After an epic 2300-kilometre journey from country Victoria, an historic paddle wheeler is taking on a new life in outback Queensland.
After an epic 2300-kilometre journey from country Victoria, an historic paddle wheeler is starting a new life in outback Queensland.Pride of the Murray, a 98-year-old paddle steamer, has been relocated 2,300 kilometres across the outbackTours on the boat have been booked out for a month despite a slow start to the outback tourist season
"It was very heart-felt and very sad for me to see her leaving her mates and leaving that part of the world."Mr Kinnon said it would be the last time the vessel could survive a relocation on such a large scale, but it had arrived in "great shape". The truck driver had to guide the mammoth vessel through railings for 12 kilometres across the bridge with just 50 millimetres to spare either side.As the word got round that the piece of pioneering history was on the move, the crowds came in droves to cheer it on.
He said it only seemed fitting the boat would now make Longreach home, in the merino wool capital of the world. Mayor Tony Rayner said numbers were returning to normal, but it wasn't clear if the outback would reach the record-breaking numbers it saw during 2020 and 2021. He said the kind of tourism experience the Pride of the Murray could bring would be a boost to the region and added to the town's pioneering story.
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