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Crew and officials onboard a spectator vessel, possibly NEWCASTLE, during the Pittwater Regatta

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  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] My gosh! Thanks Quasymody, I had seen that image but not looked at it closely enough to realise they were so similar. Everyone is sitting in the same spots (but back to front) and in slightly different poses. It has to be the same day! The photos in this batch are slowly being digitised, I'll bet the other images in the article will pop up in our collection too. Thanks again :)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Haha Quasymody you just made our day with that find! It is definately the indomitable David Carment and we are sending the image to Mr Carment's great-grandson for his own records :)
  • covid convict said:
    trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246002065 - Daily Telegraph, 31st December, 1923...similar pic...

    The Daily Telegraph's caption (which omits a name):

    "COMMITTEE AND OFFICIALS OF THE PITTWATER REGATTA.— Sitting (front row), lelt to right: Messrs, Alex. Henderson (hon. treasurer), John Roche (hon. secretary). Second row: Messrs. F. E. Barton Smith, Oscar Curtis (vice-commodore), F. J. S. Young (president and commodore of the day), C. A. Copeland (Motor Yacht Club), Alan L. Davis, D. Wolf. Third row: Messrs. F. S. Adams, D. Carment (Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club), T. L. Mulhall, J. Milne, P. P. Packham, Oscar Lind, D. Robertson, R. H. C. Down, On the boat: M. Maund, S. D. McLaren, and P. Tighe."

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  • covid convict said:
    trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167169262 - the Sydney Sportsman, 30th December, 1924...pic here of the 1924 Pittwater Regatta officials, etc...

Portrait of Hugh Ward Jnr

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  • Howard Somerville said:
    A little more light around the left eye and this would be a perfect portrait. The man's character is well captured; a bright, open and engaging personality, a real Australian.
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    Howard Somerville He certainly looks like a real character :)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Quasymody, I'm just going to pause for a moment and be thankful that you came into our lives. This is wonderful! Thank you so much! This is also interesting in regards to the numbers of portraits that are turning out to be related to Sydney's theatre scene in the 1920s. A feel a blog coming on...

    Cheers, P
    (an excited Digital Curator)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Haha The Sunday Times are entertaining, I must admit to having invested several hours in their perusal too! (Although far less productively than you) Way better than television :)
  • covid convict said:
    trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128221803 - the Sunday Times, 19th November, 1922...pic appears here...

Young woman sitting astride a turtle

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  • dolly doolittle said:
    i just hope the turtle wasn't hurt!
  • Harmonious Sound said:
    Funny !
  • High Eggs said:
    I used to do this as a child, in the Indian Ocean off Onslow. Without the harness.
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    Sarah Brabazon It certainly stopped a while ago on the Great Barrier Reef :) We have some other items in the collection regarding turtle riding and racing. An interesting past-time of the past...
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