About this object"Wai-Wera" - 110 years old and originally Hugh Thurlow's passenger ferry plied between Nelson Bay and Tea Gardens. It was driven by a 3 cylinder Ruston Hornsby engine.
Maker RoleShipwright
PeriodEarly 20th century
Formatjpeg
Object TypeFishing Vessel
Subject and Association KeywordsBoat building
Subject and Association KeywordsBoats
Subject and Association KeywordsFishing - commercial