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Title: Some slightly smaller paddlers
Post by: Peter Webster on July 19, 2006, 08:46:27 PM: These are taken from days on our lake in the Western suburbs of Melbourne at Cairnlea.
Title: Some slightly smaller paddlers
Post by: AlistairD on July 20, 2006, 08:42:29 AM: Is CYCLOPS a model of the 1829 sternwheeler from the Forth and Clyde Canal?
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These are taken from days on our lake in the Western suburbs of Melbourne at Cairnlea.

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Title: Re some slightly smaller paddlers - P.S. Cyclops
Post by: Peter Webster on July 20, 2006, 06:45:20 PM: Alistair,
The Cyclops is based on an Australian sternwheeler called the"Anna Marie" which spent virtually all of its life on the Hunter River in N.S.W. It was launched in 1861. We are preparing an article on this boat for publication, we hope in either Model Boats or Marine Modeller. The reason it is not called Anna Marie is because it was built only from a small sketch found in a magazine/book called "Shiops of Yesteryear" published about 1970 and the article gave a good history but only 2 dimension so all else is guesstimations.
Peter Webster
Title: PS CYCLOPS
Post by: Walter Snowdon on July 21, 2006, 07:31:17 PM: What a fascinating model the CYCLOPS is - by far the most interesting and intrigueing Aussie paddler I have seen. Was the fullsize built in Austrlia or shipped out in bits ? The wheel shroud does not seem to fit in with the hull design, was that guestimation ? I am looking forward to hearing more of this model and ship, so come on you Colonials !!! put the tinnies down, throw some water on the barbie and get some research done !!! PLEASE- I need to know.!!!!! Regards, Walter.
Title: PS ANNA MARIE
Post by: Walter Snowdon on July 21, 2006, 07:45:25 PM: Further to the above I have found reference to a PS Anna Marie being sunk in a colission at Paterson NSW in 1909 while carrying girders for a new bridge. It was salvaged and then almost completely burned out by sparks from a passing train!!! No references after that. Is this the same paddler??. Walter,
Title: Smaller Paddlers
Post by: Stu Kerrn Sr on July 25, 2006, 10:06:13 AM: About how small? A few dimensions would be great.