Isn't that amazing I also absolutely loved the Dee Why and caught it regularly going to school and especially in 1967 and 68 just before she was laid up. She actually repainted and given a part refit of sorts in 1967. I can still hear the steam engines and the wonderful aroma from the open engine room.
Yeah I loved them all but the Dee Why was a bit of a favorite. I rode on them all often in 1964 as a kid and then again when we returned to Sydney just before she was decommissioned. She then sat for years next to her sister in Pyrmont .... The Curl Curl. The Curl Curl was decommissioned in 1960 and had been stripped down to the hull where she was moored. She was taken out and skuttled in 1969. The DEE Why stayed pretty much whole but joined her at the bottom in about 76 or 77 The Dee Why was offered for sale in the Sydney newspapers for about $6800 My brother and I begged my father to buy it. As a 12 year old you the problem of finding somewhere to put it didn't even occur to me. The harbor's so big why would it be an issue ? Just park it somewhere ! I remember standing on Manly pier one day in 1964 when the swell was bigger than I'd ever seen. It was so big that the dee Why was disappearing completely as she went into troughs even with her big tall funnels. What a time and what a great part of the harbor's character the beautiful old girls were. The North head the Baragoola, the Belluberra, the South Steyne and the Dee Why were all still in service through most of the 60s. It would be great to have at least one still running around. Of course the Baragoola sank at her mooring early this year and has been scrapped. All so sad.
I knew a Headquarters fireman who attended the South Steyne fire at Balmain in 1974. He said they found the ship's sprinkler system had been deliberately blocked.
its still sitting at that warff in Waverton, Since it got moved when Darling Harbour was revamped, The "Former" Restaurant. Whats going to happen to it now?
Yes I am of the same belief.......At least she still survives......well most of her...there were a lot of internal changes to bring her to the present form.,, Still looking at her from a distance she looks great. Oh my faverite was the "Dee Why"......
@@beagle7622 I remember my father coming home laughing one night and throwing the newspaper on the table saying it had to happen. It had to happen he said....Sydney Harbor wasn't big enough for both of them. Both ships had a chequered history. The Steyne had had plenty of contact with other vessels, docks and piers as had her sistership the Curl Curl. My mother was on board on one of the occasions when it overshot the pier at Manly and CRUNCH.
What a nice bloke, and a great article. Such a beautiful liner as well, an incredibly beautiful ferry.
I work for this guy
I recall riding on it good memories
Isn't that amazing I also absolutely loved the Dee Why and caught it regularly going to school and especially in 1967 and 68 just before she was laid up. She actually repainted and given a part refit of sorts in 1967. I can still hear the steam engines and the wonderful aroma from the open engine room.
Yeah I loved them all but the Dee Why was a bit of a favorite. I rode on them all often in 1964 as a kid and then again when we returned to Sydney just before she was decommissioned. She then sat for years next to her sister in Pyrmont .... The Curl Curl. The Curl Curl was decommissioned in 1960 and had been stripped down to the hull where she was moored. She was taken out and skuttled in 1969. The DEE Why stayed pretty much whole but joined her at the bottom in about 76 or 77 The Dee Why was offered for sale in the Sydney newspapers for about $6800 My brother and I begged my father to buy it. As a 12 year old you the problem of finding somewhere to put it didn't even occur to me. The harbor's so big why would it be an issue ? Just park it somewhere ! I remember standing on Manly pier one day in 1964 when the swell was bigger than I'd ever seen. It was so big that the dee Why was disappearing completely as she went into troughs even with her big tall funnels. What a time and what a great part of the harbor's character the beautiful old girls were. The North head the Baragoola, the Belluberra, the South Steyne and the Dee Why were all still in service through most of the 60s. It would be great to have at least one still running around. Of course the Baragoola sank at her mooring early this year and has been scrapped. All so sad.
I am lucky enough to have one of the original posters framed in my living room quite a talking piece.
I knew a Headquarters fireman who attended the South Steyne fire at Balmain in 1974. He said they found the ship's sprinkler system had been deliberately blocked.
An insurance job maybe ?
Now at 2023 the South Steyne is rotting away at her Mornings a very sad situation.
The NSW government needs to step in and make sure this important piece of history and treasure sydney is not lost forever.
My favourite steamboat.
its still sitting at that warff in Waverton, Since it got moved when Darling Harbour was revamped, The "Former" Restaurant. Whats going to happen to it now?
Yes I am of the same belief.......At least she still survives......well most of her...there were a lot of internal changes to bring her to the present form.,, Still looking at her from a distance she looks great. Oh my faverite was the "Dee Why"......
Awesome 👍
Great find. Footage at 7:24 when she collided with HMAS Melbourne, September 1970.
Forgot about that.
@@beagle7622 I remember my father coming home laughing one night and throwing the newspaper on the table saying it had to happen. It had to happen he said....Sydney Harbor wasn't big enough for both of them. Both ships had a chequered history. The Steyne had had plenty of contact with other vessels, docks and piers as had her sistership the Curl Curl. My mother was on board on one of the occasions when it overshot the pier at Manly and CRUNCH.
Shame the Grubberment wont budget for real historical significance rather than political pandering