Hi Ho, away we go

Here's a lovely shot of the speedboat Hi Ho coming in beside the Manly Fun Pier. No date, but looks circa 1960. The girls are patiently waiting their turn. Let's hope no-one falls in.

There were several speedboats plying the waters of Manly Cove in the 1950s and 60s. Names such as Let's Go, Let's Go Too, Kalowa and Hi Ho are still well remembered. Kookaburra, one of the Manly speedboats from the 1930s, is now in the Australian Heritage Fleet at the Australian Maritime Museum. Does anyone recognise which school the girls are from?

This is also quite a good view of the old Fun Pier.