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.

Photograph

'Miss Tewantin' anchored at The Woods,, Noosa Heads

'Miss Tewantin' coming ashore with group of fishermen, Tewantin, 1930

Boarding 'Miss Tewantin' Noosaville, 1952

Boating party

Boating party, 'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River, 1928

Boating party, 'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River, ca 1920s

Car on dinghies to cross Noosa River to North Shore

Howard Parkyn, Tewantin, 7 June 1995

Iris and Howard Parkyn, Tewantin, 7 June 1995

Jack Parkyn with his motor launch 'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River bank, Tewantin

Jack and Daisy Parkyn with friends aboard launch 'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River

Jack and Jane 'Daisy' Parkyn with friends aboard launch 'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River

Overloaded with tourists, 'Jannett' and 'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River

Overloaded with tourists, 'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River

Passengers boarding the 'Miss Tewantin', Munna Point, Noosaville, 1952

People & Family

Howard Parkyn

Parkyn Family

Postcard

'Miss Tewantin', Noosa River, 1947

'Miss Tewantin', returning from the lakes, Tewantin, 1947

Audio

Howard Parkyn Oral History - Audio

Digital Story

Coloured Sands, Teewah, Noosa North Shore

IDENTIFIERS

Subject (Keywords)BoatsTransport

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PersonVarce CardellJack ParkynHoward ParkynFamilyParkyn Family

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