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Steamer, likely to be SS ARCHER as flagship at the Pittwater Regatta

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

  • beachcomber australia said:
    I bet that is a flagship for the Pittwater Regatta. It looks very Pittwater-ish, rather than Harbour-ish.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    SS NAMOI or ARCHER or ?? See 'bridges' -
  • beachcomber australia said:
    I think SS ARCHER because of that large cylinder (a boiler?) behind the bridge. But it could be another ship altogether.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    If this is the SS ARCHER then it was the 1925 Pittwater Regatta held on Boxing Day 26/12/1925. Read All About It - including several familiar names of people and boats - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/16275773 The Captain of the SS ARCHER was T. W. Banks, and Committee members listed - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/16262438
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia My thoughts exactly - it has a definate Pitwatter feel to it. At first I thought the vessel was GWYDIR, but I think ARCHER is much more likely, especially now you have spotted the name! Thank you :)

Mr John Roche (left), Mr F. J. S. Young (right) and an unidentified man onboard NAMOI, Sydney Harbour

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    I think this might be the Saturday 31 December 1921 Pittwater Regatta. NAMOI was the flagship Read All About It - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15982485 Tentatively, the President and Commodore was Mr F. J. S. Young (on the right), and Mr John Roche, the Honourable Secretary (left). Possibly the fellow in the middle is Mr John Williams, Vice Commodore, but he is not wearing his ribbon! Or is it the Lord Mayor Elect ??!
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia There is a (slightly blurry) image of John Roche in the February 1927 'Australian Motor Boating and Yachting Monthly', page 23. I think you have stumbled on to the right man - he is quite distinctly tall and thin.
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Beachcomber you are clever! Check it out, a pic of Mr F. J. S. Young - unmistakeably our man on the right - in 'Australian Motor Boating & Yachting Monthly', June 1926 page 17
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons Admiring your choice of light reading (!), and the clever reader thingy on your site. What other publications are there?
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Ah that would be our library's digital collection! You can find magazines, books and registers of shipping, (Plus we are hoping this will grow in the near future to include other titles). Here's the link if you want to have a play!

Sloops racing, probably at the Pittwater Regatta

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  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Great article! Our vessels curator thinks the image of BONA also appears in Sydney Sails, it would be great to find the originals. Apparently the BONA in this article is the cutter BONA, as opposed to the schooner BONA (that later became BOOMERANG - confused yet?). The schooner BONA was built in Sydney and taken to Melbourne, while the cutter BONA was racing in Sydney from about 1899. Our yachting expert David thinks there must have been a time in the 1920s when both were in Sydney and the Alberts changed the name of their schooner to BOOMERANG. (The Alberts also had two BOOMERANGs, one a motor vessel & the other the schooner). Phew!
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Barcodes, a numbering system, one-name-only rules - and yep applied retrospectively would be great!
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Wonderful wonderful find, great shots of BONA & RAWHITI - but we were also taken with some of the other shots on the page. Look familiar?

    The ship's company of MOUNT STEWART

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  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Beautiful shot of a beautiful vessel. BONA was something special
  • Alison Guesdon said:
    This photo is likely to be from the 1926 Pittwater Regatta - PITTWATER CUP. The big yachts are to race for the Pittwater Cup; This handsome trophy has been presented by the treasurer, Mr. C. A. Le Maistre Walker, who is enjoying his first year of office. The course is 16 miles, and H. Nossiter's Utiekah II. is to be on the limit mark of 21min. N. L. II. Griffin's White Wings is oh 24, J. S. Palmer's Aoma 18 J, J. R. Palmer's Brand V.... H. J. Fitzpatrick's Bona 10, and Frank Albert's Rawhiti scr. Examining the handicaps, it certainlylooks as if the race is a gift for Rawhiti, as no penalty- has been imposed on the big green boat for her four recent wins. THE YACHTSMEN. (1926, December 24). Arrow (Sydney, NSW : 1916 - 1933), p. 16. Retrieved from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103439200