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JOSEPH CONRAD, tugboat WARATAH and light aircraft, Sydney Harbour

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

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• beachcomber australia said:

  This is so good! The Sydney Morning Herald photographer was in that biplane on Wednesday 18 December 1935 - SMH 19/12/1935 p.14 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17231756 . The biplane belonged to Mr H. C. Durant. Somewhere nearby is the Motor Liner 'Malaita'. What a great photo of sail, steam, and air travel together

• Dru said:

  very lively picture! _the aircraft is a Gipsy Moth, I'm fairly certain.

• beachcomber australia said:

  Dru I think you are right. There are several contemporary newspaper articles referring to Harold Durant's Moth.

• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:

  Dru beachcomber australia Thank you for the information both of you! Our records have been updated, and we have added a story about Harold Durant in the description above. Enjoy :)

• kelly miller said:

  wow this is amazing shot, just lovely