We need you to Continue ReSTORing the Steam SHip

John OXLEY

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Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at the Fleet's Rozelle Bay shipyard

A large ship named 'John Oxley' is being transported on a barge along a river or canal in an urban area with high-rise buildings in the background. Several workers and a tugboat are present around the vessel.

NEW BEGINNINGS

Historical black and white photo of a vintage military ship sailing on water, with a small island or land in the background.

Built in 1927

100 years Later

The remnants of the ship 'John Oxley' with a rusted explosion device suspended above it and a blue sky with clouds in the background.

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A worker wearing an orange helmet, glasses, a yellow and navy safety jacket, and blue gloves is using a long tool to work on a large, riveted metal ship hull.
Two people in work overalls and hard hats painting a large, yellow industrial structure, with a marina and city skyline in the background.
Group of five men working inside an industrial or ship engine room, with machinery and equipment around them.
A man wearing a yellow safety helmet, safety glasses, and a face mask standing inside a large industrial machine or turbine with rusty and clean parts, on a metal scaffolding framework.
An elderly man in a light-colored shirt and jeans is smiling while painting the underside of a large boat with a brush.
People working on the underside of a large ship hull, which is being painted red, with some on ladders and others standing on the ground.
Construction workers wearing safety vests and helmets working on a building scaffold, standing on an orange aerial work platform against a blue sky.
A man standing on a step ladder painting the deck of a ship, with construction equipment and flags visible in the background.
Worker in blue shirt and orange helmet using a roller brush on large yellow industrial equipment at a construction site.