Tinnies
Film
Tin Canoe
Distant Discoveries
Credit: WA Museum
Do you remember making one of these as a kid? Affectionately known as "tinnies" these homemade canoes were fashioned by children from scavenged corrugated iron. They were cheap and easy to make, but also somewhat accident prone. Join Brendan, one of our Visitor Services Officers here at the Maritime Museum, as he shares a little history about the once popular hobby.
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