CANBERRA paddle-steamer 1912
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:46 pm
The Murray River is the boundary between New South Wales and Victory in Australia.
When the first European people arrived, there where no roads, and transport vehicles, travelling inland was very difficult and dangerous.
The first travellers in Australia were using the rivers; from 1853 the first paddle steamers were used on the rivers to carry wool, passengers and stores. Some where used as floating stores (“hawking ships”).
The CANBERRA was built as a wooden fishing vessel in 1912 by David Milne, Goolwa for David Connors.
Tonnage 51 gross, 19 net, dim. 74.0 x 15.0 x 4.0m.
Powered by a portable steam engine 12 nhp. with chain drive. The engine was manufactured in the U.K. by A. Marshal.
Later refitted in a cargo vessel, then used as a pleasure craft,
1945 Was the owner N & M Collins at Mildora, she was registered at Melbourne.
Circa 1959/60 converted from houseboat to tourist vessel.
Circa 1964 was she re-engined with a diesel engine, but her original engine retained.
She is now owned by the Murray S.S. & Tourist Co., and used for daytrips on the Murray River from Echuca.
2012 Still in service.
Australia 1979, 20c sg704, scott?
Source: Log Book. Ships of the Inland Rivers by Ronald Parsons.
1912
When the first European people arrived, there where no roads, and transport vehicles, travelling inland was very difficult and dangerous.
The first travellers in Australia were using the rivers; from 1853 the first paddle steamers were used on the rivers to carry wool, passengers and stores. Some where used as floating stores (“hawking ships”).
The CANBERRA was built as a wooden fishing vessel in 1912 by David Milne, Goolwa for David Connors.
Tonnage 51 gross, 19 net, dim. 74.0 x 15.0 x 4.0m.
Powered by a portable steam engine 12 nhp. with chain drive. The engine was manufactured in the U.K. by A. Marshal.
Later refitted in a cargo vessel, then used as a pleasure craft,
1945 Was the owner N & M Collins at Mildora, she was registered at Melbourne.
Circa 1959/60 converted from houseboat to tourist vessel.
Circa 1964 was she re-engined with a diesel engine, but her original engine retained.
She is now owned by the Murray S.S. & Tourist Co., and used for daytrips on the Murray River from Echuca.
2012 Still in service.
Australia 1979, 20c sg704, scott?
Source: Log Book. Ships of the Inland Rivers by Ronald Parsons.
1912