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Murray, River

River Trade

"Customs on the Murray" is in the Observer,
1 and 22 September 1855, pages 5g and 3h,
20 October 1855, page 6f,
18 April 1857, page 5b,
30 May 1857, page 6b,
31 October 1863, page 6c,
7 November 1863, page 6b,
14 January 1865, page 2h (supp.),
13 May 1865, page 4c (supp.),
26 August 1865, page 6a.
"Drawback on River-Borne Goods" appears on
3 June 1871, page 12g.

"The Murray Traffic" is in the Observer,
17 April 1858, page 7f,
"The River Murray Trade" is in the Observer,
5 February 1859, page 6d,
"The River Trade" on
17 September 1859, page 6e.

"The Trade on the Murray", including "fair specimens of river cargoes" of the Ruby and Gundagai, is in the Observer,
28 July 1860, page 5f,
"The Murray Trade" on
3 October 1863, page 6a,
31 December 1864, page 6f,
29 June 1867, page 6h,
9 May 1868, page 12d,
24 October 1868, pages 3d-7b,
4 December 1869, page 3c,
19 August 1871, page 13c,
5 April 1873, page 13c,
3 May 1873, page 10e,
5 and 12 July 1873, pages 13f and 13c,
14 March 1874, page 13g,
6 November 1875, page 13f,
13 May 1876, page 12f.

Chronicle,
3 June 1876, page 18c,
4 August 1877, page 5a,
18 May 1878,
Observer,
20 April 1878, page 19a,
18 May 1878, page 13a,
3 and 17 March 1883, pages 33a and 13d,
19 July 1884, page 31c,
27 September 1884, page 31.

"Obstruction of the River Trade" is in the Register,
16 May 1867, page 2d,
21 June 1867, page 2e,
Observer,
18 May 1867, page 6a,
29 June 1867, page 6h.

"The Wool Trade" is in the Observer, 20 June 1868, page 2f.

"Through the Murray-Mouth" is in the Observer, 20 April 1878, page 19c.

"The Murray Mouth and the River Trade" is in the Register,
15 March 1878, page 6a; also see
15 April 1878, page 5e,
16 February 1880, page 4e,
Observer,
9 September 1882, page 25a.

"South Australia and the River Trade" is in the Register,
27 February 1883, page 5g,
1 and 3 March 1883, pages 7c and 6c.

A comprehensive series of articles on the river trade is in the Register in 1883 -
22, 25, 26 and 30 May, pages 6a, 5e, 6b, and 5g,
2, 8, 14 and 23 June, pages 6a, 5f, 6c and 7a,
Observer,
3 and 17 March 1883, pages 33a and 13d,
2 and 9 June 1883, pages 33c and 33.

"The River Trade" is in the Register,
21 June 1887, page 7f (supp.),
27 March 1894, pages 4d-5d,
"Its Trade and Settlements" on
28 March 1896, page 6b.
A history of the trade is in the Observer,
29 June 1878, page 23e.

"The Lower Murray Trade" is in the Register, 25 September 1884, page 5h.

"Hawking by the Murray Steamers" is in the Observer,
20 March 1869, page 6d,
22 May 1869, pages 3f-11b,
26 June 1869, page 12e,
12 August 1871, page 8b.

"Victor Harbour and the River Trade" is in the Register, 8 August 1901, page 6f.

"The River Trade" is in the Chronicle, 18 April 1908, page 39e.

"A Holiday on a River Trader" is in the Register, 21 February 1912, page 10c.

Murray, River
Munro Siding - Mutooroo
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Place Names

Murray, River

Snag Clearing

"Clearing the Murray" is in the Register,
13 and 20 June 1857, pages 2d and 2g,
Observer,
13 June 1857, page 1f (supp.),
27 June 1857, page 6g.
Information on the snag-boat Grappler is in the Observer,
13 February 1858, page 5c,
24 April 1858, page 7a,
Register,
27 May 1858, page 2e,
30 July 1858, page 2g,
Observer,
31 July 1858, page 1d (supp.),
Register,
4 March 1860, page 2g.

"Clearing the Murray and Its Tributaries" is in the Register,
7 March 1859, page 2g,
Observer,
12 March 1859, page 6d; also see
31 March 1860, page 5e,
28 July 1860, page 6b,
23 March 1861, page 6f,
26 May 1866, page 4h (supp.),
Express,
21 May 1866, page 3b,
Observer,
25 August 1866, page 2h (supp.),
Chronicle,
26 May 1866, page 3c,
2 March 1867, page 2g.

Register,
20 August 1866, page 3b,
9 May 1867, page 2c,
Observer,
26 January 1867, page 4f,
23 February 1867, page 1g (supp.),
11 and 18 May 1867, pages 6a and 6a,
Register,
18 January 1869, page 3g,
1 April 1869, page 3g,
7 May 1869, page 3c,
2 July 1869, page 3e.
A sketch of a snag boat is in the Australasian Sketcher,
5 September 1874, page 84.

"The Grounding of the Grappler" is in the Observer, 21 May 1870, page 8c.

The clearing of the river of "obstructions which render it unnavigable during 3 or 4 months of the year" is reported in the Register,
2 May 1883, page 5a-b and 1d (supp.).
Photographs are in the Observer,
6 May 1905, page 24.

"Snagging the Murray" is in the Register,
6 June 1921, page 2g,
Observer,
11 June 1921, page 45b.

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Munro Siding - Mutooroo
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Murray, River

Steamers and Navigation

"Early River Navigation (Randell and Cadell) is in the Register,
26 and 30 May 1927, pages 15c and 12e,
2, 4, 6, 8 and 9 June 1927, pages 12e, 3g, 13e, 10e and 13g.
"The First Trip Up the Murray", by Mr W. Randell, is in the Register,
16 June 1927, page 4e.

"Pioneer Navigators of the Murray" is in the Observer,
9 January 1909, page 37e.
"The Murray in Early Days", by an "Old-Timer", is in the Register,
25 February 1911, page 19c,
Observer,
4 March 1911, page 49a,
"Early River Murray River Steamers" in the Observer,
30 March 1918, page 29b,
"Cadell's Memorable Voyage" on
31 July 1920, page 31a,
"Early Murray River Men" in the Register,
11 September 1920, page 11f.

"Murray Navigation - 1853 to 1911" is in the Register, 16 January 1911, page 8d.

Information on Captain William Barber, Chief Officer of the Lady Augusta, is in the Register,
24 August 1911, page 5b,
Observer,
26 August 1911, page 38d (also see
Register,
28 July 1920, page 10f),
of Captain George Johnston in the Register,
30 May 1882, page 5b,
6 June 1882, page 5c.

"An Old River Boat [Cadell]" is in the Register, 29 July 1922, page 8f.

"Marine Locomotion - Navigation of the Murray" is in the Register,
3 October 1849, page 2e; also see
12 and 26 March 1850, pages 3e and 3e,
10 June 1850, page 2d,
14 September 1850, page 3a,
4 November 1850, page 2d,
12 December 1850, page 2e,
9 and 20 May 1851, pages 2a and 2b,
26 June 1851, page 2c,
1 and 22 July 1851, pages 2e and 3a,
2 and 4 August 1851, pages 2a and 3b.

Also see Observer,
21 September 1850, page 2a,
9 November 1850, page 2b,
14 December 1850, page 2d (supp.),
5 April 1851, page 6a,
Register,
22 May 1852, page 3a,
21 July 1852, page 3a,
6 and 11 September 1852, pages 2d and 2e,
5 February 1853, page 3c,
14 and 24 October 1853, pages 2b and 2d,
12 November 1853, page 2f,
19 September 1854, page 2d,
21 November 1854, page 2b.

"Expected Paddle Steamboats" is in the Observer, 15 July 1854, page 7g.

"Navigation on Murray - An Interesting Jubilee" is in the Register, 10 October 1905, page 6h - it speaks of Captain Johnston and the Albury.

A trial trip of the Duke of Edinburgh is reported in the Observer, 12 September 1868, page 6d.

"The River Steamer, Excelsior" is in the Chronicle, 19 April 1873, page 5f.

The launching of the Paringa is reported in the Register, 25 August 1877, page 6d.

"Mannum to Wilcannia" is in the Register,
21 June 1878, page 5g,
Observer,
22 June 1878, page 20f,
"From Morgan to Avoca" on
3 May 1879, page 19a.

"The First Man to Pass the Murray Mouth" is in the Observer, 31 May 1884, page 27b.

A sketch of a wool steamer and barge is in the Pictorial Australian in
December 1881, page 188;
a photograph of the Jolly Miller, the first iron steamer built in South Australia, is in the Chronicle,
5 April 1934, page 31.

"Navigation in the Past", the reminiscences of W. Randell, is in the Observer,
12 August 1905,
"Pioneer Navigators of the Murray" on
9 January 1909, page 37e,
"Some Pioneer River Men" in the Chronicle,
6 April 1929, page 16d.

"The Expected Paddle Steamboats" is in the Observer,
15 July 1854, page 7g.
Reference to the Eureka, "the first cargo vessel provided for the Murray traffic", appears on
2 September 1854, page 9d.

"Murray Navigation - From 1853 to 1911" is in the Observer,
21 January 1911, page 42b,
"Navigation - Early Day Boats" in the Chronicle,
16 December 1911, page 42d.

"A Chat With a River Captain [W.A.L. Wolter]" is in the Register, 27 March 1894, page 5d.

A viceregal trip on a steamer is reported in the Express, 2 September 1896, page 2e.

"Life on a River Steamer" is in the Observer,
5 October 1901, page 2b,
Chronicle,
30 December 1905, page 40e.

An obituary of Captain Jeff Wallace is in the Observer, 27 October 1906, page 38d,
of Captain Albert Francis on 11 October 1913, page 41b,
of Captain James Barclay on 6 June 1914, page 39a,
of Captain Hugh King on 15 October 1921, page 34b,
of Captain William Barber on 28 January 1922, page 31d,
of Captain George Johnston on 3 October 1925, page 44a,
of Captain C.W. Dyer on 15 october 1927, page 48d.

An obituary of Captain Charles Hill is in the Register, 6 September 1907, page 7a.

"Troubles of a Murray Steamer" is in the Register, 4 May 1908, page 4g.

"Tourist Steamer [Echuca] for the Murray" is in the Register, 22 January 1910, page 13b.

"Mishap to the Gem" is in the Register, 26 December 1910, page 5h.

A photograph of the SS Maggie is in The Critic,
10 January 1910, page6,
of the Crowie in the Observer,
9 December 1911, page 31.

"Navigation - Early Day Boats" in the Chronicle,16 December 1911, page 42d.

A viceregal trip on a steamer is reported in the Express, 2 September 1896, page 2e.

A photograph of the Crowie is in the Observer, 9 December 1911, page 31.

"Murray Navigation - Early Day Boats" is in the Advertiser, 11 and 27 December 1911, pages 13g and 14d.

Photographs of steamers, including a sketch of the Lady Augusta, are in the Chronicle,
6 April 1912, page 32,
1 September 1917, page 24,
of the wreck of the Wilcannia on
2 October 1915, page 30.
A photograph of the Lady Augusta taken at Hay in 1864 is in the
Observer,
17 September 1904, page 29; also see
20 June 1908, page 30,
19 January 1918, page 26.

An obituary of Captain Hugh King is in the Chronicle, 22 October 1921, page 43d,
of Captain William Barber in the Observer, 28 January 1922, page 31d.

"Tragedies of Paddle Steamer Days" is in The Mail, 18 August 1934, page 1.

Navigation of the river is discussed in the Observer, 5 January 1856, page 7c.

"The New Murray Steamer [Mosquito]" is in the Register, 22 April 1857, page 2f.

The survey and navigation of the mouth, etc, are discussed in Parliamentary Papers 38/1857, 115/1857, 116/1857, 154/1857, 18/1858 and 40/1859. A letter from Alexander Honeymann claiming to be the first man to pass through the Murray mouth appears in the Register, 27 May 1884, page 3g.

Captain Douglas's survey of its mouth is discussed in an editorial in the Register,
28 May 1857, page 2c.
An interesting letter and an editorial about this area are in the same paper of
20 June and 5 September 1857, pages 3f and 2e; also see
Register,
4 August 1859, page 3a,
14 September 1859, page 2f and
21 December 1859, page 2g and
16 April 1878 (supp.), page 1c.

"River Navigation" is in the Observer,
25 December 1858, pages 6g-4a (supp.),
23 July 1859, page 1b (supp.),
18 August 1860, page 6d,
9 February 1861, page 6b,
2 March 1861, page 6d,
23 January 1864, page 6b,
5 March 1864, page 6b,
24 January 1874, page 13b.

"The Seizure of the Lady Augusta" is in the Observer,
24 September 1859, page 6c,
22 October 1859, page 7e,
5 November 1859, page 3f.

"Steamboats on the River" is in the Observer,
9 October 1858, page 5h,
"Murray Steamers" on
23 January 1864, page 1b (supp.),
5 March 1864, page 6b,
"The River Steamers" on
31 May 1873, page 15c.

"Boat Trip Up and Down the Murray" is in the Register, 26 November 1860, page 2d.

The manufacture of engines for River Murray steamers at Mr Jones' Foundry in Adelaide is reported upon in the Observer, 30 April 1864, page 1d (supp.).

Information on steamers is in the Observer, 23 January 1864, page 1b (supp.).

A trial trip of the steamer Duke of Edinburgh is reported in the Observer, 12 September 1868, page 6d.

A trip on the river from Goolwa to Wentworth is described in the Register,
25 March 1869, page 3f; also see
7 April 1869, page 3b.

"Murray River Traffic" is in the Observer,
29 October 1870, page 3e,
5 November 1870, page 10c.

An explosion on the Moolgewanke is reported in the Observer, 25 July 1874, page 5b.

A collision between the Queen and Jane Eliza is reported in the Register, 3 August 1876, page 5b.

"Navigatibility of the Murray-Mouth" is in the Observer, 28 October 1876, page 19g.

The stranding of the Enterprise at the Murray mouth is reported in the Observer, 9 June 1877, page 7b.

"The Murray River Convention" is in the Register, 5 January 1878, pages 4d and 5e-f.

"A Sailing Trip on the Murray" by river steamer from Morgan to Wentworth and return to Goolwa is described in the Register, 22 January 1880, page 5g.

A "trip up the Murray from Adelaide to Melbourne via Morgan and Echuca" is described in the Register, 2 December 1881 (supp.), page 1a.

"Navigation of the River Murray - Inspection of Improvements" is in the Observer, 23 May 1885, page 33.

"Underwriters and Murray Steamers" is in the Observer, 24 July 1886, page 36b.

The burning of the steamer, Roma, is reported in the Observer, 1 January 1887, page 15c.

An obituary of Captain Thomas Johnston is in the Register, 28 August 1889, page 5a.

"From Morgan to Murray Bridge in a Rowing Boat" is in the Observer, 30 November 1895, page 34a.,p> "The Mayoral Excursion on the Murray" is in the Register, 16 April 1895, page 6a.

The Register of
31 January 1896, page 5c has a report on a proposal to plant willow trees "in order the better to define its course in flood time and thus facilitate navigation."
"First Willows on the Murray" is discussed in the Advertiser,
9 and 23 August 1934, pages 10h and 11b,
27 September 1934, page 17b.

"Life on a River Murray Steamer" is in the Register,
28 September 1901, page 8c,
"The Deck Hand's Dream" in the Observer,
14 June 1902, page 23.

"The Murray and Its Steamers" is in the Register,
10 January 1906, page 5c,
Observer,
13 January 1906, page 45a.

"Murray Navigation - A Romantic History" is in the Register,
16 January 1911, page 8d.
Reminiscences of life on a river boat in the 1880s appear on
25 February 1911, page 19c.

A strike by steamer crews is reported upon in the Register, 7, 8, 13, 14, 20, 22 and 26 April 1911, pages 6, 12i, 5f, 6h, 8g, 13e and 8i.

The reminiscences of Captain William Barber are in the Observer,
26 August 1911, page 38d;
an obituary is in the Register,
23 January 1922, page 7h; also see
25 January 1922, page 9e.

"A Holiday on a River Trader" is in the Observer, 24 February 1912, page 47c.

Information on early river steamers is in the Register,
4 May 1926, page 13d,
4 February 1928, page 13f.

"A Murray Seaport" is in the Register,
5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 21, 26, 29 and 31 May 1926, pages 8g-9e-10h, 11a, 10g, 7a, 9i, 10f, 12e, 9d, 9g, 7e and 4h,
2 June 1926, page 5i,
1 and 3 July 1926, pages 11c and 10i,
4 and 7 August 1926, pages 9i and 13e,
30 October 1926, page 11d,
4 and 12 March 1927, pages 8d and 11e,
21 July 1927, page 10c,
15 February 1928, page 10a.
"Vision of Pioneer - Plea for River Murray Port" is in The Mail,
16 March 1929, page 31.

The reminiscences of Mr A.T. Saunders are in the Advertiser, 30 March 1929, page 15g.

"The River Highway" is in the Observer, 5 March 1927, page 19d - this is the first of a series of articles.

"Steamboat Days on the Murray" is in the Advertiser, 30 November 1935, page 11c.

"When Missioners Steamed Along the Murray" is in The Mail,
18 July 1936, page 4.
A photograph of the mission steamer, Etona, is in the Observer,
15 June 1907, page 30.

Murray, River
Munro Siding - Mutooroo
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