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Author Conner, Beth, author

Title Paddle steamers of Australia : P.S. Canberra - the first hundred years / Beth Conner with captain Peter Garfield
Published Melbourne, Vic. : Brolga Publishing, 2013
©2013

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 MELB  623.8243 Con/Pso  ON DISPLAY
Description 88 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 x 21 cm
regular print
Summary "There's money to be made on the river.." so goes a famous line quoted over one hundred years ago that marked the birth of a paddlesteamer. The river? The Murray. The Steamer? The PS Canberra. Small, agile and something of a battler, the Canberra has been the quiet achiever alongside larger, more prominent vessels
Analysis 20th Century history (c 1914+) (Australasia)
Australian
Ships & boats - general interest (Australasia)
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Audience General
Subject Canberra (Paddle Steamer)
Canberra (Ship) -- History.
Canberra (Paddle Steamer) -- History
Paddle steamers -- Australia -- History.
Paddle steamers -- Australia.
Paddle steamers -- Australia -- Australian Capital Territory -- History.
Author Garfield, Peter (Captain), author
ISBN 9781922175168
Other Titles Paddle steamers of Australia