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http://paddlesteamerdvd.com/dvd Paddle Steamer | DVD | "SOURCE TO SEA" - The Story of the Murray Riverboats. Australia's Centenary of Federation's 'Source to Sea' event took more than three years to plan and three months to complete. It was one of the most memorable journeys ever undertaken down Australia's greatest river - the Murray - from its source in the Kosciusko high country to the sea at the Murray mouth town of Goolwa. To celebrate this event and document the valuable role paddlesteamers and riverboats played in the development of Australia a television crew was part of the flotilla that undertook the 100-day journey that took these boats from 'source to sea'. This documentary celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Murray River trade and brings to life the colourful history of Australia's old paddlesteamers, riverboats and barges. It shows the dedication of an increasing number of 'passionately mad' wooden boat restorers. The one-hour TV special on Australia's paddlesteamers includes the story of steam, the hard work, the humour and the romance of the river trade. At times the fleet included more than 200 heritage and leisure craft, paddlesteamers and riverboats, some of the paddle steamers were more than 100 years old. Never before had such a flotilla ever been assembled on the Murray River, or anywhere else in the world. In the late 1800s, several hundred paddleboats and barges opened up much of inland Australia along the Murray, Darling and Murrumbidgee Rivers. Today Australia has more original paddleboats than anywhere else in the world. "It's a story about passion and love - passion for old paddleboats and love of a river," executive producer and South Australian documentary maker Ian Doyle said. "Compared to the stories of drovers, shearers and squatters, very little is known about the important role these boats played in the history of Australia. Things would have been very different had Australian explorers like Lawson and Patterson written about the Murray and her riverboats, as Mark Twain wrote about the Mississippi river, her paddlesteamers and riverboats. This would have placed the Murray more in the centre of Australians' consciousness and the current problems facing the Murray would have been less serious than they are today. The documentary tells the wonderful story of these boats," Ian Doyle said. The documentary also includes never before seen private family archival footage and historic photographs and celebrates the unique story of the Murray riverboats. Directed by Paul Williams, the documentary features memorable vision and the stories of many of Australia's historic paddleboats that took part in Centenary of Federation's event including the PS Oscar W, the PS William Randell and the PV Akuna Amphibious. SOURCE TO SEA -- the Story of the Murray Riverboats was made with the assistance of Peter and Jan Teakle from Akuna Station and the SA Tourism Commission. Proceeds from the sale of the 68-minute director's cut video of 'Source to Sea - the Story of the Murray Riverboats' and 104-minute interactive DVD are in support of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. paddle steamer paddlesteamer paddle steamers paddlesteamers paddlesteamer dvd dvd about paddlesteamers australian paddle steamers paddle steamers australia river paddle steamers paddle steamer boats paddlesteamer history paddlesteamer vessel original paddle steamers paddle steamer murray river paddle steamer ruby paddle steamer preservation society waverley paddle steamer ayr paddle steamer oscar w paddle steamer decoy paddle steamer pyap paddle steamers sa paddle steamer canberra paddle steamer emmylou paddle steamers pictures paddle steamer albury paddle steamer images paddle steamers video paddle steamer echuca paddle steamer cumberoona paddle steamer ruby wentworth paddle steamer boats paddle steamer enterprise paddle steamer hawkesbury paddle steamers morgan paddle steamer festival paddle steamer ruby paddle steamers history paddle steamers mannum paddle steamers of the murray river paddle steamers adelaide paddle steamer gundagai paddle steamer waverley paddle steamer melbourne paddlesteamer lyrics paddle steamer pictures paddle steamer goolwa paddle steamer sydney paddle steamer brisbane paddle steamer adelaide paddle steamer pyap paddle steamer images paddle steamer australia paddle steamer murray river paddle steamer enterprise paddle steamer emmylou paddle steamer oscar w paddle steamer perth paddle steamer canberra paddlesteamer pvp paddle steamers australia So, if you are facinated by the story of steam and the history of these wonderful, old paddlesteamers, riverboats and barges then go to http://www.paddlesteamerdvd.com. The DVD is available in both PAL and NTSC formats, which means it can be played on any DVD player anywhere in the world. Oh, and be sure to subscribe to our channel to ensure you get notification about new paddle steamer videos.