Mystery Launch 16-09-2018
Todays photo shows a rather pretty launch anchored in the Waihara Stream, near Cape Colville, in the Hauraki Guil & is date c.1918.
The photo comes to us via Lew Redwood’s fb
Any ideas on her name details?
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I would like to know about these little entrances on the tip of the Coromandel, where is this ?
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I think that should be Waiaro, just north of Cabbage Bay. A snug possie for smaller boats.
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