State Library of South Australia

Motor-boat racing at Outer Harbor, South Australia [PRG 280/1/40/104] • Photograph

Info

Share
- facebook
- twitter
- pinterest
- google+
- email
Buy
Download
Permanent link
Print

Prev Next

Summary

Four motor-boats racing at Outer Harbor on 24 February 1923 during the ninth Australian Motor Boat championship. The boats are 'Milliwa' owned by Gordon McFarlane; and 'Tortoise' owned by A.G. Rymill, both from South Australia; 'Meteor' from New South Wales, owned by Major Donkin; and 'Miss Brisbane' from Queensland owned by John Williams. Following a collision between Meteor and Tortoise a court of inquiry disqualified Meteor and awarded the cup to Tortoise.

Restrictions

This image has no known copyright restrictions.

Please refer to the State Library's Conditions of use.

Learn more about copyright and our collection.

Physical description

photograph; 8 cm x 13.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1923

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

McFarlane, Gordon
Rymill, Arthur Graham, 1868-1934
Williams, John McGinnis, 1882-1971
Motorboat racing -- South Australia -- Outer Harbor

Catalogue record

Return to catalogue

General notes

Description drawn from PRG 280/1/40/104 and Register Newspaper 26 February 1923 and 27 February 1923.

PRG 280/1/38/361 is same photo without notations.

Digitisation information

Date

30/05/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,250 x 1,934 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

6.29 MB

Ask Us

If you would like further information about this image, please Ask Us