    Image Not Available for The Life and Experience of an ex-convict in Port Macquarie
    The Life and Experience of an ex-convict in Port Macquarie
    William Delaforce
    1930
    The Draper in Australia: Being a Narrative of Three Years' Adventure and Experience at the Gold-fields, in the Bush, and in the Chief Cities of Victoria and New South Wales
    The Draper in Australia: Being a Narrative of Three Years' Adventure and Experience at the Gold-fields, in the Bush, and in the Chief Cities of Victoria and New South Wales
    George Willmer
    1856