100 years of sailing for TSS Earnslaw

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100 years of sailing for TSS Earnslaw

3News NZ

Locals say you can set your clock by her. In some ways she is like the pendulum of an old clock, crossing Lake Wakatipu back and forth.

Queenstown's iconic steamship, the TSS Earnslaw, has spent the last 100 years crossing that same patch of beautiful clear water.

Next month New Zealand’s oldest working coal-fired steamship celebrates her centenary, and to mark the occasion a book's been written.

Reporter Tsehai Tiffin met some of the characters from the history of this extraordinary old lady of the lake.

Watch the video.

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5/10/2012 5:43:11 p.m.

Bill wrote:

Congratulations Earnslaw. Be careful though, Norman and his crazy Greens might start complaining because you are coal fired.

5/10/2012 10:04:54 a.m.

suellen Cheung wrote:

I had the greatest pleasure 2011-2012 to have the most wonderful trip aboard the TSS Earnslaw. I have travelled far and wide but never looked out of my front door Most amazing feeling to be part of New Zealand History, never lose that. Congratulations TSS Earnslaw on your 100th Birthday well done and many many more. Keep NZ history going !!!!!!!

4/10/2012 9:03:57 p.m.

Lindsay Carswell wrote:

When NZR Tried to sell the ship in the late 60's no one was interested,except fopr a group of u uiversity students. These are the people who saved this ship yet they are left out of the history. These are the people we should be thankful for, not the present owners.