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.