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Sailing on Lake Cootharaba

The Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club had a bumper weekend of sailing during the Easter weekend in March 1967.

Sailing was held over the 4 days of the Easter weekend with 88 boats taking place. Winners came from Sandgate, Brisbane and the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Lake Cootharaba sailing carnival – March 1967
Lake Cootharaba sailing carnival – March 1967

A video shows a snapshot of the carnival weekend. Visit here to view the video (YouTube).

Originally a news broadcast on Wide Bay Television.
This film was originally produced by WBQ 8 and was reproduced as 7 Extract from the Archives project. The project was supported by an innovation grant from the Library Board of Queensland.
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Lake Cootharaba sailing carnival – March 1967

Read all about the weekend below.

Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club – Gympie Times Thursday 30 March 1967 page 6