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Photograph - Black & white photographs of LB Queenscliffe & sunken dinghy rescue, Queenscliffe & sunken dinghy

  • Black & white photo of old, sunken 'rescue' dinghy

    1986-158.1 Sunken dinghy

  • Life boat Queenscliffe heading out for practice.

    1986-158.2 LB Queenscliffe on practice run c 1937

  • Black & white photo of old, sunken 'rescue' dinghy
  • Life boat Queenscliffe heading out for practice.

Historical information

Lifeboat & rescue crews.

Significance

Lifeboat Queenscliffe crew & sunken dinghy

Physical description

Black & white photos of [a] 1986-158.1 B & W photo of sunken rescue dinghy and [b] the LB Queenscliffe heading out for practice.

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse - " on 158.1 - L to R / Frank Ferrier, Ron Shapter, Tony Jergens, Tom Warren / sunken 14 ft dinghy used in rescue of wreck of Merlan / This sat on Lonsdale pier for a considerable time (2 years?) prior to rescue. When they put it in to rescue the dinghy commenced filling and rescue were carried out while bailing
- 158.2 - Queenscliffe heading out for practice / man at stern (late Jack Ferrier) / "AKUNA' pilot vessel in background formerly German raider 'KOMET' ".

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