Converted to train ferries, both vessels plied the
Clarence River from the 1920's until July 1932,
when the Clarence River Bridge at Grafton in
northern NSW was officially opened.

The Swallow and the Induna transported carriages
and railway rolling stock across the river between
Grafton and South Grafton, for the New South
Wales Government Railways, during a bygone
age when the railway was the preferred means of
travel between Sydney and Brisbane.

The Swallow was scuttled in 1946, but the Induna
was destined never to leave Grafton. Her rusting
hulk rests peacefully beside the riverbank to this
very day. But the Induna has a secret. The ship
once carried Winston Churchill to safety during
the Boer War, travelling down the east coast of
Africa to the city of Durban in December 1899.

This fast moving documentary tells the story as
it should be told. The DVD chronicles wonderful
images and footage of years gone by and opens
with rare footage of the Clarence River as it was
in 1932.

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