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Do you remember way back when........... a barge trip to K'gari (Fraser Island) was one vehicle at a time?
Apr 23 2023
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Did you take a trip on Elmer’s barge back in the day?

Tourism trailblazer Gordon Elmer launched ‘Fraser Dawn’ in mid-1967 – the first vehicle barge to cross the fast-flowing strait separating Inskip Point from the southern tip of Fraser Island.

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