MELODEE III getting ready to race

Photographer Graeme Andrews

Date9 December 1967

Object numberANMS1192[254]

NameNegative

MediumNegative

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Graeme Andrews

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DescriptionA black and white image by Graeme Andrews showing the open powerboat MELODEE III in the water at Hen and Chicken Bay while driver George Kilpatrick and crew member adjust their lifejackets. SignificanceThis image is part of the Graeme Andrews Collection. Andrews is an Honorary Life member of Sydney Heritage Fleet who photographed Australian shipping at his workplace and elsewhere for more than 50 years. He collected photographs and “sea-pix” from other sources, such as private snapshots going back more than 100 years.
Graeme Andrews also wrote extensively about the powerboat scene in Sydney - including documenting many of the races that took place each weekend along its waterways.