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Man from Holstein paddling to Australia

Date24 December 1935

Object numberANMS0542[023]

NameNewspaper clipping

MediumInk on paper

ClassificationsEphemera

Credit LineANMM Collection Nancy Jean Steele Bequest

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DescriptionArticle in German begins: 'On 13 May 1932, a man from Ulzburg, Oskar Speck, set out to Australia in his paddleboat. After not receiving any news from him for a long time, he has just written from British-India. The young sportsman spent a large part of his youth in Ulzburg, and two of his sisters still live there today. He recently landed in Madras after a pleasant journey, where he was received by a huge crowd of onlookers. All the Indian newspapers published long columns of reports about his adventurous trip. Leaving Madras, Oskar Speck has now resumed his trip along the Buckingham Canal. His current goal is Calcutta, where he hopes to arrive at Christmas time. He will have a rest there and continue his trip to Calcutta at the beginning of next year. The boat Speck is using on this trip is all of 18 feet long...'