When a ship is docked to clean
away underwater barnacles and
weed and to paint its bottom,
dock workers referred to this
as a “haircut and shave”. But the
dock at South Brisbane did much
more than this, repairing seriously
damaged shipping in peace and
war, building wooden boats –
and even hosting championship
swimming events.
Pages
296
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
January 02, 2014
More than a Haircut and Shave: South Brisbane Dry Dock - A History
When a ship is docked to clean
away underwater barnacles and
weed and to paint its bottom,
dock workers referred to this
as a “haircut and shave”. But the
dock at South Brisbane did much
more than this, repairing seriously
damaged shipping in peace and
war, building wooden boats –
and even hosting championship
swimming events.