Article in Australian "Airborne" magazine

[dragoncity]

In the latest issue of Australian Airbourne Magazine ( #190?) there is an interesting article,
with good photos, on a very nice paddler -- P.S AVOCA with its BARGE on tow, by a South
Australian modeler.

Steam Powered and the skipper controls BOTH the
barge and the paddler from one radio. Uses water filled plastic pipes as ballast
in the barge, a really clever idea and much easier than having fixed lead slabs
as he can remove each pipe easily when retrieving the barge.

This model would appear to be iu in AVOCA's original form, as a tow boat.
--built 1877
-- 33.8 Meters x 6.5m x 1.8
-- iron hull
-- moved to Port Adelaide in 1891, servicing the loading of Sailing Clippers
-- sold in 1922 , it returned to the Murray River, converted to diesel motors, used for tourist trade
working from Murray Bridge, S.A.
-- moved to Mildura in 1976, used for toutists trade and a floating restaurant
-- still operating today.

Cheers,