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The Southern 80 is an annual water-ski race held on the Murray River in Australia, finishing at the Victorian/NSW border towns of Echuca and Moama.The race, held on the second weekend in February, currently attracts around 900 competitors and 260 boats, as well as tens of thousands of spectators.
Echuca (/ ə ˈ tʃ uː k ə / ə-CHOO-kə) [2] is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia.The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales.
The City of Echuca was a local government area in Victoria, Australia, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital. Based around the regional centre of Echuca , along the Murray River , the city covered an area of 26.06 square kilometres (10.1 sq mi), and existed from 1865 until 1994.
A fairground area may also be included in the event; The following is a geographic list of these gatherings, some of which are referred to as rallies or as festivals. The list does not include static steam museums unless they host a particular event that falls into the classification. In addition there are some travelling shows powered by steam.
The Canberra arrived in Echuca on the afternoon of Saturday, 24 December 1966. [8] Once again the Canberra became a pioneer of tourism. In early 1964, the Canberra's steam engine was described as "spotless in green enamel and polished brass, her shining piston rod and valve gear reciprocating nobly". [ 9 ]
Riverine Herald sign on building in Hare St, Echuca. The newspaper was founded at Echuca on 1 July 1863, with its first editor as Robert Ross Haverfield (1819–1889) and joint owners James Joseph Casey (1831–1913) and Angus Mackay (1824–1886) - the latter also being one of the proprietors of the Bendigo Advertiser.
The settlement of Echuca spread to Echuca East, where most sawmilling was concentrated, and south along the major highways. There was also commercial and residential expansion along the railway line. [1] By 1872 the Port of Echuca was the centre of a trade network involving the transport of wool and other goods by steamer and then by train to ...
PV Coonawarra is a diesel-powered paddle vessel that operated as a tourist vessel on the Murray River.Built in Echuca in 1950 from the barge J L Roberts (itself built in 1894), the Coonawarra was intended by owners Murray Valley Coaches Ltd to replace the tourist vessel PS Murrumbidgee, which burnt beyond repair in 1948. [6]