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Len Southward breaks the Australasian speed record, 1953

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This filmclip shows Len Southward breaking the 100-mile-per-hour barrier in his speedboat Redhead, setting a new Australasian water speed record, at Evans Bay, Wellington, in 1953.

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Reference: Pictorial Parade 5. National Film Unit, 1953

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Peter Clayworth, Powered water sports – Power-boat racing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/40439/len-southward-breaks-the-australasian-speed-record-1953 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Peter Clayworth, i tāngia i te 30 November 2012.