John ‘Mac’ McGinnis Williams

[Thommo]

John ‘Mac’ McGinnis Williams
Winner of the Australian Motor Boat Championship Griffith Cup in 1924 and 1925 and Vice-Commodore of the Motor Yacht Club of Queensland 1923.

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Jeff

[bootlegger]

Just read the whole thng. I really love the early stuff.
Im still cut up that i didnt get nautilus. It would be running by now.
I know of a couple of other real early survivors but they arent ontainable.
That meteor boat and one not dscribed cettien would be two boats id want to find.

[tommo]

Along the same track but a different bloke,Doing a bit of research on Clement Lewis, Boat builder/racer found some news paper clips about the tragerty how the accident happened,but what i did not know was that Ron Hodge boat builder for the lewis Bro,s was a passenger in clems boat on the day and was seriously injured himself but as we know he recovered he was 19 at the time.ps Could not copy the news clips.

[lewisinfo]

To add to your article on Clem Lewis he was an oyster farmer and father of Richie and Frank Lewis . I was passenger in the boat and seriously injored and spent a lot of time in hospital. There were two articles in the papers about the accident, i have copies of these. I started at Lewis Bros in 1946 and left in 1968. I am doing a new book on Lewis Bros and will be available soon .Ron Hodge. ( Lewisinfo).

[screwit]

Ron,Ill be wanting one of these Books as I missed out on the last one. Let us know when its available
Ross

[tommo]

Hopefully this is an article ],Fatally Injured In Speed Boat Crash SYDNEY, October 10. Clement Henry Lewis, 45, of The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) Monday 11 October 1948 p 3 Article... Fatally Injured In Speed Boat Crash SYDNEY, October 10. Clement Henry Lewis, 45, of Taren Point was fatally injured in a speed boat crash during a race near Cronulla yesterday. With Ronald Hodge, 19, of Kogarah, as a passenger, Lewis was travelling at about 40 m.pJa. in choppy water when his boat ... 76 words
And 1 more[u]SPEED BOAT DRIVER KILLED FATAL COLLISION IN SYDNEY. Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) Monday 11 October 1948 p 1 Article... SPEED BOAT AT DRIVER . KILLED " FATAL COLLISION IN SYDNEY. - SYDNEY, Oct 10.-A speed boat driver, Clement Lewis (46). of Taren Point, was killed, and another man Injured, when two speed boats col- ... riding with Lewis, was taken to hospital. ? . lewis' boat which was travel- ling at 50- miles an ... 115 words