Steam Tugboat "Tooronga" and "Orcades"Steam Tugboat "Tooronga" was one of a number of tugboats used by the Melbourne Harbour Trust to tow and push larger vessels in and out of Port Melbourne and the Docks. "Tooronga" was built in 1922 in Dartmouth, England, and was broken up in 1965 in Melbourne. This photograph is from the mid 20th century, actual date unknown, somewhere between 1948 (when Orcades started service, although probably closer to 1960) and 1965, which is the year that

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small stands

right across the city to Hawthorn in the east

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Her fellow tug boats behind her are from left to right

and to capture fresh-water fish

Shows Post Office (upper left) and West Melbourne swamp (upper centre)

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On the other side of Collins Street we see the Victoria Buildings with Queen Victoria's statue surmounting the corner

and showing Port Phillip Bay beyond the city