Place Names of South Australia - M

Murray, River

Miscellany

"Manuscripts Recently Discovered on the Banks of the Murray" near Point Malcolm is in the South Australian Magazine, 1841-1842, pages 292, 389 and 467. They include a translation of an Aboriginal poem surrounding the evil spirit "Muldarbie".

"The First Man to Pass the Murray Mouth [Alexander Honeyman]" is in the Register,
27 May 1884, page 3g.

The River Murray League is discussed in the Observer,
16 and 30 March 1850, pages 2c and 2c (supp.).

"Sir Henry Young and the Murray" is in the Register,
15 December 1851, page 2d.

"Murray Waters - An Historical Survey" is in the Register,
28 March 1905, page 3f.
A summary of negotiations prior to the passing of the "Murray Waters Enabling Bill" in 1915 is in the Advertiser,
24 August 1915, page 6h.

"Destruction of Timber on the Murray" is in the Observer,
10 November 1855, page 5g.

"The Trade of the Murray" is in the Register,
23 August 1856, page 3b.
"The Murray Trade" is in the Chronicle,
31 May 1873, page 9e,
"The Murray Trade at Present and in Prospective" in the Advertiser,
14 May 1878, page 6c.

The Register of 10 October 1856, page 2d has an editorial entitled "Proposed Railway to the Murray" - it contains a comprehensive summary of opinions from a wide cross-section of the community throughout the colony.

"The Murray Difficulty" is in the Chronicle,
7 July 1860, page 6a.

"Custom Houses on the Murray" is in the Observer,
23 June 1860, page 6b,
7 July 1860, page 6f,
8 September 1860, page 1d (supp.),
3 November 1860, page 6g,
"Customs Duties on the Murray" in the Chronicle,
27 July 1872, page 11f.

The wreck of the Melbourne at the mouth is reported in the Register,
21 November 1859, page 3a.

A boat trip "up and down the Murray" is reported in the Observer,
1 December 1860, page 2h.

A sketch of "fossil cliffs" is in the Illustrated Adelaide Post,
6 October 1870, page 1.

"The Murray Trade" is in the Chronicle,
31 May 1873, page 9e,
"The Murray Trade at Present and in Prospective" in the Advertiser,
14 May 1878, page 6c.

"The Murray Mouth" is in the Chronicle,
24 January 1874, page 10c,
The Murray Mouth - The Lakes Problem" in the Register,
21 February 1903, page 8d.

The navigability of the river's mouth is discussed in the Observer,
28 October 1876, page 19g.
The stranding of the Enterprise at the mouth is reported in the Observer,
9 June 1877, page 7b.

"The First Man to Pass the Murray Mouth" is in the Observer,
31 May 1884, page 27b.
"Through the Murray Mouth" is in the Observer,
20 April 1878, page 19c.

"The Proposed River Murray Canal" is in the Observer,
25 April 1874, page 2f,
30 May 1874, page 5a,
27 June 1874, page 13b,
18 July 1874, page 10.

"The Moolgewanke Tragedy" is in the Observer,
1 August 1874, page 7c.

"Notes of a Journey Up the River Murray Overland, via Truro and Blanchetown" is in the Chronicle,
14 April 1877, page 17e.

"The Control of the Murray" is in the Chronicle,
17 January 1885, page 4f,
"Improvements of the Murray" on
23 May 1885, page 8c.

An interesting account of "Rabbiting on the River - By a South Australian on the Wallaby" is in the Register,
24 June 1885, page 6d.
A photograph of a rabbit trapper's camp is in the Observer,
11 December 1915, page 10 (supp.).

A canoe trip from Albury in NSW to the river's mouth and thence to Adelaide by sea is narrated in the Observer,
9 December 1876, page 11c,
24 March 1877, page 11e,
Register,
20 November 1886, page 6c.

"The Battle of the Bridges" is in the Register,
11 June 1883, page 6c.

An article entitled "Our River" is in the Register,
10 February 1887, page 6a; also see
16 August 1887, page 3g.

A trip from Walker's Flat to Morgan is described in the Register,
11 April 1887, page 5h.

"Green Slime in the Murray" is in the Advertiser,
13 April 1888, page 6b,
Observer,
14 April 1888, page 31e.
Also see Place Names - Alexandrina, Lake and Place Names - Blanchetown.

"The Colonies and the River Murray" is in the Register,
4, 7, 19 and 21 February 1891, pages 5h, 5h, 6b and 6b.

"A Lazy Holiday on the River" by steamer is described in the Register,
5, 8, 18, 23 and 25 March 1892, pages 6a, 5h, 6c, 7a and 6a.

"A Sketching Tour on the River Murray" is in the Register,
4 June 1892, page 6b.

"An Unfortunate Commission" is in the Observer,
4 February 1893, page 24e.

"The Murray Lands" is in the Observer,
3 February 1894, page 31a.

"Up the Murray - Rabbits, Settlements and Settlers" is in the Advertiser,
25 September 1894, page 6b.

"Up and Down the Murray" is in the Observer,
27 July 1895, page 33c.

"Fossils from the Murray" is in the Observer,
19 November 1898, page 33b.

The formation of the River Murray League is reported in the Advertiser,
1 July 1902, pages 4e-5h.

"The Murray Waters - History of the Negotiations" is in the Register,
27 April 1903, page 5c; also see
21 May 1903, page 4c.

"From Echuca to the Sea" is in the Register,
26 and 30 June 1903, page 6f,
"On the Murray - A Trip of Some Note" on
26 August 1903, page 8a.

"A Week on the River" is in the Register,
10 October 1903, page 9c,
"A River Jubilee - Opening of the Murray" is reported on 14 October 1903, page 7b,
"A Trip on the Murray" on RS Ruby on 12 December 1903, page 4g.

"Our River" is in the Observer,
14 November 1903, page 42e,
"Guarding a Birthright" on
21 May 1904, page 34a,
Register,
19, 20 and 28 May 1904, pages 4e-6c, 6e and 10a.

The reminiscences of L.Y. Tite are in the Register,
15 June 1904, page 9c.

"The Murray Waters" is in the Register,
12 December 1904, page 4c,
"Australia's Great Waterway" on
6 January 1905, page 4c; also see
10 and 16 January 1905, pages 3f and 5a.

"Reclaiming the Murray Lands" is in the Advertiser,
27 January 1905, page 4f,
29 June 1905, page 6e,
20 July 1905, page 4e,
23 and 27 November 1907, pages 15c and 11d,
9 January 1909, page 14d,
3 November 1909, page 6e,
21 and 26 February 1910, pages 10h and 16h,
Observer,
17 December 1910, page 36,
Advertiser,
5 July 1911, page 13a,
11 and 18 November 1911, pages 21d and
7, 19 April 1912, page 9b,
23 and 29 January 1913, pages 10f and 13a.

"Murray Waters - A Historical Resume" is in the Register,
28 March 1905, page 3f,
"Holiday on the Murray" on
25 January 1906, page 7d.

"Murray Excursions" is in the Register,
19 August 1905, page 7a.

"The First Step" is in the Register,
26 and 27 October 1905, pages 4e and 7c.

A series of 19 articles headed "The Nile of Australia" is in the Register over the period 19 March 1906, page 6a - 18 May 1906, page 6d; also see
29 January 1907, page 4i,
7 February 1907, page 5h.

An Aboriginal legend of "How the River Died" is discussed in the Register,
18 August 1906, page 9d,
Observer,
18 August 1906, page 45a.

Concern about pollution is expressed in the Advertiser,
2 May 1907, page 4c.

A satirical article headed "The Loss of Magic - How the River Died" is in the Register,
18 August 1906, page 9d.

"A Crisis in the Murray Waters Question" is in the Register,
16 March 1907, page 6d.

"The Romance of the World's Greatest Rivers" is in the Advertiser,
1 August 1908, page 13c.

"Farming Operations Along the Murray" is in the Register,
21 September 1907, page 11c and
"A Day on the Murray" on
29 December 1908, page 6h,
"Settling the Swamps" on
6 and 22 January 1909, pages 9a and 4f-g,
"The Mighty Murray" on
9, 10, 13 and 19 December 1910, pages 5d, 15a, 9c and 9g.

"Marvellous Fertility on the Murray Swamps" is in the Observer,
20 June 1908, page 47a,
16 January 1909, page 13a.

"The Old Murray Cannon" is in the Observer,
27 June 1908, page 26c.

"The Murray in Early Days" is in the Observer,
4 March 1911, page 49a.

"Noble Murray" is in the Register on
11 November 1911, page 8c,
"The River Murray - A Grave Position" on
29 February 1912, page 7f,
"Improving the Murray" on
26 February 1913, page 12d.

Photographs of the "many moods of the Murray" are in the Observer,
15 June 1912, page 31.

"The Murray Problem" is in the Register,
30 July 1913, pages 11a-12c,
"Murray Birds" on
13 and 17 December 1913, pages 17g and 7a,
"Where the River Ends" on
8 February 1915, page 6f,
"A Memory of the Big River" on
13 June 1924, page 11e.

"River Murray Settlements" is in the Advertiser,
28 January 1913, page 8c,
"Murray Settlements - Some Early History" in the Observer,
28 July 1928, page 14b,
"The Truth About Murray Soldier Settlements" on
21 August 1930, page 6b.

Photographs of holiday-makers are in the Observer,
11 December 1915 (supp.).

"State's Priceless Asset" is in The Mail,
6 March 1920, page 2d.

"Low River" is in the Observer,
12 May 1923, page 53e.

"Back Block Recollections" is in The Mail,
14 June 1924, page 5c,
5 July 1924, page 15f,
27 September 1924, page 31f.

"A Memory of the Big River" is in the Register,
13 June 1924, page 11e,
Observer,
21 June 1924, page 18d.

"River Murray [District] Health - A Grave Situation" is in the Observer,
6 December 1924, page 39d.

"First Wheat on the Murray" is in the Observer,
11 December 1926, page 43a.

"The River Highway - Sturt and Cadell" is in the Register,
23 February 1927, page 11e,
"Reminiscences of the Murray" in the Observer,
30 April 1927, page 10c.

A lecture by Mr H. Grenfell Price is reproduced in the Observer,
19 March 1927, page 45a.

"Milk and Murray Boats" is in the Observer,
12 May 1928, page 68b.

"Nurses Voyage - Canoeing Down the Murray [Miss Hunt]" is in the Register,
4 May 1928, page 3c.

"Murray Settlements - Some Early History" is in the Observer,
28 July 1928, page 14b.

A photograph of a "stern wheel paddle boat" is in the Chronicle,
16 February 1929, page 42,
of a "rowing feat - Mildura to Mannum" on
23 May 1929, page 38.

"Nature's Gift to South Australia" is in the Advertiser,
22 April 1929, page 11b.

"The Murray Was a Proud River Then" is in The Mail,
2 August 1930, page 19.

"Floating Home on the Murray" is in The News,
18 August 1930, page 2f.

"1,400 Miles in a Canoe" is in the Advertiser,
1 April 1933, page 9g.

George Ritchie's reminiscences of boyhood life on the Murray are in the Advertiser,
17 May 1933, page 16h.

"Romantic River Hotels" is in the Chronicle,
24 June 1937, page 50a.

Murray, River
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