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MPV Mundoo
Mundoo Peterdownunder CC.jpg
Mundoo near Mildura in 2011 kindly made available by "Peterdownunder" under Creative Commons Licence : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

Built : 1987 at Goolwa by Mr J Veenstra
Engines : Diesel hydraulic (installed to replace the steam engines initially fitted ex-Pyap of 1892)
Length : 34.9 metres. Steel hull construction


Bought from the Veenstra family by Captain Pointon and sailed from Goolwa to Mildura from the 5th until the 16th December 1999
Reengined as the old steam plant first installed was found not to be powerful enough for the vessel at Mildura


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