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Dying wish to keep Finch Maritime Museum in Kyogle sinks as unique collection fails to find new home

Life at sea runs in the Finch family's blood. Generations have worked on ships — many serving half a century or more in the maritime industry. 

And despite living in a small country town more than 50 kilometres from the ocean, the Finch family home has become an homage to working and serving at sea.

Their collection includes a fully operational radio shack — that once blacked out power to half the town — as well as ship steering wheels, working gear, bells, masts and scale models, to name a few.

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