Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), Wednesday 31 December 1947, page 1


MOMMA ; YACHT : VICTORY :

HOBART. - The big

Sydney cutter Morna was first across the fin-ishing line in the Sydney Hobart yacht race.

The Morna crossed the finishing line shortly before 2 p.m.

. Westward is expected to finish second.

An earlier report said that th er«

was no sign of the Morna* Jose« . phine, or Winston Churchill, ',<

The secretary of. the Royal HoV

bart Yacht Club, Mr. Ron Elliott,' .: said earlier that it looked as if the . Westward had taken the lead.