T.S.S. "EARNSLAW", Queenstown, New Zealand. Postcard

T.S.S. EARNSLAW
Queenstown, New Zealand

Postcard QD 7211.

The TSS Earnslaw is an Edwardian twin screw steamer based at Lake Wakatipu in South Island of New Zealand. She was built by McGregor and Company in Dunedin, for the New Zealand Railways, and she was lauched on  24 February 1912. On 18 August 1912, the Earnslaw was fired up for her maiden voyage to Queenstown, with Minister of Marine John A. Millar as captain. After she worked ransporting sheep, cattle and passengers to the surrounding high country stations. In 1968, the Earnslaw was very nearly scrapped but she was fortunately rescued. She was leased by Fiordland Travel and later purchased by the same company in 1982. She was taken out of service for a major refit in 1984. She then she was put back into service carrying tourist passengers across Lake Wakatipu. It is now one of the world’s last coal-fired passenger steamers.

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