PS Hero at Echuca Victoria Australia
The Hero was built at Echuca in 1874 by George Linklater, the same person who built the world's oldest paddle steamer, the PS Adelaide in 1866. Hero worked the river trade until the 1930s when she was sold to Arbuthnot Sawmills where she worked as a logging boat. Several attempts were made to raise her until eventually, in February 1998, the hull was finally raised, loaded onto a semitrailer and brought to Echuca. After heavy repairs to her hull, she was refloated in September 2000 and completely restored. Murray River Echuca Victoria Australia