SS Lake Illawarra Memorial Service

In the afternoon at the Motor Yacht Club of Tasmania, Lindisfarne, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, accompanied by Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, delivered an address at a memorial service to mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the ship, SS Lake Illawarra, and the partial collapse of the Tasman Bridge. Later, the Governor participated in a wreath laying ceremony on board ML Egeria.

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