Shepparton’s lost riverboat era

The Goulburn river at Shepparton once had wood-fired paddle steamers operating between Shepparton and Echuca.

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When the Goulburn was running high enough – and the river at this time was a more robust waterway, wider and more youthful – wood-fired paddle steamers operated between Shepparton and Echuca to the north.

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