Miss Tewantin

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Additional InformationThe first major transport boat at Gympie Terrace was the Miss Tewantin, a 60-passenger launch. It was originally built for the Tewantin hotelier Varce Cardell in 1923 by the Brisbane ship builder Norman Wright (who also built Riverlight). In 1925, it was bought by Jack Parkyn who had returned to Munna Point after years in Gympie with his wife, Daisy. At first Miss Tewantin was primarily engaged with transporting people from Tewantin to Noosa Heads. But Jack and Daisy’s eldest son, Howard, would sometimes accompany Captain Arthur Halliday in the boat with loads of fish to Brisbane, bringing back supplies for the family store. The trip would take at least eight hours, so they would have to leave Brisbane early in order to reach Noosa in daylight to cross the dangerous bar at the mouth of the river (and possibly to load extra cargo and dodge the boating Inspectors). Miss Tewantin was also used for tourist trips to the lakes and to the coloured sands via the river and Teewah landing.

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PersonVarce CardellJack ParkynHoward ParkynFamilyParkyn Family

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Miss Tewantin