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From Altona to Australia in a paddleboat - The Adventures of an Intrepid Altona water sport athlete
From Altona to Australia in a paddleboat - The Adventures of an Intrepid Altona water sport athlete

From Altona to Australia in a paddleboat - The Adventures of an Intrepid Altona water sport athlete

Author
Date10 January 1936
Object numberANMS0542[022]
NameNewspaper clipping
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Nancy Jean Steele Bequest
DescriptionDetailed newspaper article about Oskar Speck's voyage. Article begins: 'Shot At By Predatory Bedouins Hunted By Arab Smugglers Suspected a Spy Afflicted By Hunger And Pain For Days..." The article references many events including the loss of Oskar's dog on the Euphrates River, seeing sharks and swordfish in the Persian Gulf, repairing his kayak in Balochistan, capsizing and enjoying the social life in Ceylon.