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Oct 2012 Newslt THE FRIENDS OF THE INDEX Oscar’s Birthday page 3 P.S. OSCAR ‘W’ Noce Board page 4 President’s Report page 5 P.O. BOX 527 GOOLWA S.A. 5214 Secretary’s Report page 6 Quiz Queson page 7 Engineering Report page 8 Quiz Answer page 8 NEWSLETTER View From The Galley Window Page 9 www.oscar-w.info Bethany’s Diary page 10 Passenger ‘s Leer of Appreciaon page 13 Please pass me onto a friend A Retrospecve on the Mildura Trip page 14 Mildura Trip Highlights and Crew Pictures page 16 & 17 Dates for Your Diary page 18 Commiee Members page 19 SUBSCRIPTIONS There are sll a number of memberships outstanding and you are reminded that annual membership subscripons were due for renewal on 1 July 2012. Please note that non-financial members are not entled to parcipate in any of our acvies, such as Friends Days Out, nor are they eligible to nominate for posions on the commiee or vote at the AGM. Also, non-financial members also will no longer receive a newsleer aer this issue. The renewal fees as from 1st July this year are $30 family and $25 single. Payment, made out to ‘The Friends of the PS Oscar W’, should be forwarded to; Oscar cruises into the sunrise The Secretary en-route to Mildura on 28 August The Friends of the PS Oscar W PO Box 527 Goolwa SA 5214. Payment can also be made by cash or credit card at the Goolwa Riverboat Centre. October 2012 Please ensure that your payment is accompanied by the payment slip enclosed with the July newsleƩer so that your payment can be idenƟfied. Volume 24 Number 1 2 Oscar’s 104th Birthday NOTICE BOARD FRIENDS CHRISTMAS PICNIC - please note the date - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Please note that the Friends Christmas Picnic is to be held on SATURDAY 15 Don’t forget the AGM on December, leaving the Goolwa wharf at th Friday 26 October at the 10.00am sharp. Church of Christ Hall in The cost will be $10.00 per head, which Porter Street, 7:00pm for a will include morning and aernoon tea, 7:30pm start. lunch and a pudding. Due to numbers we will be limited to financial members Please bring a plate of and partners only. If you book and are unable to come along please let us supper to share. know so that someone else can take your place. Ladies (or gentlemen) please bring a salad to share. New Sponsor For a bit of fun the theme will be Subway Goolwa is a new Pirates (oponal) and there will be a sponsor of the Oscar W. We Oscar’s 104th birthday was celebrated on the wharf on September 30th. Mayor prize for the best-dressed pirate of the welcome them on board, and day. Kym McHugh cut the cake, and warmly thanked the Friends of the Oscar W for have noted their support by their dedicated work in maintaining and running the Oscar, which he said, has Please phone Chrisna on 8555 2595 or displaying a promoons board Chris on 8555 2462 by 30 November. become “a tourist icon” for the region. on the side of the Presidenal The Mayor’s point was well illustrated by the fact that Oscar was fully booked Ahoy me heares, looking forward to Suite. Please also support catching up. for three cruises in the bay during the day, followed by a late aernoon Subway when you are looking charter. for a good, quick and healthy Goolwa was thronged with visitors for the “Goolwa Alive” fesval, the Paddle meal. Christina Wheelers jazz band played on the wharf, and our sausage sizzle did a great trade. Our sympathy and best wishes to John Burgar. John had to leave the Oscar at Renmark on the return trip, and was admied to Flinders Hospital with pneumonia, and was seriously ill. He is now recovering and we look forward to seeing him back on the wharf when he is well again. Lorraine, ChrisƟna and Lois cuƫng the cake for aƩending ‘Friends’ and visitors. 3 4 Sunday we steamed into Mildura A WORD FROM THE 2016 was menoned , in which a FROM THE to be greeted by an esmated PRESIDENT vessel , starng at Echuca would SECRETARY— 15,000 spectators who were lining gather other heritage vessels en- October 2012 the riverfront there. Sunday was a I never cease to be route and finally arrive at Goolwa most spectacular day with several amazed at what is to be escorted across the lake by The big news from the parades of historic boats and is accomplished by our P.S.Oscar W. last three months is something that those present will volunteers, the Friends of the undoubtedly the trip to Mildura remember for a very long me. Paddle Steamer Oscar W. The Regarding the Riverboat Centre, for the PS Melbourne Centenary preparaon, wood cung, fing we have only heard that the celebraons. Aer much planning The crew enjoyed a couple of days of the new gears, repairs and intended lease holder of the and numerous meengs, 15 crew of well earned me off in Mildura painng all contributed to a “other end” does not intend to go set off from the Goolwa wharf on (interrupted by loading 10 tons of trouble free trip to Mildura and ahead, so if council agrees with Tuesday 28th August for the four wood onto the Marion, Industry return, and we were able to do it our proposal we may sll be week return trip to Mildura. We and Oscar W) before travelling a in a vessel which did not leak, was extending our interpreve joined the PS Marion, PS Industry lile further up river to Red Cliffs clean and fresh and was the operaons. Meanwhile the and PB Amphibious at Renmark and Psyche Bend, taking subject of many compliments from historic crane, which we have and then met the PS Ruby and PB passengers on one-way trips. On members of the public, who restored for council, will be Coonawarra with a number of returning to Mildura there was a menoned how well maintained installed nearby and add to the other smaller boats at Lock 9 for further truck load of wood (around the Oscar looked. The friendliness interpretaon of the rich history of the trip to Wentworth. Arriving in 18 tons) to be unloaded and and demeanour of the crew was the area . Wentworth on 7th September we transferred to the three South also appreciated and commented were joined by the PS Adelaide Australian boats. With the crews on by our passengers, so a big We are sll awaing news of our from Echuca and it was a grand from the three boats all working thank you to all . We did enjoy grant applicaon towards the sight to see all of the boats ed up together this took more than 4 ourselves as well as reinforcing our Goolwa Ship Building Industry DVD in the vicinity of the wharf. hours to complete. Aer a week in place in the wonderful network for which Ash Starkeyz has Saturday we all le for Mildura Mildura and a changeover of some along the river, something which submied a quote. except for the PS Ruby, which crew we set off for home on needs to be fostered by future unfortunately developed Saturday 15th September. We members. Again, thank you to all members mechanical problems and was arrived back in Goolwa at 2:00pm for making the Friends of P.S. unable to connue – a huge on Monday 24th September aer Having the heritage boats all Oscar W an efficient and effecve disappointment for her crew. travelling over 2000km, to a together at Mildura enabled us to organisaon which we are proud welcoming crowd on the wharf. hold an AGM of the Council Of to belong to. To connue this, we We arrived in Mildura on Saturday Inland Rivers Associaons. This 8th September and ed up below A total of 23 volunteer crew was group represents all of the boats need a strong commiee, and our th the lock in preparaon for our used for the trip (plus one road and gives us a united base from AGM is approaching (Oct 26 ) . entry to the Mildura riverfront crew), with an average age in the which we may address river issues Have you considered nominang area the following day. A dinner late 60s. The youngest was 10 year of navigaon, survey, crewing , as a commiee member?? It is a for all of the crews and supporters old Bethany Wagner. wood, material supplies and, of rewarding experience! was held at The Homestead that course, coordinate trips such as night. the Mildura cruise. Indeed , the dream of a possible river cruise in Roly 5 6 All worked extremely well together to Noonguu and PB Miralie. jackets at any me, thus stopping a ensure the success of the trip and I Engineering Report build up of scale which was becoming don’t think we could have asked for a Our arrival back in Goolwa was not a October 2012 detrimental to our boiler. This valve beer crew. Bush moorings and camp- me for rest however, as there was the was expensive but necessary! fires, together with the entertainment regular working bee on Wednesday, a by Captain EJ, Roly, Wazza, Jim, and charter on Friday followed by Saturday The Oscar has just Aer looking at the engine log and the Scoy, all contributed to making this and Sunday cruises on the long week- returned from her Mildura trip of notes made, I am very pleased that the trip a success and one not to be for- end with a charter at the end of both approx 2000 kms and I must say she efforts of the volunteers before the th goen.
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