In the 1920s, she was as a work boat for the construction of the Murray river wier and lock system. In 1925 ownership was taken the Ministry of Public Works NSW. Five years later she would be back again in private hands working in the area around Euston region.

The 1940s would see her machinery stripped and her return of being a barge, used to carry firewood for the Victorian railways. Due to the fire and subucant sinking of her tow veshal the paddle steamer Hero in 1957, She was left tied to a landing at boundary bend and due to neglect. She would eventually sink at her moorings.

1998 would come around and a group of volunteers from the Rivers and Riverboat Historical and Preservation Society would raise the Canally. Tony Lyons was a part of the effete to rise her, he told the ABC in 2026: "There was a bit of a battle because there were four portholes we didn't know, so we got it so far up, put the pumps in and of course, we just couldn't stop the water," he said

Photo of her being raised in 1998, Photo from Ps Canally port of morgan facebook page

In 2010 the Mid Murray Council took ownership of the boat and in 2011 she settled in her new home at the Port of Morgan. for the next 15 years with 4,500 volunteer hours and 1.5 million dollars to restore her to her former glory.

Photo of her being towed in 2011, Photo from Ps Canally port of morgan facebook page

The Living River Festival that happed on the 30th to the 31st of may 2026, dubbed as the Ps Canallys recommissioning. She was not alone for the festival as the PS Marion, PS Oscar W and privately owned paddle steamers and paddle vessels - The Curlew, the tiny Avalon, the Daisy, the Jumbuck, and the Kulkyne, all joined in the festivities.

Photo of her from may 2026, Photo from Ps Canally port of morgan facebook page

Links to some intersting photos and videos from the Ps Canally port of morgan facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=166439280090590&set=pb.100070372546469.-2207520000 - canally as a barge in 1907

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100070372546469&set=a.167243923343459 - for photos of the canally in the river sunk

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100070372546469&set=a.166441740090344 - for photos of her being raised

Links for information:

Historic paddle-steamer PS Canally returns to working life with love from volunteers - ABC News

Murray River paddle steamer PS Canally makes first voyage in 81 years - ABC News

MEDIA-RELEASE-Historic-PS-Canally-returns-to-the-river.pdf