"New Punt. - Mr. Levien has constructed a new punt upon the Yarra at Heidelberg, which will be a saving of 10 to 15 miles for drays, etc. from Unwin's Special Survey, as well as the Western Port district and the stations of the following gentlemen:- Messrs. Newman, Anderson, Chisholm, Seymour, Brown, Dardell, Sutherland, Wragg & Wade, Ardlie, and others. It took three weeks to haul the punt by water from Melbourne, and the distance as measured by the warp is nearly forty miles, though by land only nine. The punt will be ready January 1st. See advertisement. "
Mr. Levien was B. G. Levien, who also conducted a punt over the Saltwater River (Maribyrnong River).
Ken Smith writing in 1983 12 DTHS Newsletter
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