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FERRY WARS
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Rottnest ferries and the Perth ferry wars of the 1960’s
he Over 30 Crew Lunch was held on Friday, 23 April with 100 members in attendance. Guest speaker Gerry McGann entertained us with stories about his family’s historic connection to the Rottnest ferry service. In particular the Islander which his father had purchased in 1947. “Emmett McGann went to buy his young sons a dinghy at a military auction in 1947 and came home with a ship that changed the way Perthites visited Rottnest. The Islander was the first fast ferry to Rottnest and allowed day-trippers 4 hours on Rotto, something the earlier slow, steam-driven
Tvessels could not accomplish. Alas the monopoly through the 1950’s changed with competition appearing in the early 60’s, resulting in the ‘Ferry Wars’. The ‘wars’ led to some exciting races to Rottnest, my dad’s broken jaw, one sinking, one arson attack and bodies in the river.” Gerry is Emmett’s youngest son.
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