Join a group of passionate volunteers as they describe the trials, tribulations and joys of building and running a paddle steamer. From the initial planning in 2002, a group of Orbost locals built the PS Curlip II as part of a community project. After 16,000 hours of voluntary labour the paddle steamer was launched and continues in 2013 to transport tourists in and around the various waterways of East Gippsland. Members of the PS Curlip Committee talk about the history, their involvement and the future of the much-loved paddle steamer.
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Previously on display
22 April 2019
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002712
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Boatbuilding
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Victoria - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Seaside communities
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Rural conditions
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boatbuilding
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → River boats
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communities
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community life
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community power
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Country life - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Country life - Psychological aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Country life - Psychological aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
HDCAM; Master
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
HDCAM; Sub-master
DVD [PAL]; Back-up
DVD [PAL]; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy