Once used to allow ships in port to get the accurate local time and hence calculate longitude, technology has caught up with these.
A handful around the world are maintained for their heritage value.
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September 2022 Meeting
Saturday 24th September 2022
Mannum Visit
Join us for a day in the historic river port of
Mannum.
Our visit will include:
11:00 am - A visit to the museum,
12:30 pm - Lunch at the Pretoria Hotel
1:45 pm - A 1.5 hour cruise on the river including
afternoon tea and raptor feeding.
The museum visit and lunch will be at your expense on
the day, the cruise willl be $60 a head.
Lunch from 12:30pm, Cruise from 1:45pm
Please book for lunch and the cruise with Neil (0418821331) or
Julian (0414365294) by Monday 19th September.