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Named after famous Australian female athletes, the first was delivered in early 1992. They replaced
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to be cut up for scrap by Polaris Marine Group. The rest of the RiverCats are to be replaced by
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Although primarily operating Parramatta River services, they also operate other
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In October 1995, a seventh vessel built by Wavemaster International in
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service on 7 May 1992. In December 1993 they began operating to
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ordered six Grahame Parker Design designed RiverCats from
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Australian-made ferries to take to Parramatta River
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Come for a last ride on our Evonne Goolagong vessel
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In June 2024 288:Henderson, Western Australia 33:Parramatta River-class ferry 7: 1832:Public Transport Commission 10: 1955: 1842:Sydney Ferries Corporation 689:at Cockatoo Island, 2024. 501:at Cockatoo Island, 2023. 433:Withdrawn 16 February 2023 350: 243: 26: 1939:Ships built in Queensland 1934:Ferry transport in Sydney 1875: 1857:Transdev Brisbane Ferries 1799: 1729:Captain Cook Cruises (WA) 1706: 1635: 1535:Spirit of Kangaroo Island 990: 802:August 1992 pages 171-173 548:passing Walsh Bay, 2024. 269:First Fleet class ferries 262:Parramatta River services 134: 64: 45: 1807:Australian National Line 889:Transdev Sydney Ferries 705:Wavesmster International 455:at Circular Quay, 2023. 440:June 2024 for scrapping 402:at Circular Quay, 2016. 334:Parramatta class ferries 290:was delivered. 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Index

Sydney RiverCats
River-class ferry
Parramatta River-class ferry

Darling Harbour
NQEA
State Transit Authority
Sydney Ferries
Transdev Sydney Ferries
GM 8V92TA
catamarans
Transdev Sydney Ferries
Parramatta River
State Transit Authority
NQEA
Cairns
Parramatta River services
First Fleet class ferries
Circular Quay
Meadowbank
Parramatta
Henderson, Western Australia
2000 Summer Olympics torch relay
Transdev Sydney Ferries
Yamba
tugboat
Parramatta class ferries

MMSI

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