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The tug Hero towing Pamir to Sydney Heads 1947

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The tug Hero towing Pamir to Sydney Heads 1947

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Dupain, Max

National Library of Australia

Tugboats

Indispensable in keeping Sydney's maritime trade moving, tugboats and their operators have provided towage on Sydney Harbour since 1831.

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Tugboats

Sydney Harbour

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The largest arm of Port Jackson, which extends west from the Heads past Balmain and meets the estuaries of the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers.

Hero

Tugboat which was a regular sight on the harbour for almost fifty years until sunk by a freighter off Blues Point. It was salvaged and returned to service between 1943 and 1963.

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