South Australia's oldest known colonial-built fishing boat

South Australia's oldest known colonial-built fishing boat

Source: ABC South East SA

4/5/2023

Credit: Caroline Horn and Bec Whetham

The oldest known colonial-built fishing boat in South Australia is "falling to pieces" at a disused dump, but there is still hope it can be saved.

The Rambler was built in Birkenhead in 1878 with Margaret River jarrah, kauri and redgum in the design of a traditional English fishing boat known as a smack.

It was used as a fishing boat, racing yacht, a mail boat, and even to collect ballots in early South Australian elections.

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