Victoria's
maiden, Elizabeth II's finale as they pass into the night
Sydney Harbour Australia
Page 1.
Pictorial By Peter Andrews
February 24, 2008.
The tallship Svanen dwarfed by
the stern of the Queen
Victoria alongside the Overseas Passenger
Terminal at Circular Quay.
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The tallship Svanen and Queen
Victoria at Circular Quay.
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The fire tug Ted Noffs from the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Lines free as the Queen Victoria about
to depart from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular
Quay.
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With no assistance from tugs, Queen Victoria uses
her own bow and stern thrusters to clear the wharf of the Overseas
Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay.
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Queen Victoria uses
her own bow and stern thrusters to clear the wharf at Circular
Quay.
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Queen Victoria easily slips astern
out of Circular Quay with no assistance from tugs with the
Sydney city skyline in the background.
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While Queen Victoria slips out
of Circular Quay, Queen Elizabeth II with tugs slips out
of Woolloomooloo Bay.