Couta Controversy Dates Back To 1890!

As published in the Autumn/Winter 2019 edition of Tidings, the story in Scoop details a controversial episode from way back in 1890 when WT Dusting of Portland commissioned South Melbourne boat builder Henry Murray to design and construct a radical new Couta Boat.

Thanks to Gary Kerr and his friend Stan Evans who researched the episode in 1991, some 100 years later. I am sure you will find the story fascinating, and like me you may be amused to find how much history repeats itself. Click on the original newspaper articles below to enlarge.