FIRST - Paddle steamers in Swan Hill, Victoria
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blingg
S 35° 20.305 E 143° 33.627
54H E 732705 N 6086417
A memorial to the first paddle steamers in Swan Hill
Waymark Code: WMPZFG
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 11/17/2015
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A monument commemmorating the first paddle steamers to arrive in Swan Hill on 27th of September 1853, the Lady Augusta arrived four hours ahead of the Mary Ann after a race up the river from South Australia.
Swan Hill went on to become one of the important river ports on the Murray
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 09/17/1853
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