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71:Learn how and when to remove this message
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16:Steam turbine ship launched in 1934
1718:Timeline of Sydney Harbour ferries
608:Ferry to Tasmania, A Short History
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1713:List of Sydney Harbour ferries
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418:. She carried troops from
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1554:Captain Cook Cruises (WA)
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644:Fitchett, Thomas (1976).
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768:Taroona: A brief History
1692:Urban Transit Authority
1662:State Transit Authority
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1559:Kangaroo Island SeaLink
1508:Sydney Parramatta River
625:Hopkins, David (1994).
606:Plowman, Peter (2004).
440:Naval Base Port Moresby
436:Government of Australia
281:General characteristics
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1402:Spirit of Tasmania V
1374:Spirit of Tasmania I
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1297:Princess of Tasmania
944:Empress of Australia
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1723:Greycliffe disaster
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1601:Spirit of Tasmania
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1367:Spirit of Tasmania
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1262:Peninsula Princess
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773:Flotilla Australia
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737:The New York Times
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646:The Vanished Fleet
599:General references
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444:Port Moresby
412:World War II
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392:Beauty Point
375:
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272:Scrapped at
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186:January 1935
122:
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1503:Sydney Lady
1409:Sydney 2000
1339:Sophia Jane
1290:Princess II
1203:Lady Denman
1196:Lady Cutler
1105:Kooroongaba
1084:Kookooburra
901:Countess II
824:Abel Tasman
519:, July 1986
515:laid up in
464:arrived in
432:Bass Strait
382:route from
380:Bass Strait
167:Yard number
100: 1951
53:introducing
1759:1934 ships
1743:Categories
1437:Troubridge
1255:North Head
1224:Lady Scott
1182:Kuring-gai
1126:Kirribilli
1098:Koompartoo
937:Experiment
873:Brightside
852:Barrenjoey
665:References
530:, renamed
321:Propulsion
259:IMO number
36:references
1247:Narrabeen
1175:Kurrab-Ba
1119:Kosciusko
1028:Kara Kara
958:Georgette
930:Devil Cat
908:Curl Curl
894:Burra Bra
866:Binngarra
859:Bellubera
845:Baragoola
838:Balgowlah
648:. Rigby.
565:Heraklion
486:In 1959,
408:troopship
396:Devonport
384:Melbourne
353:Linthouse
183:Completed
113:Australia
61:June 2008
1444:Vaucluse
1416:Surprise
1346:Sorrento
1189:Kuttabul
1147:Kummulla
1056:Karrabee
1049:Karingal
1021:Kanimbla
1014:Kanangra
1000:Kameruka
887:Brothers
880:Brighton
585:Elefsina
563:SS
517:Elefsina
481:Tasmania
470:SS
449:Japanese
420:Auckland
388:Bell Bay
276:in 1989.
247:Acquired
222:(Greece)
216:Namesake
175:Launched
137:Tasmania
129:Namesake
1451:Wallaby
1276:Phantom
1168:Kurraba
1161:Kuranda
1154:Kuramia
1091:Kooleen
1077:Kirrule
1063:Kiandra
1042:Kareela
1035:Karatta
993:Kaludah
915:Dee Why
576:Athinai
552:Piraeus
524:Taroona
498:Taroona
488:Taroona
477:Taroona
472:Nairana
462:Taroona
453:Taroona
414:by the
404:Taroona
376:Taroona
357:Glasgow
348:Taroona
313:Draught
286:Tonnage
263:5147011
261::
241:Piraeus
161:Glasgow
153:Builder
133:Taroona
123:Taroona
107:History
93:Taroona
49:improve
1430:Tricia
1311:Rodney
1140:Kulgoa
1070:Kirawa
1007:Kamiri
986:Kalang
979:Kaikai
965:Herald
744:3 July
716:3 July
688:8 July
652:
633:
614:
593:Turkey
589:Aliağa
581:Hellas
570:Hellas
559:Perama
548:Chania
532:Hellas
513:Hellas
466:Sydney
400:Burnie
326:
297:Length
274:Aliağa
220:Hellas
210:Hellas
200:Greece
38:, but
1269:Perth
1242:(III)
1239:Manly
1231:Manly
1112:Koree
336:Speed
289:4325
227:Owner
143:Owner
1234:(II)
1133:Kubu
925:(II)
746:2022
718:2022
690:2024
650:ISBN
631:ISBN
612:ISBN
572:and
424:Suva
398:and
390:and
363:for
305:Beam
269:Fate
250:1959
206:Name
194:1959
119:Name
1423:Sun
1250:(I)
922:Emu
591:in
574:SS
550:to
442:at
426:'s
422:to
410:in
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359:by
346:SS
329:shp
291:grt
170:543
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