One of the four large fishing boats-presumed to be Japanese-now of our North-West coast. The first picture to reach Perth, it shows the ship at anchor about 45 miles west-north-west of North-West Cape. The ships were first sighted last Saturday by passengers and crew a boat the Charon. A Department of Navy representative conferred with the ship's master on its arrival a Fremantle and the same day a Nepture from Pearce flew up the coast and sighted the ships. March 11, 1954.
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2372 x 1838 px | 40.2 x 31.1 cm | 15.8 x 12.3 inches | 150dpiDate taken:
11 March 1954Location:
Perth; Fremantle,Western Australia,AustraliaPhotographer:
Daily News / Sydney Morning HeraldMore information:
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One of the four large fishing boats-presumed to be Japanese-now of our North-West coast. The first picture to reach Perth, it shows the ship at anchor about 45 miles west-north-west of North-West Cape. The ships were first sighted last Saturday by passengers and crew a boat the Charon. A Department of Navy representative conferred with the ship's master on its arrival a Fremantle and the same day a Nepture from Pearce flew up the coast and sighted the ships. March 11, 1954.