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1st October 2013

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Echuca – paddle steamer capital of the world

Echuca, “paddle steamer capital of the world,” sits on the banks of the Murray River, which divides Victoria and New South Wales. Most other state borders in Australia are arbitrary straight lines. The town flourished in the 1870s, when wool was shipped down the river from outback sheep stations, to be transferred by rail to […]

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