Eventually, the Perrycoota will be explained. This blog is about the paddlewheel museum at Echuca.
We came to a lookout over the Murray River at Echuca. This was a pleasure craft heading upstream.
One of the old restored paddlewheel steamers.
An old barge used to carry timber.
The deck.
Other riverboats.
Now the Perrycoota is explained.
Remains of the railway line that came to the dock. Yes, it is wide and the gauge is 5' 3" which was what Victoria used.
Most of the boats were not operating this day.
The old street behind the wharf area.
Note the wooden wheels.
The Bond Store for goods transported between the colonies prior to Federation.
A lovely old house.
With all the driving I had to do, sampling wine was out of the question.
Marianne really likes these trees.
Unusual building addition.
This part of the wharf had a saw mill.
One of the old wood carrying barges. This is how they positioned the tree trunks.
One of the paddle boats steamed off for a cruise.
The wharf has three stories and was very impressive.
Much of the timber that was sawn was Red Gum and you can see how it got its name.
The train unloading platform.
Goods from NSW would be transferred to Victoria in this shed and vice versa.
The pleasure craft returned.
Bridge over the railway line.
Steam engine.
In one of the outstanding displays of parochialism in Australia, the various states picked different rail gauges. More about this here.
Several of these boats were restored after being sunk for years.
Another of the wood-carrying barges. It was a fascinating museum and we were really glad to visit it.
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