lifeboat
tlambert | March 25, 2009I was looking through my grandmother's scrapbooks and found this picture of her grandfather -- he's the one standing (click to enlarge).
I found the history of the lifeboat he is on:
In 1879 a new British-built lifeboat, designed by the RNLI and built by Forrest & Co. Ltd in London, arrived in Sydney and was displayed at the Sydney International Exhibition, a showcase of the latest technology from around the world. Following the exhibition the lifeboat was put into service at Watsons Bay and launched as the Port lifeboat in 1880. Probably after 1885 it was named the "Lady Carrington"…