Queen, Paddle Steamer

c. 1868, Photograph, B 8659

Queen, Paddle Steamer - on left in 1868 when propelled by a stern wheel and in 1932 on the right. The back of this photograph contains a newspaper clipping from the Chronicle May 19, 1932 detailing the "Queen's" long service. A portion of this is "Captain Peckhills was master of her, and she ran a three-weekly trip between Goolwa and Wentworth with passengers and cargo. When the Duke of Edinburgh came out in the Galatea, he was taken over the lakes in the "Queen" for a kangaroo hunt and to witness a corroborie at Point McLeay".