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Author Topic: PS Canally (Australia)  (Read 26851 times)

Offline Roderick Smith

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Re: PS Canally (Australia)
« Reply #30 on: March 13, 2013, 12:25:25 PM »
I was surprised too, but perhaps it is simply total enthusiasm, or available crews?  Perhaps this is combined with Oscar's own need for survey slipping (two birds with one stone)?  Coming down the river, the hull was propelled by a tinnie; that may not be so simple going upstream.
Oscar also has a special relationship with Cadell school, and likes to put in an appearance to keep in touch with a new wave of students.  It was in the reach only last September for the PS Melbourne centenary, but was making a swift return to meet a deadline/commitment somewhere.

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Re: PS Canally (Australia)
« Reply #31 on: March 14, 2013, 10:50:57 PM »
Chasing up via the website and the facebook site:

Oscar W will be departing Goolwa on Mon.4.3 and travelling to Berri. Opportunities to travel on certain stages of the journey are available. There will also be some one hour cruises offered at Morgan, Loxton and Waikerie. See www.oscar-w.info.

There are some good photos on facebook, including one coming into lock 2, and hence hugging the bank.
The poster suggests that Canally is coming back in June, and that the Berri voyage is for having one or two planks inserted in the hull.  I don't know what will do the downriver tow, but it could be back to tinnie level.  https://www.facebook.com/PSOscarW

From the website, Oscar is coming straight back, with short cruises in major towns, and town-to-town cruises available.
Sun.17.3: The cruises will be in Morgan.

There is a lot of enthusiasm from Oscar W volunteers to voyage the river, and a lot of enthusiasm along the river, particularly at Morgan (where Oscar W was based for many years, as the towing vessel for punts).  Morgan regards Oscar as its own boat, and any visit is the prodigal son coming home.  The relationship with Cadell school extends to not only calling by, but having the crew play team sports with the kids.  The end result is that those children have a far greater appreciation of river history, geography and ecology.  Perhaps one day a Cadell kid will go through to a master 4?

SA really does appreciate its river asset: good moorings at lots of riverbank towns, and a river on which voyaging is possible at all times, in a range of vessels.  The NSW Victoria reach is far less friendly: the greens have made through voyaging as tricky as possible, and most towns don't have good moorings for through voyagers.  Mildura is good, and Wentworth is good.  Supremely-touristy Echuca is the worst.

Roderick B Smith
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Re: PS Canally (Australia)
« Reply #32 on: March 19, 2013, 04:50:38 PM »
I'm wondering why PS Oscar had to come all the way from Goolwa to do this job. Were there no other boats closer to that part of the river that could have done it, e.g. PS Industry or a private boat?
To answer my own question ...
Oscar was going up to Morgan/Cadell anyway on its regular March trip and volunteered to take Canally's rudder, which had been rebuilt at Goolwa, to the Canally at Morgan and then tow the Canally to the Berri slip.

Oscar left Morgan this morning (Tuesday) and should be back at Goolwa on Friday.

Stephen.

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Re: PS Canally (Australia)
« Reply #33 on: November 04, 2013, 08:11:31 AM »
Just a video. It sank on Sat.2.11 night into Sun.3.11 morning.
Canally recently sank at its Morgan Wharf mooring. Channel 7 covered the story on its Sun.3.11 evening news:
<http://au.news.yahoo.com/sa/video/watch/19660978/communitys-despair-after-restored-boat-sinks>

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« Last Edit: November 05, 2013, 08:53:51 AM by Roderick Smith »

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Re: PS Canally (Australia)
« Reply #34 on: December 02, 2013, 10:05:38 AM »
Canally is floating again, although its 'actual' reason for sinking is almost turning into a contentious issue! Will find the truth out one day I suppose!

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Re: PS Canally (Australia)
« Reply #35 on: January 06, 2014, 05:32:44 AM »
So, what happened to it?

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Re: PS Canally (Australia)
« Reply #36 on: December 22, 2024, 06:03:43 PM »
Lot of missing posts showing the stages of restoration.  I'll have to backtrack to fill the gaps.

Roderick Smith, using my second account.

Murray River paddlesteamer PS Canally makes first voyage in 81 years.  Sophie Landau ABC Riverland Tuesday 28 June 2022
Video PS Canally travelling full steam ahead after 81 years
Eighty-one years after its last voyage, the historic paddle steamer PS Canally has made a trip down the Murray River.
Key points:
Volunteers in Morgan spent 12 years restoring the vessel to her former glory
The Canally sunk in Victoria after being left to rot following years of important service
More work needs to be done, but passengers may soon be able to ride the historic steamer
Steamers played a huge role in the development and function of river towns, but the Canally could have been lost in the history books if it was not for a group of hardworking volunteers.
Today the vessel headed from Morgan to Mannum before getting some more important works completed, including having its hull recaulked its interior timber framework replaced.
The trip down the Murray was a perfect opportunity to show off the restoration to eager spectators.
Skipper Jim Maywald was at the wheel as the vessel steamed down the river.
"It's a pretty historic day," he said.
"The volunteers have done an amazing job over the last 12 years in Morgan."
A steamboat sits on a river bank, with a rainbow in the background.
The PS Canally set sail after 12 years of volunteer restoration works. (Supplied: PS Canally Port of Morgan)
Saved from the depths
Mid Murray councillor Kevin Myers has been heavily involved in the restoration.
He said when the Canally first arrived in Morgan she was in a "sad" condition.
"In 1941 her engines and other operating gear was taken out," Mr Myers said.
"Then it became a barge again and then it became derelict."
A black and white photo of a steamboat.
Launched in 1907 in Echuca, Victoria, the Canally was used to trade wool on the Murrumbidgee River. (Supplied)
The vessel was used to trade dried fruits between Berri and Morgan before being put to work on the construction of the lock and weir system on the Murray in the early 1920s.
After changing hands and locations in the following years, the once-crucial vessel was left at a mooring at Boundary Bend in Victoria and eventually sank.
Rivers and Riverboat Historical and Preservation Society raised the Canally from the deep water in 1998 and swiftly began restoration of the hull.
A steamboat on a river's edge.
The PS Canally has transformed since 2013. (ABC: Ian Mannix)
In 2010 the Mid Murray Council took ownership of the boat and in 2011 she settled in her new home at the Port of Morgan.
The volunteers worked tirelessly over the past 12 years restoring the steamer to her former glory.
"We're actually over the moon with her performance," Mr Myers said after a test run last week.
"It was like having a new heartbeat with the engine ticking over."
Men at the helm of a historic boat.
Riverland locals watched on as the PS Canally made her way down the Murray. (Supplied: PS Canally Port of Morgan)
All aboard
Mr Myers said it was important to save the Canally in order to honour its importance in the '20s and '30s.
While the finishing touches are yet to be completed, community members and tourists may soon get the chance to experience the restored PS Canally up close.
"Hopefully within the next six to 12 months we'll get it totally surveyed to carry passengers," Mr Meyers said.
"All the people that have been waiting ? then they can all have a ride."
www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-28/murray-river-paddle-steamer-ps-canally-back-on-the-water/101190714

 

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