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Passenger boat Crescent 1, moored at Toronto. Built by Ivor (Chips) Gronfors and launched on Saturday 20th Sept 1913 at Tea Gardens. Ship was bought by J. Flanagan and S. Smith and used for excursions and passengar traffic between Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hawkesbury.

  • Passenger boat Crescent 1, moored at Toronto. Built by Ivor (Chips) Gronfors and launched on Saturday 20th Sept 1913 at Tea Gardens. Ship was bought by J. Flanagan and S. Smith and used for excursions and passengar traffic between Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hawkesbury.

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    Article about launch in Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Thursday 25 September 1913, page 2. Accessed via Trove 4/7/2013 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/114778180. Crescent 1 was destroyed by fire in March 1916.

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