Iron paddle steamer MAID OF SKER rebuilt and preserved in Bischof Pioneer Park at Nerang, Gold Coast, Queensland, 10 Sep 2014.
Built: 1884 in Brisbane. 51.62gt 22.8m x 5.2m x 1.6m
Mar 1885 Charles Humphrey Philpot, Nerang
Apr 1898 Fritz William Lemke
Oct 1896 Fritz Kleinschmidt, Pimpama Is, Queensland, and Thomas Gentner, Brisbane
Apr 1898 William Manson
Jan 1899 Albert Kleinschmidt, Beenleigh, Queensland
Jan 1900 Ferdinand Kleinschmidt
Apr 1902 Carl Kleinschmdt, Pimpama Is, Queensland
Dec 1921 Theodore Samuel Kleinschmidt
1893 - 1930 operated a weekly cargo service between Brisbane, Southport and Nerang.
Aug 1949 Register closed. Converted to a lighter and later abandoned at South Brisbane.
Rescued and donated to the Gold Coast City Council in the 1970s and partially restored close to its original state. It is not an exact replica. The hull is original.