Material relating to sailing
Date1927 - 1953
Object numberANMS0268
NameArchive series
MediumPaper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from John Cowie
DescriptionThis archive series numbered [001] - [025] consists of material relating to sailing collected by the Cowie family of skiff sailors from Balmain, Sydney. It includes three sheets of tabulated recorded speeds of 18-foot open boats (two printed and one handwritten), one list of fast times earned in sailing places, eight articles written by various authors regarding sailing, and 13 miscellaneous documents ranging from handwritten fact sheets to typewritten copies of letters.