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PS Gem, a Murray River paddler built in 1876, that survives as a museum ship at Swan Hill, Victoria's Pioneer Settlement. PS Pevensey, built in Moama in 1911 and based in Echuca, is still working as a tourist attraction on the Murray River. Pevensey also starred as the fictional paddlesteamer Philadelphia in the TV series All the Rivers Run. [2]
Maid of the Murray 1874, 1875 Murrumbidgee 1872, 1874, 1875: First iron-hulled vessel to be built in South Australia. [18] Julia "Mayho" 39 tons: J. Mackintosh 1871–1879 Mackintosh Sawmill Co. 1888 W. Wilson 1894–1899 F. O. Wallin 1899–1906: Lewen 1870 C. Hill 1871 J. Gribble 1874 G. Jolly 1878 J. Patterson 1882, 1884 F. O. Wallin 1898–1906
The paddlewheeler, PS Murray Princess, is a tourist vessel operating from its homeport of Mannum, South Australia, on the Murray River.The regular cruising schedule offers a 3 night cruise departing each Friday, a 4 night cruise departing each Monday or a 7 night combined cruise departing either Friday or Monday.
The PS Emmylou, like The Pride of the Murray and PS Canberra, operates as a tourist attraction in Echuca operated by Murray River Paddlesteamers. [2] It is one of the most recognisable and iconic Paddlesteamers in Australia. The Emmylou is now the only wood fired paddlesteamer in the world offering regular scheduled accommodated river cruises.
Alexander Arbuthnot is the last paddle steamer built as a working boat during the riverboat trade era on the Murray River, Australia. [4] Vessel history
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]
PV Murray River Queen is an Australian paddle vessel built at Hindmarsh Island in 1974 as a luxury passenger cruise boat. She was a tourist boat carrying passengers on the Murray River in South Australia. For many years, her home port was Goolwa where she offered week-long cruises operated by her builders, the Veenstra family.
PS Canberra was commissioned to be built in 1912 by the Conner Family, She was built at the mouth of the Murray in Goolwa, South Australia. Originally used as a single deck fishing steamer by the Connor family at Boundary Bend , she was part of their large fishing fleet which consisted of the PS Etona and PS Ranger .