Sydney to Hobart yacht race 26 December 1968 - hundreds of small craft escort yachts through the Heads

Photographer Ern McQuillan (Australian, 1926 - 2018)

Date26 December 1968

Object number00038595

NamePhotograph

MediumSilver gelatin print

DimensionsOverall: 255 x 170 mm

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Meredith Hinchliffe

Terms

DescriptionPhotograph by Ern McQuillan of the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on 26 December 1968. The aerial photograph shows boats escorting the yachts through Sydney Heads.

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