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                  <P>One frequently asked question is &ldquo;Are there any canals in Australia?&rdquo;  The answer is &ldquo;Yes&rdquo;!   Although the focus of most of the ACS meetings is on overseas canals and inland waterways, we do have some Australian canals but they are not suitable for cruising holidays.  For more information about Australian Inland Waterways please click on to that section on our title page.</P>਀                  㰀倀㸀䈀爀椀攀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 愀戀漀甀琀 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 䄀甀猀琀爀愀氀椀愀☀爀猀焀甀漀㬀猀 琀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀 挀愀渀愀氀猀 椀猀 猀攀琀 漀甀琀 戀攀氀漀眀⸀  吀栀椀猀 瀀愀最攀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀猀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 挀愀渀愀氀猀 椀渀 㰀䄀 䠀刀䔀䘀㴀∀⌀一匀圀∀㸀一攀眀 匀漀甀琀栀 圀愀氀攀猀㰀⼀䄀㸀Ⰰ 㰀䄀 䠀刀䔀䘀㴀∀⌀嘀椀挀∀㸀嘀椀挀琀漀爀椀愀㰀⼀䄀㸀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 㰀䄀 䠀刀䔀䘀㴀∀⌀吀愀猀∀㸀吀愀猀洀愀渀椀愀㰀⼀䄀㸀⸀  
                  <H3><a name="NSW"></a>New South Wales</H3>਀                  㰀瀀㸀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀䈀攀爀爀礀☀爀猀焀甀漀㬀猀 䌀愀渀愀氀 ⴀ 䄀甀猀琀爀愀氀椀愀☀爀猀焀甀漀㬀猀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀 挀愀渀愀氀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀戀爀㸀 
                  In June 1822, Alexander Berry sailed his 15 tonne cutter <i>Blanche</i> from Sydney 150 kms down the south coast to the Shoalhaven loaded with tools and provisions.  Hamilton Hume, who later became a well-known explorer, was also on board.  On 21st June, 1822, the entrance to Shoalhaven Heads appeared dangerous and four men volunteered to test it in the cutter&rsquo;s boat.  The boat capsized drowning two of the men.  Berry then sailed up the Crookhaven River but was stopped by a sand spit.  Undaunted, the crew hauled the Blanche across the spit. </P>਀                  㰀瀀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀 
                    Four days later Hamilton Hume was left with three men at the isthmus to cut a passage using only hand tools.  The canal, which was 191 m long, was completed in 12 days.  This was the first transport canal to be cut in Australia.  The river has since cut the passage wider and deeper to its present dimensions, making it now the real entrance to the Shoalhaven River.਀                  㰀⼀倀㸀 
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                  <DIV CLASS="ImageCaption"><IMG SRC="AustralianCanals/BerrysCanal.jpg" ALT="Berry's Canal"> <BR>਀                  㰀猀瀀愀渀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䌀愀瀀琀椀漀渀挀∀㸀䈀攀爀爀礀✀猀 䌀愀渀愀氀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀䐀䤀嘀㸀 
                  <p><strong>The Alexandra Canal</strong><br>਀                    吀栀攀 ㌀⸀㤀 欀洀 氀漀渀最 䄀氀攀砀愀渀搀爀愀 䌀愀渀愀氀 椀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀愀椀渀 琀爀椀戀甀琀愀爀椀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䌀漀漀欀猀 刀椀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 樀漀椀渀椀渀最 椀琀 渀攀愀爀 琀栀攀 匀礀搀渀攀礀 䄀椀爀瀀漀爀琀⸀ 㰀䈀刀㸀 
                  The original Shea&rsquo;s Creek was a narrow, winding partially tidal creek.  From the mid 1800&rsquo;s, wool washes, tanneries and chemical manufacturers discharged their effluent into the creek.  From the 1880&rsquo;s intensive development began with quarries, brickworks and factories replacing the previous dairy farming and residential land uses.</P>਀                  㰀瀀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀 
                  Between 1887 and 1900, Shea&rsquo;s Creek was excavated to form the Alexandra Canal.  It was named in honour of Princess Alexandra.   It is a rare example of a 19th century canal construction, being one of only two navigable channels built in New South Wales.  Its construction by unemployed relief workers during the 1890&rsquo;s depression was an impressive achievement taking over a decade to complete.</P>਀                  㰀瀀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀 
                  During excavation of the canal, dugong bones, aboriginal axes and the remains of an ancient forest below the low tide level were discovered.  These findings have helped scientific understanding of sea level changes along the eastern seaboard and the antiquity of aboriginal presence in the Sydney area. </P>਀                  㰀瀀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀 
                    The canal provided a transport link to industries along its length and a source for water extraction for industrial purposes.  The navigable waterway was planned to extend through to Sydney Harbour but this was not achieved and the only further works on the canal involved the diversion of the lower section to allow for the expansion of <br>਀                  匀礀搀渀攀礀 䄀椀爀瀀漀爀琀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀 
                  <p><BR>਀                  䌀甀爀爀攀渀琀氀礀 琀栀攀 瘀椀猀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䄀氀攀砀愀渀搀爀愀 䌀愀渀愀氀 椀猀 琀漀 戀攀挀漀洀攀 愀 洀愀樀漀爀 爀攀挀爀攀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀Ⰰ 攀挀漀氀漀最椀挀愀氀 愀渀搀 瘀椀猀甀愀氀 眀愀琀攀爀 愀猀猀攀琀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 愀 爀攀最椀漀渀愀氀 最爀攀攀渀 挀漀爀爀椀搀漀爀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 氀椀渀欀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䌀漀漀欀猀 刀椀瘀攀爀 眀椀琀栀 匀礀搀渀攀礀Ⰰ 䴀漀漀爀攀 愀渀搀 䄀渀稀愀挀 倀愀爀愀搀攀 倀愀爀欀猀⸀                  㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⌀吀漀瀀∀㸀吀漀瀀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀 
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                  <DIV CLASS="ImageCaption"><IMG SRC="AustralianCanals/AlexandraCanal.jpg" ALT="Learning about the Alexandra Canal"> <BR>਀                  㰀猀瀀愀渀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䌀愀瀀琀椀漀渀挀∀㸀䰀攀愀爀渀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 䄀氀攀砀愀渀搀爀愀 䌀愀渀愀氀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀䐀䤀嘀㸀 
                  <p><strong>Hawthorne Canal</strong><br>਀                    䄀昀琀攀爀 洀甀挀栀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㠀㤀　☀爀猀焀甀漀㬀猀 爀攀最愀爀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 挀愀渀愀氀椀猀椀渀最 漀昀 䰀漀渀最 䌀漀瘀攀 䌀爀攀攀欀 愀琀 䠀愀戀攀爀昀椀攀氀搀Ⰰ 愀渀 椀渀渀攀爀 眀攀猀琀攀爀渀 猀甀戀甀爀戀 漀昀 匀礀搀渀攀礀Ⰰ 愀 渀愀瘀椀最愀戀氀攀 挀愀渀愀氀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 倀愀爀爀愀洀愀琀琀愀 刀椀瘀攀爀 琀漀 䴀愀爀椀漀渀 匀琀爀攀攀琀Ⰰ 䠀愀戀攀爀昀椀攀氀搀 眀愀猀 漀瀀攀渀攀搀⸀  䄀 挀漀洀洀甀琀攀爀 昀攀爀爀礀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 戀攀最愀渀 椀渀 ㄀㤀　㌀ 眀椀琀栀 渀甀洀攀爀漀甀猀 昀攀爀爀椀攀猀 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䠀愀戀攀爀昀椀攀氀搀 圀栀愀爀昀 搀愀椀氀礀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 挀椀琀礀⸀ 䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 昀攀爀爀礀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 眀愀猀 猀漀漀渀 愀戀愀渀搀漀渀攀搀 搀甀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀攀搀椀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀愀氀 愀渀搀 挀漀洀瀀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀 昀爀漀洀 渀攀愀爀戀礀 琀爀愀洀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀⸀ 
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                    The North Creek Canal is located at Ballina on the Far North Coast of New South Wales, about 750 km north of ਀匀礀搀渀攀礀⸀  吀栀攀 挀愀渀愀氀 椀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㌀⸀㔀 欀洀 椀渀 氀攀渀最琀栀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀愀猀 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 氀愀琀攀 渀椀渀攀琀攀攀渀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 琀漀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀  
a safe and reliable route for the transport of sugar cane.<BR>਀吀栀攀 挀甀氀琀椀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 猀甀最愀爀 挀愀渀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 刀椀挀栀洀漀渀搀 刀椀瘀攀爀 愀爀攀愀 猀琀愀爀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 洀椀搀ⴀ㄀㤀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 愀  
significant factor in the economy of the area.  A substantial mill was in operation at Broadwater in the 1880s.</p>਀                  㰀瀀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀 
                    In the 1800s transport of cane to the mills was predominantly by water.  Barges carrying cane from the areas ਀                    渀漀爀琀栀 漀昀 䈀愀氀氀椀渀愀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀氀攀搀 瘀椀愀 一漀爀琀栀 䌀爀攀攀欀 琀漀 琀栀攀 樀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 刀椀挀栀洀漀渀搀 刀椀瘀攀爀 ⠀氀漀挀愀琀攀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 漀渀攀 欀椀氀漀洀攀琀爀攀  
                    from the river mouth), and thence along the Richmond River to Broadwater.  The channels near the junction were ਀                    甀渀猀琀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 渀愀瘀椀最愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 愀爀攀愀 眀愀猀 愀琀 琀椀洀攀猀 瘀攀爀礀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀Ⰰ 搀甀攀 琀漀 猀栀椀昀琀椀渀最 猀愀渀搀戀愀渀欀猀 愀渀搀 猀琀爀漀渀最  
                    wave action.  This frequently disrupted the transport of cane.</p>਀                  㰀瀀㸀䘀椀猀栀攀爀礀 䌀爀攀攀欀 樀漀椀渀攀搀 琀栀攀 刀椀挀栀洀漀渀搀 刀椀瘀攀爀 愀琀 愀 瀀漀椀渀琀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀爀攀攀 欀椀氀漀洀攀琀爀攀猀 甀瀀猀琀爀攀愀洀 漀昀 琀栀攀 樀甀渀挀琀椀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 一漀爀琀栀  
                    Creek.  This creek formed the basis of the Canal.  The canal was completed in late 1896 by the NSW Department ਀                    漀昀 倀甀戀氀椀挀 圀漀爀欀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 䌀愀渀愀氀 眀愀猀 氀漀挀欀ⴀ昀爀攀攀 眀椀琀栀 愀 挀栀愀渀渀攀氀 眀椀搀琀栀 漀昀 ㄀㤀 洀 愀渀搀 搀攀瀀琀栀 漀昀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㈀⸀㐀 洀 愀琀 氀漀眀 琀椀搀攀⸀   
                    Cane was transported through the canal on wooden barges towed by small tugs.  The transport of cane by water ਀                  最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 搀攀挀氀椀渀攀搀 瀀爀漀最爀攀猀猀椀瘀攀氀礀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 ㈀　琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 
                  <p><BR>਀                    吀漀搀愀礀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀愀氀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 琀漀 戀攀 椀渀 爀攀愀猀漀渀愀戀氀礀 最漀漀搀 挀漀渀搀椀琀椀漀渀⸀  吀栀攀 挀愀渀愀氀 戀愀渀欀猀 愀爀攀 爀攀愀猀漀渀愀戀氀礀 愀挀挀攀猀猀椀戀氀攀 琀漀  
                    walkers.  There is no towpath.  Road signs on the Pacific Highway show in one place Fishery Creek and in ਀                    愀渀漀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 吀栀攀 䌀愀渀愀氀⸀㰀䈀刀㸀 
  <small><em>(Information provided by Brian and Naelo Jenkins)</em></small>਀                  㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⌀吀漀瀀∀㸀吀漀瀀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 
                  <DIV CLASS="ImageCaption"><IMG SRC="AustralianCanals/NorthCreekCanal.jpg" ALT="North Creek Canal"> <BR>਀                  㰀猀瀀愀渀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䌀愀瀀琀椀漀渀挀∀㸀一漀爀琀栀 䌀爀攀攀欀 䌀愀渀愀氀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀䐀䤀嘀㸀 
                  <H3><a name="Vic"></a>Victoria</H3>਀㰀瀀㸀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀匀愀氀攀 䌀愀渀愀氀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀戀爀㸀 
  The longest true canal in Australia is the Sale Canal in Victoria which is about 5 km long.  It was dug in the period 1886-1890਀琀漀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀漀眀渀 漀昀 匀愀氀攀 眀椀琀栀 䜀椀瀀瀀猀氀愀渀搀 䰀愀欀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀挀攀 琀漀 䈀愀猀猀 匀琀爀愀椀琀⸀  匀愀氀攀 椀猀 愀瀀瀀爀漀砀⸀ ㈀　　 欀洀猀 攀愀猀琀 漀昀 䴀攀氀戀漀甀爀渀攀⸀ 㰀⼀瀀㸀 
<DIV CLASS="ImageCaption"><IMG SRC="AustralianCanals/SaleCanal.jpg" ALT="Sale Canal"> <BR>਀  㰀猀瀀愀渀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䌀愀瀀琀椀漀渀挀∀㸀匀愀氀攀 䌀愀渀愀氀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀䐀䤀嘀㸀 
<p><strong>Coode Canal</strong><br>਀  吀栀攀 䌀漀漀搀攀 䌀愀渀愀氀 椀渀 嘀椀挀琀漀爀椀愀 眀愀猀 漀瀀攀渀攀搀 漀渀 ㄀㄀琀栀 䄀甀最甀猀琀 ㄀㠀㠀㘀⸀  䤀琀 眀愀猀 ㄀ 㠀　　 洀 氀漀渀最 愀渀搀 ㄀　　 洀 眀椀搀攀⸀  䤀琀 眀愀猀 愀 瘀椀猀椀漀渀愀爀礀 昀攀愀琀 漀昀 攀渀最椀渀攀攀爀椀渀最 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 搀椀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 匀椀爀 䨀漀栀渀 䌀漀漀搀攀⸀  䤀琀 渀漀琀 漀渀氀礀 猀栀漀爀琀攀渀攀搀 琀栀攀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀 琀椀洀攀 昀漀爀 猀栀椀瀀猀 甀瀀 琀栀攀 夀愀爀爀愀 刀椀瘀攀爀 戀甀琀 椀琀 愀氀猀漀 挀爀攀愀琀攀搀 嘀椀挀琀漀爀椀愀 䠀愀爀戀漀甀爀 愀渀搀 嘀椀挀琀漀爀椀愀 䐀漀挀欀⸀  
    <a href="#Top">Top</a></p>਀㰀䠀㌀㸀㰀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀∀吀愀猀∀㸀㰀⼀愀㸀吀愀猀洀愀渀椀愀㰀⼀䠀㌀㸀 
<i>ACS acknowledges the information provided by Ben Storer and Robert Stevenson in preparing this section.</i>਀㰀瀀㸀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀䐀攀渀椀猀漀渀 䌀愀渀愀氀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀戀爀㸀 
  This Tasmanian canal is a cut through the isthmus of the Forestier Peninsula at Dunalley in southern Tasmania, on the route between Hobart and Port Arthur.਀䤀琀 猀栀漀爀琀攀渀猀 琀栀攀 猀攀愀 樀漀甀爀渀攀礀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 攀愀猀琀 挀漀愀猀琀 琀漀 䠀漀戀愀爀琀 戀礀 愀戀漀甀琀 㠀　 欀洀⸀ 
਀倀爀漀瀀漀猀愀氀猀 昀漀爀 挀甀琀琀椀渀最 愀 挀愀渀愀氀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 䔀愀猀琀 䈀愀礀 一攀挀欀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀 愀猀 攀愀爀氀礀 愀猀 ㄀㠀㈀　 愀洀漀渀最猀琀 琀栀攀 猀攀琀琀氀攀爀猀Ⰰ 
fishermen and traders who regularly travelled between the East Coast and Hobart.਀吀栀漀甀最栀 洀愀渀礀 爀攀挀漀最渀椀猀攀搀 琀栀攀 戀攀渀攀昀椀琀猀 漀昀 愀 挀愀渀愀氀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 氀漀挀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 
little serious consideration was given to a canal until William Denison became Governor in 1847. </P>਀㰀瀀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀 
  His work on the Rideau Canal in Canada was likely to have fostered his enthusiasm for building canals in Tasmania.਀  䄀 猀甀爀瘀攀礀漀爀 眀愀猀 搀椀猀瀀愀琀挀栀攀搀 琀漀 䔀愀猀琀 䈀愀礀 一攀挀欀 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 椀渀椀琀椀愀氀 攀渀琀栀甀猀椀愀猀洀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀愀氀 眀愀渀攀搀 漀渀挀攀 䜀漀瘀攀爀渀漀爀 䐀攀渀椀猀漀渀 
  left Tasmania in 1855. The canal was finally opened in 1905.਀  䤀琀猀 搀椀洀攀渀猀椀漀渀猀 眀攀爀攀 ㈀⸀㐀欀洀 氀漀渀最Ⰰ ㌀洀 搀攀攀瀀 愀琀 氀漀眀 琀椀搀攀 愀渀搀 ㄀㜀洀 眀椀搀攀 ⠀渀漀 氀漀挀欀猀⤀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀 
<p><BR>਀  吀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 猀眀椀渀最 戀爀椀搀最攀 眀愀猀 戀甀椀氀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䰀愀甀渀挀攀猀琀漀渀 刀愀椀氀眀愀礀 圀漀爀欀猀栀漀瀀猀⸀ 
  The roller bearing can be seen today mounted outside a nearby hotel.਀  䄀 渀攀眀 挀漀渀挀爀攀琀攀 戀爀椀搀最攀 眀漀爀欀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 愀 栀礀搀爀愀甀氀椀挀 猀礀猀琀攀洀 爀攀瀀氀愀挀攀搀 琀栀椀猀 椀渀 ㄀㤀㘀㔀⸀ 
    <a href="#Top">Top</a></P>਀㰀䈀刀㸀 
</p>਀㰀䐀䤀嘀 䌀䰀䄀匀匀㴀∀䤀洀愀最攀䌀愀瀀琀椀漀渀∀㸀㰀䤀䴀䜀 匀刀䌀㴀∀䄀甀猀琀爀愀氀椀愀渀䌀愀渀愀氀猀⼀䐀攀渀椀猀漀渀䌀愀渀愀氀倀氀愀焀甀攀⸀樀瀀最∀ 䄀䰀吀㴀∀䐀攀渀椀猀漀渀 䌀愀渀愀氀 倀氀愀焀甀攀∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀䤀䴀䜀 匀刀䌀㴀∀䄀甀猀琀爀愀氀椀愀渀䌀愀渀愀氀猀⼀䐀攀渀椀猀漀渀䌀愀渀愀氀⸀樀瀀最∀ 䄀䰀吀㴀∀䐀攀渀椀猀漀渀 䌀愀渀愀氀∀㸀 㰀䈀刀㸀 
  <span class="Captionc">Denison canal: Plaque, and the canal itself</span></DIV>਀㰀瀀㸀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀䔀最最 䤀猀氀愀渀搀 䌀愀渀愀氀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀戀爀㸀 
  The towns of Franklin and Cradoc are on opposite banks of the Huon River.਀䤀渀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 琀眀漀 挀攀渀琀爀攀猀Ⰰ 猀椀琀甀愀琀攀搀 洀椀搀猀琀爀攀愀洀Ⰰ 愀爀攀 琀栀攀 一漀爀琀栀 愀渀搀 匀漀甀琀栀 䔀最最 䤀猀氀愀渀搀猀⸀ 
The location of the islands made water travel between the two centres difficult.਀䤀渀 漀爀搀攀爀 琀漀 昀愀挀椀氀椀琀愀琀攀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 渀愀瘀椀最愀琀椀漀渀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 琀漀眀渀猀Ⰰ 挀漀渀瘀椀挀琀 氀愀戀漀甀爀 眀愀猀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 挀甀琀 愀 挀愀渀愀氀 
through South Egg Island in 1838.਀䄀琀 猀漀洀攀 瀀漀椀渀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀甀戀猀攀焀甀攀渀琀 礀攀愀爀猀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀愀氀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 椀洀瀀愀猀猀愀戀氀攀 猀漀 愀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 挀愀渀愀氀 眀愀猀 挀甀琀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 一漀爀琀栀 䔀最最 䤀猀氀愀渀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㠀㜀　☀爀猀焀甀漀㬀猀⸀ 
This canal was 3m wide and 1.2m deep, but it soon followed the footsteps of its southern counterpart਀猀椀氀琀椀渀最 甀瀀 愀渀搀 戀攀挀漀洀椀渀最 甀渀ⴀ渀愀瘀椀最愀戀氀攀⸀㰀戀爀㸀 
<BR>਀  䤀渀 ㄀㠀㠀㐀Ⰰ 眀漀爀欀 戀攀最愀渀 漀渀 爀攀ⴀ攀砀挀愀瘀愀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 挀愀渀愀氀 漀渀 匀漀甀琀栀 䔀最最 䤀猀氀愀渀搀⸀ 
  A team of horses dragging a dredge was used to make the cutting.਀  吀栀攀 挀愀渀愀氀 眀愀猀 攀渀氀愀爀最攀搀 戀礀 䠀⸀ 䔀⸀ 䌀氀愀爀欀 琀漀 㘀洀 眀椀搀攀 愀渀搀 　⸀㘀洀 戀攀氀漀眀 琀栀攀 眀愀琀攀爀氀椀渀攀⸀  
  The Government paid 364 pounds for this work.਀  吀栀椀猀 挀愀渀愀氀 椀猀 猀琀椀氀氀 椀渀 甀猀攀 琀漀搀愀礀⸀㰀戀爀㸀 
  <BR>਀  䤀渀 ㈀　㄀㌀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䔀最最 䤀猀 䌀愀渀愀氀 眀愀猀 氀椀猀琀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 吀愀猀洀愀渀椀愀渀 䠀攀爀椀琀愀最攀 刀攀最椀猀琀攀爀 愀昀琀攀爀 愀 挀愀洀瀀愀椀最渀 戀礀 氀漀挀愀氀 爀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 䄀䌀匀⸀ 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⌀吀漀瀀∀㸀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 
<DIV CLASS="ImageCaption"><IMG SRC="AustralianCanals/EggIslandCanal.jpg" ALT="Egg Island Canal in 1920"> <BR>਀  㰀猀瀀愀渀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䌀愀瀀琀椀漀渀挀∀㸀䔀最最 䤀猀氀愀渀搀 䌀愀渀愀氀 椀渀 ㄀㤀㈀　㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀䐀䤀嘀㸀 
<H4>The unsuccessful Ralph&rsquo;s Bay Neck Canal (Lauderdale Canal)</H4>਀吀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 猀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 挀甀琀琀椀渀最 愀 挀愀渀愀氀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 椀猀琀栀洀甀猀 愀琀 刀愀氀瀀栀☀爀猀焀甀漀㬀猀 䈀愀礀 一攀挀欀 眀愀猀 洀愀搀攀 戀礀 氀漀挀愀氀 氀愀渀搀漀眀渀攀爀猀 
in the early 19<sup>th</sup> century.਀吀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 愀瀀瀀愀爀攀渀琀氀礀 渀漀 昀甀爀琀栀攀爀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀 挀愀渀愀氀 甀渀琀椀氀 䜀漀瘀攀爀渀漀爀 圀椀氀氀椀愀洀 䐀攀渀椀猀漀渀 猀甀最最攀猀琀攀搀 椀渀 ㄀㠀㔀㐀 
that a canal be cut at Ralph&rsquo;s Bay Neck to act as ancillary to the canal he proposed for East Bay Neck (Denison Canal).਀䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 渀漀 愀挀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 琀愀欀攀渀⸀㰀戀爀㸀 
<BR>਀䐀攀猀瀀椀琀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 瀀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀 挀愀渀愀氀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀 眀愀猀 昀椀渀愀氀氀礀 愀戀愀渀搀漀渀攀搀 椀渀 ㄀㤀㈀㜀⸀ 
Ralph&rsquo;s Bay Neck Canal today remains unfinished, a testament to Governor Denison&rsquo;s 1854 vision,਀瀀氀椀攀搀 漀渀氀礀 戀礀 琀栀攀 洀椀渀椀愀琀甀爀攀 礀愀挀栀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀漀挀愀氀 洀漀搀攀氀 戀漀愀琀 挀氀甀戀⸀ 
<P>Three other unsuccessful Tasmanian canals were proposed.  These were the Eagle Hawk Neck,਀  琀栀攀 䐀攀爀眀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䌀礀最渀攀琀 䌀愀渀愀氀 瀀爀漀瀀漀猀愀氀猀⸀ 
  ਀㰀倀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀਀㰀倀㸀䐀漀攀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 欀渀漀眀 漀昀 愀渀礀 漀琀栀攀爀 琀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀 挀愀渀愀氀猀 椀渀 䄀甀猀琀爀愀氀椀愀㼀  圀攀☀爀猀焀甀漀㬀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 栀攀愀爀 昀爀漀洀 礀漀甀 椀昀 礀漀甀 搀漀⸀  倀氀攀愀猀攀 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀䌀漀渀琀愀挀琀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀挀漀渀琀愀挀琀 甀猀㰀⼀愀㸀⸀ 
<P><a href="#Top">Top</a>਀㰀倀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀爀椀最栀琀∀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀䄀䌀匀䰀漀最漀匀洀愀氀氀戀氀⸀最椀昀∀ 愀氀琀㴀∀䄀䌀匀 䰀漀最漀 戀氀甀攀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀㄀㌀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㄀㄀㌀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀㸀㰀⼀愀㸀 
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