From the time Thomas Boyd landed in Swansea NSW in 1853, the family built boats. This is their story and that of his grandson,  James Lewis Boyd, who built around 200 boats, including 24 vessels for the American Army’s small ship fleet in WW2. For his contribution to the war effort, a life sized portrait is hung at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.

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