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Goolwa

Boat-load of fun for Oscar W’s birthday milestone

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Oscar W skipper Max Lindsay, patron Roly Bartlett, Alexandrina Mayor Keith Parkes, and PS Oscar W President George Kaiser cutting the cake on Sunday for the paddlesteamer’s 115th birthday. Photos: Deirdre Graham

A small crowd gathered at the Goolwa Wharf on Sunday to sail-a-brate the PS Oscar W’s 115th birthday with boat cruises and cake.

The iconic paddlesteamer was constructed in Echuca, Victoria in 1908, originally servicing the Murrumbidgee River and Upper Murray trade before calling Goolwa home in 1942.

Alexandrina Council acquired the PS Oscar W from the Tourism Commission for $1 in 2001, and to...

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