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Living with riverboats

Victoria, Australia, 2006
film

Mark Smith talks about his enduring passion for riverboats which all began when he worked on the restoration of the Paddle Steamer Gem.

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Riverboats remembered: Murray paddlesteamers on film 1920's-1970's

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Riverboat heritage

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Peach's Australia : Murray Riverboats

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Paddleboats of the Murray River

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The Steam-driven adventures of Riverboat Bill (Captioned)

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The Steam-driven adventures of Riverboat Bill

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Paddle Steamer Curlip

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People along the Mississippi

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Le Capitaine H

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There go the boats

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Australian diary. No. 093

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Born to boats

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All the rivers run [DVD]

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Two boys and a boat

Australia, 1958
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We live by the river

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