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QueenstownApril 24

Survey time for 'Lady of the Lake'

Real Journeys Queenstown operations manager Luke Taylor stands yesterday in the sweltering engine room of TSS Earnslaw, which will be inspected for preventive maintenance during the annual survey of the steamship from next month.
Survey time for 'Lady of the Lake'
Survey time for 'Lady of the Lake'
The MixFebruary 28

Sun shines on operators

Despite unsettled weather over the Christmas-New Year period, some businesses in Otago's holiday hot spots are reporting record summer results.
Sun shines on operators
Sun shines on operators
QueenstownJuly 5

Ship's birthplace marked

Queenstown's lady of the lake was celebrated on a Dunedin railway yard bridge yesterday.
QueenstownJune 14

TLC for 'lady of the lake'

Keeping a complex 101-year-old steam-powered machine afloat, in more ways than one, is a full-time job for Real Journeys staff and contractors at this time of the year.
TLC for 'lady of the lake'
TLC for 'lady of the lake'
QueenstownJune 11

Extended time off for 'Earnslaw'

A piston at the heart of TSS Earnslaw has to be custom made to replace its century-old predecessor, a job that will lead to the ''Lady of the Lake'' being towed on to the Kelvin Heights slipway.
QueenstownJune 10

Lady of the Lake getting check-up

After another year of clocking up 40,000km of icy water between Steamer Wharf and Walter Peak, the normally prim and proper Edwardian ''Lady of the Lake'' is letting it all hang out. James Beech reports.
NewsMarch 14

CCF aims to build strong local branch

Eight families will be treated to a ride on TSS Earnslaw this weekend during a Child Cancer Foundation (CCF) event that will, in part, look to establish a formal branch of the foundation in the Wakatipu.
QueenstownOctober 21

'Earnslaw' relives glorious days

TSS Earnslaw made a graceful return to Glenorchy yesterday for a celebration which dovetailed the Lady of the Lake's centenary with the 150th anniversary of settlement at the head of Lake Wakatipu.
QueenstownOctober 19

Earnslaw gathering emotional

It was hard not to get emotional. As TSS (twin screw steamship) Earnslaw steamed into Queenstown Bay at 1.45pm yesterday, led by Coastguard Queenstown and followed by a flotilla of 20 boats, all 356 passengers on board knew they were part of something special.
Earnslaw gathering emotional
Earnslaw gathering emotional
QueenstownOctober 18

'Earnslaw' 100th celebrations

Today • 10am: TSS Earnslaw seniors cruise ($60 per adult). A unique opportunity to relive the glory days of TSS Earnslaw with a cruise around Frankton Arm. Cruise includes morning tea with traditional home baking and tea/coffee. On board will be entertainment, music and historians.
QueenstownOctober 18

TSS 'Earnslaw' 100th birthday cruise

Hundreds gathered on Steamer Wharf to celebrate the historic steamship's 100th birthday.
QueenstownOctober 17

Full steam ahead on Earnslaw

TSS Earnslaw crew are wearing Edwardian dress during special return cruises from Queenstown Bay to Frankton Arm this week, before the centennial celebrations get a full head of steam with the first re-enactment of the Earnslaw's maiden voyage tomorrow, 100 years to the day.
Full steam ahead on Earnslaw
Full steam ahead on Earnslaw
QueenstownOctober 16

From farmer to ship pianist

Before working as a pianist on TSS Earnslaw from 1994 to 2008, Bill Purvis owned and worked on a sheep farm in Western Southland.
From farmer to ship pianist
From farmer to ship pianist
QueenstownOctober 10

Labour of love a prize-winner

An Australian man's first attempt at woodwork, re-creating the TSS Earnslaw on which he and his wife honeymooned almost 40 years ago, has won three prizes in a woodwork competition in Queensland.
Labour of love a prize-winner
Labour of love a prize-winner
QueenstownSeptember 9

Book draws on family experience

"If you have enough courage, hope and belief in yourself, you'll get there in the end," is the message Arrowtown author Alma Stevenson says she wants children to take from reading her new book.
Book draws on family experience
Book draws on family experience
QueenstownSeptember 9

Cruise prize 'wonderful'

A cherished childhood memory of life with the TSS Earnslaw has won an elderly former resident of the Routeburn Valley the VIP treatment during the vintage steamship's centenary in October.
Cruise prize 'wonderful'
Cruise prize 'wonderful'
QueenstownSeptember 5

Painting presented

A copy of a 143-year-old painting by early surveyor John Turnbull Thomson is now on display on TSS Earnslaw.
Painting presented
Painting presented
OpinionSeptember 4

Bishop tells of life for the poor in Britain

"Hopelessness is written on the faces of the people living in the poor quarters of the great cities in England, where the workers are struggling along without a chance of improving their hard conditions. There is a great deal of poverty in the big cities. Industrial unrest prevails, and thousands of people are leaving Great Britain; in fact, I think there is trouble waiting ahead for the Old Country."
Bishop tells of life for the poor in Britain
Bishop tells of life for the poor in Britain
QueenstownSeptember 4

Accused to make 'considerable' donation to charity

Three Englishmen facing charges relating to incidents on board TSS Earnslaw earlier this month will make a donation to charity and meet the cost of cleaning up their mess as part of a diversion sentence.
Accused to make 'considerable' donation to charity
Accused to make 'considerable' donation to charity
DunedinSeptember 4

Otago ships on stamps

Two of Otago's pioneering ships will appear on postage stamps next month, to pay tribute to the significant role they played in shaping New Zealand.
Otago ships on stamps
Otago ships on stamps
QueenstownAugust 21

Earnslaw vandalism 'sad state of affairs'

Crew members of TSS Earnslaw say there were "disgusted" to be confronted with the worst case of vandalism against Queenstown's historic steamship in the past 12 months.
Earnslaw vandalism 'sad state of affairs'
Earnslaw vandalism 'sad state of affairs'
QueenstownJuly 31

Let's drink to that

Days of wine and rivets are coming to TSS Earnslaw this season with the release of a special award-winning wine for the vintage Queenstown steamship's centenary.
Let's drink to that
Let's drink to that
QueenstownJuly 15

Praise for 'extraordinary' Earnslaw overhaul

Real Journeys has praised staff and contractors for their "extraordinary, absolutely incredible" work as TSS Earnslaw returned to service yesterday after eight weeks of survey work, costing more than $1 million.
Praise for 'extraordinary' Earnslaw overhaul
Praise for 'extraordinary' Earnslaw overhaul
QueenstownJuly 14

Surveyor gave ship new life

He has inspected the ship every year since then and now, as he retires from the post, the "Lady of the Lake" is in great shape for its centenary. James Beech asked him about the vessel's transformation.
QueenstownJune 5

Earnslaw remedial work deemed on track

The owner-operator and survey team of the TSS Earnslaw say they are confident the "Lady of the Lake" will ply the waters of Lake Wakatipu again on Saturday, July 14, two weeks later than originally planned.
Earnslaw remedial work deemed on track
Earnslaw remedial work deemed on track