PS Adelaide
Built at Echuca, P.S. Adelaide is the oldest wooden hulled paddlesteamer still operating in the World! Built in 1866, the Adelaide was originally fitted out to accommodate passengers on the run from Echuca to Albury. In 1873 she was refitted as a logging steamers and her semi circular paddle boxes where replaced by square ones. Owned by Murray River Sawmills, she towed log barges to the Barmah Forest where they were loaded and drifted back downstream to Echuca. She left the town briefly during the 1950's but later was brought back to Echuca as a community effort in 1960. 1964 saw her lifted from the water and put to rest in Echuca's Hopwood Gardens, where she lay for 20 years. However, in 1980 restoration commenced and she was recommissioned in 1985.
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