Memorabilia relating to Jack and Valerie Lewitz's speed boat careers
Date1950s - 1960s
Object numberANMS1165
NameArchive series
MediumPaper based material
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Carol and Gordon Billett
DescriptionThis archive series numbered [001] - [076] consists of speed boat memorabilia relating to the successful racing careers of Jack and Valerie Lewitz in New South Wales during the 1950s and 1960s.
It includes 63 newspaper and magazine clippings from Australian and New Zealand publications; Australasian Boating and Esso News magazines; letters from clubs and the Maritime Services Board; an Australian Power Boat Association form; a flyer advertising the Central Coast Powerboat Championship; and two certificates.SignificanceThis collection illustrates the boom era of speedboating in the decades after World War II. The increasing affordability and widespread use of cars, engines and the advent of mass production made speedboating affordable and the sport became a popular pastime.