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Famous canoeist to resume journey to Australia tomorrow; may reach destination in a year, Penang Malaysia
Famous canoeist to resume journey to Australia tomorrow; may reach destination in a year, Penang Malaysia

Famous canoeist to resume journey to Australia tomorrow; may reach destination in a year, Penang Malaysia

Date22 August 1936
Object numberANMS0542[009]
NameNewspaper clipping
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 259 x 460 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Nancy Jean Steele Bequest
DescriptionArticle about Oskar Speck's stay in Penang beginning: "Likes Penang a good deal - After nearly two weeks stay in Penang, the World famous German canoeist and sportsman, Herr Oskar Speck, who has made a host of friends locally, will resume his hazardous journey by his tiny canoe to Australia to-morrow morning..."