Lee Munt and Murray Lord (obscured), of the Sumner Surf Life-Saving Club, make a trial run yesterday in the new rescue boat which will be stationed at Sumner Beach this summer. The craft, Milburn. Three, was presented to the club by New Zealand Cement Holdings, Ltd, which has a special interest in surf life-saving activities. The boat is a flat-bottomed rubber dinghy with a foam-sandwich floor, and is capable of speeds up to 50 kilometres an hour. The cost, with its accessories, is $6500.
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84Lee Munt and Murray Lord (obscured), of the Sumner Surf Life-Saving Club, make a trial run yesterday in the new rescue boat which will be stationed at Sumner Beach this summer. The craft, Milburn. Three, was presented to the club by New Zealand Cement Holdings, Ltd, which has a special interest in surf life-saving activities. The boat is a flat-bottomed rubber dinghy with a foam-sandwich floor, and is capable of speeds up to 50 kilometres an hour. The cost, with its accessories, is $6500. Press, 15 October 1982, Page 3
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