Friday, May 11, 2007

Lady Kendall saved

(Random walkies)

Went off along Brisbane Water Drive today. There was a crane at Koolewong. There was a skip beside the crane, loaded with bits of old wood. I thought the Lady Kendall was off to the knacker's yard. But someone said no, she's off to Sydney to be restored and the bits in the skip were just garbage that came up with her.

Wreck of the Lady Kendall Koolewong Reserve 11th May 2007
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Her bow all hooked up ready and waiting for the other crane to arrive. She looks like a fish skeleton, all ribs and head and tail.

Wreck of the Lady Kendall Koolewong Reserve 11th May 2007
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Cleaning her up before her trip. She was full of seaweed and empty beer cans last week.

Wreck of the Lady Kendall Koolewong Reserve 11th May 2007
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Cranes, skips, bits, blokes, the Lady herself, the barges and gawkers.

Wreck of the Lady Kendall Koolewong Reserve 11th May 2007
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Lifting her onto the rocks. After that they cleaned up the barges and the cranes went home.

Wreck of the Lady Kendall Koolewong Reserve 11th May 2007
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On the rocks. Where presumably she'll rest until carted off to be restored.

Wreck of the Lady Kendall Koolewong Reserve 11th May 2007
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Her bow and midships. Note the red and white paint and the touch of blue amidships.

Wreck of the Lady Kendall Koolewong Reserve 11th May 2007
(Embiggen)

Her stern and propeller.

Wreck of the Lady Kendall Koolewong Reserve 11th May 2007
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Drainage hole (?) and pump wheel. Amidships.

There was a cameraperson there from NBN (Northern Beaches Telly) so there should be some more about her on the telly tonight. 6PM their news is on. Sydneysiders, twiddle yer dial, you might be able to get it down to Dee Why.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Excellent photos of the wreck. ABC Radio Central Coast has a podcast of the former owner of the Lady Kendall and some history on it's website. folllow this link....
http://www.abc.net.au/centralcoast/stories/s1888906.htm
cheers
gnoyc@yahoo.com.au

Anonymous said...

http://www.abc.net.au/
centralcoast/stories/s1888906.htm.
Above link is not working....try this instead.
cheers
gnoyc

Spike said...

Thank yer kindly, Gnoyc. Good linkage.