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editName | Description | Murray Service | Owners | Boats | Fate/Notes |
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A11 | wood hull | 1911–c. 1958 | Murray River Sawmill: 1911–1957 | Adelaide (1) 1911–c. 1958 | Built 1911 in Echuca. Towed to Mildura 1958. Eaten by white ants, and sank to the bottom of the Murray River. Refloated 14 March 2023[1] |
Achilles | 86 ft × 18 ft × 4.25 ft (26.2 m × 5.5 m × 1.3 m) 65 long tons (66.0 t) |
E&WS Dept, SA | Built by JG Arnold, Morgan | ||
Ada | composite hull 108 ft × 23 ft × 7.6 ft (32.9 m × 7.0 m × 2.3 m) 172 long tons (174.8 t) |
1899–? | Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd:1899–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–? |
Built 1899 in Echuca | |
Ada Bell | 79333 wood hull 63.3 ft × 15.6 ft × 5 ft (19.3 m × 4.8 m × 1.5 m) 33 long tons (33.5 t) |
1878–1893 | Fredk Wm Mitchell | Built 1878 by George Linklater, Echuca. Converted to screw steamship Ada Bell in 1893 and used at Port Adelaide | |
Adam | wood hull 64.8 ft × 16.4 ft × 4.3 ft (19.8 m × 5.0 m × 1.3 m) 40 long tons (40.6 t) |
c. 1909–? | 1}909}–? Franz O Wallin: 1914–? |
Built c. 1897 in Echuca as Excel. Renamed before 1909 | |
Advance | wood hull 108 ft × 20 ft × 5 ft (32.9 m × 6.1 m × 1.5 m) 130 long tons (132.1 t) |
1871–? | Murray, Murrumbidgee & Darling Rivers SB Co.: 1871–c. 1880 W McCulloch & Co. Ltd: c. 1880–c. 1884 RS Foley: c. 1884–? |
Freetrader 1872 Alert 1879 Alfred 1880–1881 Corrong 1882 |
Built 1871 in Bama |
Agnes | 74915 wood hull 82 ft × 16.4 ft × 5.8 ft (25.0 m × 5.0 m × 1.8 m) |
c. 1917–? | Nagambie S.N. (& Saw Mill) Co. Ltd | Converted from paddle boat Agnes c. 1917. Sank in Lake Nagambie | |
Ajax | 86 ft × 18 ft × 4.25 ft (26.2 m × 5.5 m × 1.3 m) 63 long tons (64.0 t) |
E&WS Dept, SA | Built by JG Arnold, Morgan | ||
Albemarle | 89408 iron hull |
1884–1931 | F Curzon & J Nash: 1884–1889 T Nash: 1889–1891 AD Kerrigan: 1891–1894 G White & Co.: 1894–1895 E Rich: 1895–1899 E Rich & Co. Ltd, Bourke: 1899–1907 Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: 1907–c. 1914 Gem Navigation Co.: c. 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–1931 |
Cato 1896–1908 Ellen 1917 |
Built 1884 by A Graham, Goolwa. Originally iron hull, later sheathed and made composite. Lengthened June 1914. Abandoned 54 miles up stream from lock 5 in 1931. Register closed December 1961 |
89408 composite hull 79.9 ft × 17.2 ft × 5.2 ft (24.4 m × 5.2 m × 1.6 m) 57 long tons (57.9 t) |
?–1914 | ||||
89408 composite hull 108 ft × 18 ft × 4.9 ft (32.9 m × 5.5 m × 1.5 m) 71 long tons (72.1 t) |
1914–1931 | ||||
Albert | 79338 composite hull 41 ft × 11.2 ft × 3.2 ft (12.5 m × 3.4 m × 1.0 m) 11 long tons (11.2 t) |
1882–? | Thomas Dodd Mr Grundy, Mundoo |
Built 1882 by John Kenzel, Mundoo Island. Broken up. Register closed December 1961 | |
Alice (1) | composite hull 75 ft × 14 ft × 6 ft (22.9 m × 4.3 m × 1.8 m) 60 long tons (61.0 t) |
1867–? | W McCulloch & Co. Ltd | Alfred 1869–1872 Freetrader 1878 |
Built 1867 in Echuca |
Alice (2) | 79345 composite hull 117.3 ft × 24 ft × 4 ft (35.8 m × 7.3 m × 1.2 m) 88 long tons (89.4 t) |
?–? | Ebenezer Hartley Randell: 1882–1886 WAL Wolter: 1886–1894 G White Co.: 1894–1895 E Rich & Co. Ltd, Bourke: 1895–1909 AH Landseer Ltd: 1909–c. 1914 Renmark Irrigation Trust: c. 1914–c. 1931 AH Landseer Ltd: c. 1931–? |
Ariel 1882 Adelaide (1) 1883 Barwon 1910 Corowa 1910 E.R.O. 1917–1925 |
Built 1882 by W Westerguard, Moama. Sunk at Point Malcolm Lighthouse. Register closed December 1961 |
79345 composite hull 120 ft × 24 ft × 4 ft (36.6 m × 7.3 m × 1.2 m) 147 long tons (149.4 t) |
?–? | ||||
Alick | 95998 wood hull 88.9 ft × 18.4 ft × 4.9 ft (27.1 m × 5.6 m × 1.5 m) 71 long tons (72.1 t) |
1870–? | James MacKintosh Saw Mill Co. Ltd | Built 1870 by Jas. Mackintosh, Echuca. Register closed 1962 | |
Alison | wood hull 82 ft × 15.3 ft × 5 ft (25.0 m × 4.7 m × 1.5 m) 60 long tons (61.0 t) |
1907–? | Alex. Arbuthnot: 1907–c. 1919 A Arbuthnot & Sons: c. 1919–? |
Built 1907 in Koondrook. Abandoned on bank at Echuca, later salvaged and in 1968 presented by F Evans to the Port of Echuca as an exhibit | |
Annie | wood hull 106 long tons (107.7 t) |
1884–1901 | W Keir: 1884–1892 F Toomer: 1892–1894 TH Freeman & M Bowden: 1894–1900 Davie, Price & Co.: 1900–1926 Bailey Bros: 1926–? |
Enterprise (2) 1884–1889 Clyde 1890 Ferret 1890 Emma 1903, 1906, 1912–1913, 1916, 1918 Excelsior 1909, 1925 Alpha 1918 W. F. B. 1922–1923 |
Built 1884 in Moama. Sunk 1889. Reported abandoned Bryant's Creek nare Morgan 1939 |
wood hull 85 ft × 20 ft × 5 ft (25.9 m × 6.1 m × 1.5 m) 90 long tons (91.4 t) |
1901–? | ||||
Apa | iron hull 127.4 ft × 28 ft × 9.7 ft (38.8 m × 8.5 m × 3.0 m) 281 long tons (285.5 t) |
1882–? | Built 1882 in SA | ||
Argo | composite hull 120 ft × 23 ft × 8 ft (36.6 m × 7.0 m × 2.4 m) |
E&WS Dept, SA | In 1958 permanently moored at Mypolonga with a pump for irrigation. Later privately owned and in mid 1987 was at Swan Hill | ||
Ariel | 1868–1876 | Hardman & Lester 1876 Herbert Lester 1877 |
Ariel 1868–1876 | ||
Aurora | Involved in accident at Lock 5 in 1935 | ||||
Avoca | 40520 iron hull 39.6 ft × 11.3 ft × 4.3 ft (12.1 m × 3.4 m × 1.3 m) 17 long tons (17.3 t) |
1858–? | River Murray Navigation Co.: 1858–1859 Wm Younghusband: 1859–1864 JA Acraman & G Main: 1864–1877 GS Reid: 1877–? |
Built 1858 in Goolwa. Broken up. Register closed 1909 | |
B22 | wood hull [convert: invalid number] |
1922–1957 | Murray River Sawmill 1922–? | Adelaide (1) 1922–1958 | Built 1922 in Echuca. Towed to Mildura 1958. Recovered from Mildura to Echuca in 1980. Sank 2010. |
Bama Lass | wood hull 62 ft × 12.4 ft × 3.5 ft (18.9 m × 3.8 m × 1.1 m) 42 long tons (42.7 t) |
1877–? | F Rob & Co. | Built 1877 in Cornella | |
Barwon / Barwan | 40528 wood hull 101 ft × 13 ft × 6.6 ft (30.8 m × 4.0 m × 2.0 m) 50 long tons (50.8 t) |
1859–? | F Cadell: 1859–c. 1865 James King: c. 1865–c. 1879 G Johnston: c. 1879–? G Johnston & A Kirkpatrick: ?–c. 1886 GRS Pickhills: c. 1886–? |
Built 1859 in Goolwa. Register closed 1910 | |
Belubla/Bilubla | wood hull 107.4 ft × 20.9 ft × 7.4 ft (32.7 m × 6.4 m × 2.3 m) 122 long tons (124.0 t) |
1875–? | E Hillson: 1875–1878 Hodge & Permewan: 1878–1880 Permewan, Wright & Co.: 1880–1885 RK Keir :1885–1886 Wm Keir snr: 1886–1898 TH Freeman: 1898–? |
Enterprise (2) 1879–1882, 1887–1889 Invincible 1889 |
Built 1875 in Echuca. Foundered off Point Macleay, Lake Alexandrina 17 October 1887. Sank in the Murrumbidgee October 1889 |
Bendigo | Adelaide (1) 1871 | ||||
Benduck | composite hull 77 ft × 15.7 ft × 4.9 ft (23.5 m × 4.8 m × 1.5 m) 74 long tons (75.2 t) |
c. 1878–? | J & J Laing | Undaunted 1879 Edwards 1879 Enterprise (2) 1882 |
Built 1869 in Echuca as Only Son. Renamed c. 1878 |
Beta | composite hull 40 ft × 10.1 ft × 4.5 ft (12.2 m × 3.1 m × 1.4 m) |
Struggler | Originally cutter, converted by Jack Ledo, and later built cabins on it for fishing parties. Burnt | ||
Blue Bells | wood hull 105 ft × 22.3 ft × 7.11 ft (32.0 m × 6.8 m × 2.2 m) 198 long tons (201.2 t) |
?–1898 | James Laing: 1878–1898 C Hunt:1898–? |
Edwards 1878–1883, 1887 Barwon 1890, 1898 |
Built in Goulburn. Capsized 1881 in the Murrumbidgee with 900 bales of wool. Possibly burnt at Echuca 1892. Destroyed by fire January 1898 |
Bogan (1) | 40529 wood hull 100 ft × 12 ft × 5 ft (30.5 m × 3.7 m × 1.5 m) 55 long tons (55.9 t) |
1859–1864, c. 1870–? | F Cadell: 1859–1864 | Albury 1866 Ariel 1873 |
Built 1859 in Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Bogan in 1864 |
Bogan (2) | Albury 1866 Ariel 1873 |
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Border Chief | wood hull 196 long tons (199.1 t) |
1873–? | Blair & McCrowther: 1873–1880 Blair & Chadwick: 1880–1898 G White & Co.: 1898–? E Rich & Co.: ?–? |
Adelaide (1) 1879–1882 Enterprise (2) 1879 Alfred 1881 Ethel Jackson 1881 Burrabogie 1882 Excelsior 1896–1897 |
Built 1873 in Gunbower |
wood hull 104 ft × 21.1 ft × 6.1 ft (31.7 m × 6.4 m × 1.9 m) 85 long tons (86.4 t) |
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Bourke (1) | 74792 iron hull 102.8 ft × 17.7 ft × 5.5 ft (31.3 m × 5.4 m × 1.7 m) 77 long tons (78.2 t) |
1876–? | S Heseltine & Wm L Reid: 1876–c. 1898 John Whyte: c. 1898–c. 1912 C Oliver & Sons: c. 1912–1921 W Bruce & Co. Ltd: 1921–? |
Built 1876 in Echuca. Sunk Mypolonga. Register closed 1961 | |
Bourke (2) | 74771 wood hull 107.5 ft × 20.5 ft × 7 ft (32.8 m × 6.2 m × 2.1 m) 124 long tons (126.0 t) |
1898–? | AH Landseer | Decoy 1898 | Converted from paddle boat Bourke in 1898. Waterlogged at Pt Macleay and unfit for service. Register closed 1912 |
Britannia (1) | 79349 composite hull 122.4 ft × 24.5 ft × 5.4 ft (37.3 m × 7.5 m × 1.6 m) 125 long tons (127.0 t) |
1883–1884 | Built 1883 by A Graham, Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Britannia (1) in 1884 | ||
Britannia (2) | 117427 wood hull 63 ft × 14.6 ft × 4.3 ft (19.2 m × 4.5 m × 1.3 m) |
1902–1907 | BM Fuller, Tonkin & Martin | Built 1902 by Wm Wilson, Echuca. Converted to paddle boat Britannia (2) in 1907 | |
Burrabogie | Snagged and sank at Toganmain 10 November 1880 | ||||
C24 | wood hull | 1924–? | Murray River Sawmill 1924–1957 | Adelaide (1) 1924–? Oscar W 1956 |
Built 1924 in Echuca. At the end of her working life, rotted and sank into the bank near the Moama slip. Refloated c. 1973, and rebuilt as passenger vessel Pride of the Murray |
Cadell | 74775 composite hull 122.3 ft × 20.3 ft × 8 ft (37.3 m × 6.2 m × 2.4 m) 147 long tons (149.4 t) |
1876–1878 | G Johnston & A Kirkpatrick | Built 1876 by Wm Gordon, Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Cadell in 1878 | |
Canally (1) | wood hull 73 ft × 17.6 ft × 5 ft (22.3 m × 5.4 m × 1.5 m) 89 long tons (90.4 t) |
?–? | James Laing | Alert 1880 | Built 1874 in Bama as Moulamein. Renamed |
Canally (2) | 132433 wood hull 90.6 ft × 20.8 ft × 6.11 ft (27.6 m × 6.3 m × 1.9 m) 93 long tons (94.5 t) |
c. 1929–? | N Collins | Converted from paddle boat Canally (1) | |
Chime | Emma 1912 | ||||
Cobar | 79342 composite hull 99.9 ft × 20.1 ft × 7.2 ft (30.4 m × 6.1 m × 2.2 m) 113 long tons (114.8 t) |
1882–? | A Graham J Wallace: ?–c. 191 Gem Navigation Co.: c. 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–? |
Decoy 1918 Ellen 1918 |
Built 1882 by A Graham, Goolwa. Sunk near lock 2. Register closed 1961 |
Columbia | composite hull 63 ft × 13.6 ft × 4 ft (19.2 m × 4.1 m × 1.2 m) 23 long tons (23.4 t) |
1901 | DJ Ritchie: 1910–? | Era 1903 | Built 1901 in Echuca. Vessel of this name used in construction of Blanchetown Bridge in 1962. Sometimes reported as being fitted with twin screws |
Confidence | wood hull 115 ft × 26 ft × 8.2 ft (35.1 m × 7.9 m × 2.5 m) 266 long tons (270.3 t) |
1877–1887 | Frederick Payne: 1877–c. 1879 Echuca S.S. Co.: c. 1879–c. 1886 W Davies: c. 1886–c. 1887 Cramsie, Bowden & Co.: 1887–c. 1897 Permewan, Wright & Co.: c. 1897–1909 |
Corrong 1888, 1891, 1897 Elizabeth 1893 Alert 1895–1896, 1898 Barwon 1896 |
Built 1877 in Gunbower. Sank about 1886, salved July 1887. Broken up at Echuca 1909 |
wood hull 115 ft × 25.7 ft × 7.11 ft (35.1 m × 7.8 m × 2.2 m) 173 long tons (175.8 t) |
1887–1909 | ||||
Cowirra | 137230 iron hull 130.9 ft × 26.8 ft × 8.1 ft (39.9 m × 8.2 m × 2.5 m) 220 long tons (223.5 t) |
1923–? | River Navigation Co. Ltd | Built 1923 by JG Arnold, Mannum. Broken up. On bank at Mildura. Register closed December 1961 | |
Croupier | 79332 iron hull 87 long tons (88.4 t) |
1881–1885 | Herbert Bristow Hughes John Whyte W & H Dunk: ?–c. 1926 W Tinksc. 1926–? |
Decoy 1881, 1884, 1889, 1895, 1899 | Built 1881 by Andrew Hygie, Morgan. Sunk in Bryant's Creek nare Morgan. Register closed 1961 |
79332 iron hull 119.9 ft × 20.1 ft × 3.8 ft (36.5 m × 6.1 m × 1.2 m) 85 long tons (86.4 t) |
1885–? | ||||
Crowie | 122736 composite hull 151.7 ft × 29.9 ft × 7.9 ft (46.2 m × 9.1 m × 2.4 m) 290 long tons (294.7 t) |
1911–? | Johann George Arnold:1911–1913 Arnold's Line of River Steamers Ltd: 1913–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–? |
Corowa 1919 Decoy 1924–1925, 1927 Colonel 1928 |
Built 1911 by David Milne, Goolwa. Claimed to be the largest barge built for the Murray. In 1925 carried a record 2,493 bales of wool. Wrecked at Morgan. Register closed December 1961 |
Cutty Sark | wood hull 73 ft × 17 ft × 5.2 ft (22.3 m × 5.2 m × 1.6 m) 89 long tons (90.4 t) |
1873–? | Blair & McGrowther: 1873–c. 1880 Blair & Chadwick: c. 1880–c. 1882 JH Brown: c. 1882–c. 1888 G White & Co.: c. 1888–? E Rich & Co. Ltd |
Florence Annie 1882 Elfie 1896–1897 |
Built 1873 in Gunbower |
D26 | wood hull 81.5 ft × 17 ft × 5.3 ft (24.8 m × 5.2 m × 1.6 m) |
1926–now | Murray River Sawmill 1926–1957 | Adelaide (1) 1926–?, ?–now | Built 1926 in Echuca. Moored at the Echuca Wharf, sometimes towed by her original boat Adelaide. |
Darling (1) | 40516 wood hull 118 ft × 14.7 ft × 6.1 ft (36.0 m × 4.5 m × 1.9 m) 84 long tons (85.3 t) |
1855–1865 | River Murray Navigation Co.: 1855–1865 William Younghusband: 1865–c. 1870 J Acraman & G Main: c. 1870–c. 1879 G Maur: c. 1879–c. 1888 WR Cave & EE Smith: c. 1888–? |
Culgoa 1865–1866 | Built 1855 in Goolwa. Taken from the river. Register closed 1909 |
40516 wood hull 100.3 ft × 14.7 ft × 6.2 ft (30.6 m × 4.5 m × 1.9 m) 63 long tons (64.0 t) |
1865–? | ||||
Darling (2) | wood hull 110 ft × 20.2 ft × 7 ft (33.5 m × 6.2 m × 2.1 m) 204 long tons (207.3 t) |
1874–? | W McCulloch & Co.: 1874–1887 Shetliff & Shetliff: 1887–? |
Alfred 1878–1879, 1881 Agnes 1880 Burrabogie 1880–1881 |
Built 1874 by McDonald & Linklater (Macintosh Sawmills), Echuca |
Dart | wood hull 70.9 ft × 13 ft × 4.8 ft (21.6 m × 4.0 m × 1.5 m) 58 long tons (58.9 t) |
1875–? | T Buzza: 1883–c. 1920 South Australian Government: c. 1920–? E&WS Dept, SA |
Built 1875 in Wyuna. Used as pile driving barge by E&WS Dept, SA. Barge of this name salvaged from the river near Murray Bridge early 1986 and taken to Goolwa for restoration | |
Diamantina | 79334 wood hull 101.8 ft × 21 ft × 5.6 ft (31.0 m × 6.4 m × 1.7 m) 82 long tons (83.3 t) |
1882–? | Geo. B Johnston & Alfred Kirkpatrick: 1882–1883 AA Scott & Kirkpatrick: 1883–1884 A Kirkpatrick: 1884 |
Emu (2) 1891 Barwon 1892 |
Built 1882 in Murray Bridge. Sunk and abandoned at mouth of Culgoa River. Register closed November 1909 |
Duck | 74776 composite hull 63.3 ft × 14.4 ft × 5 ft (19.3 m × 4.4 m × 1.5 m) 37 long tons (37.6 t) |
1876–? | Thos Dodd: 1876–1897 EH Dodd: 1897–? Francis & Tinks |
Built 1876 in Goolwa. Sunk 23 August 1884, refloated and repaired. Sunk and abandoned near Bourke before 1930 | |
Duke of Edinburgh | Sunk near Toorale mid 1875 | ||||
Eagle | wood hull 108 ft × 24.6 ft × 7.6 ft (32.9 m × 7.5 m × 2.3 m) 185 long tons (188.0 t) |
1875–? | W McCulloch:1875–1887 William Davies & Sons: 1887–1891 Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: 1891–1905/6 |
Ethel Jackson 1878, 1880 Burrabogie 1884 Trafalgar 1890 Corrong 1891 Alert 1892–1894, 1898 Emma 1903 |
Built 1875 in Cornella. Out of commission 1905/1906 |
Echuca (1) | wood hull 90 ft × 16 ft × 5 ft (27.4 m × 4.9 m × 1.5 m) 109 long tons (110.7 t) |
1870–? | R Barbour: ?–c. 1880 W McCulloch & Co.: c. 1880–? Murray Sawmills |
Built 1870 in Bama | |
Echuca (2) | composite hull 120 ft × 28 ft × 7.9 ft (36.6 m × 8.5 m × 2.4 m) 178 long tons (180.9 t) |
1883–? | D Stratton & Co. Ltd J Maultby Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: ?–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919-? |
Alert 1905 Colonel 1907 |
Built 1883, Echuca. Abandoned Bryant's Creek, Mrgan. Salvaged and broken up, stem and stern post in Morgan |
Eclipse | 74766 wood hull 109 ft × 20.9 ft × 5.7 ft (33.2 m × 6.4 m × 1.7 m) 85 long tons (86.4 t) |
1872–1925 | WR Randell | Adelaide (1) 1872–1873 Corowa 1875 |
Built 1872 in Echuca. Destroyed by fire in 1925. Register closed 1938 |
Edna | wood hull 80.1 ft × 15.5 ft × 4.1 ft (24.4 m × 4.7 m × 1.2 m) 60 long tons (61.0 t) |
1908–? | A Arbuthnot & Sons | Built 1908 in Koondrook | |
Elfie | 74647 wood hull 78.4 ft × 15.8 ft × 5.5 ft (23.9 m × 4.8 m × 1.7 m) 42 long tons (42.7 t) |
1864–1886 | W McCulloch & Co.: 1864–1875 W & A Sugden: 1875–1876 Dorward & Davies: 1876–1886 |
Kelpie | Built 1864 by R Ley, Echuca. Converted to paddle boat Elfie in 1886 |
Ellen | 7780 composite hull 120 ft × 18.9 ft × 7.5 ft (36.6 m × 5.8 m × 2.3 m) 129 long tons (131.1 t) |
1876–1877 | Sam Shetliffe snr & jnr & Jos. Shetliffe | Built 1876 by Shetliffe & Sons, Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Ellen in 1877 | |
Elsie | 74794 composite hull 94.3 ft × 15.1 ft × 6.1 ft (28.7 m × 4.6 m × 1.9 m) 65 long tons (66.0 t) |
1878–? | Albert Henry Landseer L Searles |
Built 1878 in Milang. Burnt about 1924 near Mildura. Register closed 1938 | |
Emerald | 89447 composite hull 126 ft × 20.7 ft × 5.7 ft (38.4 m × 6.3 m × 1.7 m) 89 long tons (90.4 t) |
1899–? | Hugh King: 1899–1910 Gem Navigation Co.: 1910–1919 Murray Shipping Co. Ltd: 1919–? LW Mewett |
Corowa 1901, 1907, 1921 Federal 1903 Barwon 1912, 1914, 1916, 1920 Excelsior 1916 Alpha 1919 Decoy 1921 Colonel 1923 |
Built 1899 in Morgan. Sold to LW Mewett for carting wood to the Lake Cullulleraine pumping station, and abandoned nearby. Sunk in Bryants Creek, near Morgan. Register closed December 1961 |
Emily | 89438 composite hull 100 ft × 25.6 ft × 5 ft (30.5 m × 7.8 m × 1.5 m) 170 long tons (172.7 t) |
1882–c. 1895 | JH Brown W Dickson: c. 1895–1914 Gem Navigation Co.: 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Co. Ltd: 1919–? |
Florence Annie 1885 Barwon 1909, 1913 Corowa 1914 |
Built 1882 by Air & Westergaard, Echuca. Register closed 1921 |
89438 composite hull 96.5 ft × 26.6 ft × 4.8 ft (29.4 m × 8.1 m × 1.5 m) 79 long tons (80.3 t) |
c. 1895–? | ||||
Empress | composite hull 80.1 ft × 15.5 ft × 4.1 ft (24.4 m × 4.7 m × 1.2 m) 60 long tons (61.0 t) |
1876–? | AH Landseer: 1876–1914 Gem Navigation Co.: 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Co. Ltd: 1919–? |
Bourke 1877, 1879, 1881–1882, 1887, 1893 Corowa 1907, 1910, 1912 Ellen 1909–1910 Excelsior 1912 |
Built 1876 in Echuca |
Energetic | wood hull 95 ft × 20.4 ft × 5.6 ft (29.0 m × 6.2 m × 1.7 m) 115 long tons (116.8 t) |
1872–? | F Payne, Echuca: 1872–c. 1881 Echuca S.S. Co.:c. 1881–? |
Emily Jane (1) 1876 Enterprise (2) 1878–1879 |
Built 1872 in Bama |
Eureka | 40517 wood hull 99 ft × 12 ft × 7 ft (30.2 m × 3.7 m × 2.1 m) 62 long tons (63.0 t) |
1853–? | F. Cadell 1853–1855 River Murray Navigation Co.: 1855 |
Lady Augusta 1853 | Built 1853 by Winsby Bros., Goolwa. First barge built and used on the Murray. Sustained damage in 1856 on trip to Ovens Goldfields. Broken up at Goolwa. Register closed September 1859 |
Excel | wood hull 64.8 ft × 16.4 ft × 4.3 ft (19.8 m × 5.0 m × 1.3 m) 40 long tons (40.6 t) |
c. 1897–c. 1909 | Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: c. 1897–c. 1909 | Built c. 1897 in Echuca. Renamed Adam before 1909 | |
Federal | composite hull 88.4 ft × 17 ft × 5.3 ft (26.9 m × 5.2 m × 1.6 m) 75 long tons (76.2 t) |
1899–? | Franz O Wallin | Australien 1920 | Built 1899 in Echuca |
Federation | wood hull 114 ft × 20 ft × 6 ft (34.7 m × 6.1 m × 1.8 m) 213 long tons (216.4 t) |
1872–? | Murray, Murrumbidgee & Darling River System Boat Co.: 1877–1878 W McCulloch: 1878–1887 C Hunt: 1887–? |
Edwards 1876 Corrong 1880–1881 Adelaide (1) 1881 Burrabogie 1881 |
Built 1872 in Bamah |
Flod | 122735 composite hull 100.1 ft × 16.8 ft × 4.7 ft (30.5 m × 5.1 m × 1.4 m) 169 long tons (171.7 t) |
1911–1918 | EE Diener, Morgan | Built 1911 by David Milne, Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Kookaburra in 1918 | |
Florence Annie | composite hull 77.5 ft × 25.6 ft × 6.2 ft (23.6 m × 7.8 m × 1.9 m) |
1909/10–? | 1914} Gem Navigation Co.: c. 1914–? Francis & Tinks |
Excelsior 1909, 1912 Barwon 1913 Ruby 1928 |
Converted from paddle boat Florence Annie in 1909/1910. Last reported uses in 1928. Supposedly abandoned above Kulnine Homestead. Reported sunk at Retail Bend in February 1944. |
Florist | wood hull | 1880–? | George Piggins | Built 1880 in Echuca | |
Gertrude | 64217 composite hull 63.9 ft × 10.7 ft × 5.2 ft (19.5 m × 3.3 m × 1.6 m) |
1878–? | AH Landseer & Partners: 1878–c. 1919 A McFarlane: c. 1919–c. 1931 KD Bowman: c. 1931–? |
Converted from paddle boat Gertrude in 1878. Broken up. Register closed 1938 | |
Golconda | wood hull 81 ft × 18 ft × 8.3 ft (24.7 m × 5.5 m × 2.5 m) 121 long tons (122.9 t) |
1873–1897 | F Payne, Echuca: 1873–1877 H Luth: 1877–1881 Ottaway Bros: 1881–1884 W Dickson, J Hay & R Craig: 1884–? G White & Co. E Rich & Co. Ltd, Bourke |
Brewarrina 1896–1897 | Built 1873 in Echuca |
wood hull 90 ft × 17 ft × 5.5 ft (27.4 m × 5.2 m × 1.7 m) 40 long tons (40.6 t) |
1897–? | ||||
Goolwa | 40521 iron hull 60 ft × 12.4 ft × 5 ft (18.3 m × 3.8 m × 1.5 m) 21 long tons (21.3 t) |
1857–? | River Murray Navigation Co.:1857–1859 Geo. Young: 1859–1864 WR Randell: 1864–1876 Lester & Hardman: 1876–? John Richie, Goolwa: c. 1924–? |
Albury 1856 Bogan 1864, 1866 Ariel 1874–1875 Cumberoona (1) 1879 |
Built 1857 in Goolwa. Register closed 1956 |
Goulbourne | wood hull 101.8 ft × 21.6 ft × 6.6 ft (31.0 m × 6.6 m × 2.0 m) 194 long tons (197.1 t) |
1876–? | T Buzza: 1876–1882 Chas Roberts & Co.:1882–? R Isherwood: c. 1914–? |
Built 1876 in Wyuna | |
Goulburn (1) | iron hull | ?–1856 | River Murray Navigation Co.: 1855–1856 | Melbourne 1856 | Sank 29 June 1856 between Cape Jervis and Kangaroo Island while under tow of PS Melbourne, four lives lost |
Goulburn (2) | 89427 wood hull 103.1 ft × 21.4 ft × 6.3 ft (31.4 m × 6.5 m × 1.9 m) 93 long tons (94.5 t) |
1881–? | Alexander Andrew Scott GH Risby, Mildura |
Emily Jane (1) 1879–1882 | Built 1881 in Echuca. Register closed February 1962 |
Granite | steel hull | River Murray Commission | Cadell 1923–1924 | Used for lock construction | |
Gunbower | wood hull 111.6 ft × 27 ft × 8.9 ft (34.0 m × 8.2 m × 2.7 m) 180 long tons (182.9 t) |
1878–? | D Stratton & Co. Ltd: 1878–1886 JW Robson: 1886–1914 JG Arnold: 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–? |
Adelaide (1) 1879 Freetrader 1880 Emily Jane (1) 1881 Enterprise (2) 1882 Corrong 1890 Alert 1897 Colonel 1906 |
Built 1878 in Gunbower. Reported abandoned at Bryant's Creek near Morgan in 1939 |
Gwydir | composite hull 114.1 ft × 22.1 ft × 8 ft (34.8 m × 6.7 m × 2.4 m) 167 long tons (169.7 t) |
1877–c. 1887 | W McCulloch & Co. Ltd: 1877–c. 1887 | Freetrader 1878–1879, 1882–1886 Burrabogie 1881 |
Built 1877 in Echuca. Sold to WR Cave & Co., Pt Adelaide and taken off river for work in the gulfs around Pt Adelaide. Foundered near Tipara Lighthouse, Spencer's Gulf 17 June 1901 |
Halloween | Mentioned in Newspaper article | ||||
Hartley | 79315 wood hull 122 ft × 22.9 ft × 4.7 ft (37.2 m × 7.0 m × 1.4 m) 83 long tons (84.3 t) |
1879–? | Ebenezer Hartley Randell: 1879–1882 WR Randell: 1882–1914 Gem Navigation Co.: 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–? |
Ariel 1879–1892 Barwon 1910 Ellen 1910 Decoy 1911 Excelsior 1914 Corowa 1919 Colonel 1924 |
Built 1879 in Echuca. Sunk in Queen's Reach. Register closed 1961 |
Heather Bell | Adelaide (1) 1878–1882 | Mentioned in Newspaper article September 1893 | |||
Hilda | 43140 wood hull 100 ft × 19.6 ft × 7.6 ft (30.5 m × 6.0 m × 2.3 m) 72 long tons (73.2 t) |
1892–? | Albert Henry Landseer: 1892–1914 A Ross, Milang: 1914–? |
Bourke 1893 | Converted from paddle boat Wentworth in 1892. Broken up. Register closed March 1914 |
Horace | composite hull 100 ft × 19 ft × 7 ft (30.5 m × 5.8 m × 2.1 m) 88 long tons (89.4 t) |
1878–? | Cramsie, Bowden & Co.: 1878–1898 Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: 1898–1916 Budarick Bros.:1916–? |
Corrong 1882, 1885–1886, 1891 Barwon 1886–1888, 1892, 1897–1898 Alert 1891, 1905 W. F. B. 1931 |
Built 1878 in Echuca. In 1939 reported abandoned and useless at Bryant's Creek near Morgan |
Howlong | 71767 wood hull 90.5 ft × 17 ft × 5 ft (27.6 m × 5.2 m × 1.5 m) 53 long tons (53.9 t) |
1866–? | Fallon & Partners (Albury S.N. Co.) Wm Whyte & Jas Counsell: c. 1875–1881 J Whyte: 1881–1898 Ed Rich, Bourke: 1898–? |
Cumberoona (1) 1868–1874, 1883 Blanche 1876–1877 Excelsior 1883, 1896–1897 |
Built 1866 in Echuca. Broken up. Register closed 1901 |
Hume | 40530 iron hull 97 ft × 16.4 ft × 6.5 ft (29.6 m × 5.0 m × 2.0 m) 82 long tons (83.3 t) |
1858–1888 | Leichardt S.N. Co. J Acraman & G Main: c. 1860–c. 1870 G Main: c. 1870–1888 |
Culgoa 1869, 1871–1872, 1878 | Built 1858 by Leichardt S.N. Co., Goolwa. Sold April 1888 to WR Cave & Co., Pt Adelaide and taken off river. Transferred to Fremantle register in April 1907. Register closed 1921 |
Ibis | 40 long tons (40.6 t) | Mentioned in Newspaper article 1874 | |||
Impulse | wood hull 99 ft × 12 ft × 7 ft (30.2 m × 3.7 m × 2.1 m) 62 long tons (63.0 t) |
1885–? | CJ Wilson: 1885–c. 1888 King & Thornton: c. 1888–? C Wallin: ?–c. 1919 RJ Evans: c. 1919–? |
Edwards 1950 | Built 1885 by CJ Wilson, Koondrook. Abandoned at Moama |
Industry | wood hull 60 ft × 12 ft × 4 ft (18.3 m × 3.7 m × 1.2 m) 39 long tons (39.6 t) |
1869–? | R Barbour: 1880–1897 | Built 1869 in Echuca | |
Isabell/Isabella | wood hull 110 ft × 22.6 ft × 7 ft (33.5 m × 6.9 m × 2.1 m) 130 long tons (132.1 t) |
1875–? | Dorward & Davies King & Co.: ?–c. 1914 Gem Navigation Co.: c. 1914–? |
Cadell 1878 Ellen 1906, 1909, 1912 Corowa 1907 |
Built 1875 by Thomas McDonald, Echuca. Reported covered with sand in 1939 at Morgan |
J & M/J and M | 64226 iron hull 85.3 ft × 16.2 ft × 4.3 ft (26.0 m × 4.9 m × 1.3 m) 46 long tons (46.7 t) |
1867–? | Johnston & Murphy G Johnston: c. 1874–c. 1879 G Johnston & A Kirkpatrick: c. 1879–1884 AA Scott: 1884–c. 1885 AA Scott & T Googe: c. 1885–? |
Albury 1869, 1874, 1875 | Built 1867 by A Graham & Co. Goolwa Ironworks, Goolwa. Possibly converted to paddle boat Ventura pre 1890. Register closed June 1910 |
J.H.P. | 52369 iron hull |
1873–? | Princess Royal 1873 | Converted from paddle boat J.H.P. in 1873 | |
J.L. Roberts | composite hull 110.6 ft × 18.5 ft × 7.8 ft (33.7 m × 5.6 m × 2.4 m) 169 long tons (171.7 t) |
1894–1951 | Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: 1894–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–? Charles Felshaw: ?–1951 |
Alert 1895, 1897–1898, 1905, 1909 Barwon 1898 Colonel 1906, 1910–1912 Australien 1933 |
Built 1894 in Echuca. Converted to paddle boat Coonawarra in 1951 |
Jessie | composite hull 107 ft × 22.4 ft × 8.4 ft (32.6 m × 6.8 m × 2.6 m) 128 long tons (130.1 t) |
1877–? | W Davies & Sons: 1877–1887 Cramsie Bowden & Co.: 1887–c. 1898 Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: c. 1898–1919 SA Farmers Union Co-op Ltd: 1919–? |
Corrong 1883–1884, 1897 Barwon 1887–1889, 1891–1894, 1897 Alert 1889, 1895, 1905, 1910 Colonel 1895, 1906, 1908, 1910–1911 Ulonga 1913 |
Built 1877 in Echuca. Wrecked 14 mi (22.5 km) upstream from Renmark. In August 1913 snagged and sank in deep water with 1000 bales of wool |
John Campbell/John Kendall | 95999 wood hull 120.6 ft × 28.3 ft × 7.6 ft (36.8 m × 8.6 m × 2.3 m) 243 long tons (246.9 t) |
1877–? | James Mackintosh Jas Mackintosh Saw Mill Co. |
Elizabeth 1878, 1885 | Built 1877 by James Mackintosh, Echuca. Reported abandoned at Mildura. Register closed 1964 |
John Hart | 79301 composite hull 44.6 ft × 11.1 ft × 4.3 ft (13.6 m × 3.4 m × 1.3 m) 15 long tons (15.2 t) |
1878–? | Albert Henry Landseer, Milang | Built 1878 in Milang. Register closed August 1921 | |
John Holton | 1911–? | Built 1911 in Echuca | |||
John Robb | iron hull 66.3 ft × 18.5 ft × 7.7 ft (20.2 m × 5.6 m × 2.3 m) 64 long tons (65.0 t) |
1879–? | Built 1879 in Port Adelaide | ||
Jupiter | 55590 iron hull |
1866–1868 | James King | Built in Scotland, shipped in sections, re-assembled 1866 by Henry Fletcher, Port Adelaide | |
Kennedy | 40531 iron hull 87 ft × 16.4 ft × 6.3 ft (26.5 m × 5.0 m × 1.9 m) 74 long tons (75.2 t) |
1857–1864 | Cornish G Main & Partners: c. 1860–1864 |
Built 1857 in by Capt. Cornish, Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Kennedy in 1864 | |
King Parrot | wood hull 72.6 ft × 16 ft × 5.7 ft (22.1 m × 4.9 m × 1.7 m) 84 long tons (85.3 t) |
1873–? | RF Williamson | Built 1873 in Cornella. Possibly converted to paddle boat Golconda in 1877 | |
Koondrook | composite hull 119.9 ft × 24.2 ft × 8.2 ft (36.5 m × 7.4 m × 2.5 m) 156 long tons (158.5 t) |
1912–? | Arbuthnot & Sons: 1912–c. 1919 Budarick Bros: c. 1919–1921 JW Tinks & LH Landseer: 1921–? |
Arbuthnot 1913 | Built 1912 in Koondrook. Abandoned on bank south of Goolwa Slip |
Kooringa | 55606 wood hull 69.5 ft × 18.3 ft × 5 ft (21.2 m × 5.6 m × 1.5 m) 56 long tons (56.9 t) |
1869–? | William Rodda, Goolwa | Built 1869 in Lindsay Island. Register closed October 1912
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Moulamein | wood hull 73 ft × 17.6 ft × 5 ft (22.3 m × 5.4 m × 1.5 m) 89 long tons (90.4 t) |
1874–? | E Whiteley | Alert 1880 | Built 1874 in Bama. Renamed Canally (1) |
Only Son | composite hull 77 ft × 15.7 ft × 4.9 ft (23.5 m × 4.8 m × 1.5 m) 74 long tons (75.2 t) |
1869–c. 1878 | J & J Laing | Built 1869 in Echuca. Renamed Benduck c. 1878 |
Other
editName | Description | Murray Service | Owners | Boats | Fate/Notes |
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Mitta Mitta | iron | 1857, 1859–1860, 1874 | River Murray Navigation Co. 1857–1858 | Albury 1857, 1859–1860, 1874 | |
Murrumbidgee | wood | 1855 | River Murray Navigation Co. 1855 | Albury 1855 | |
Wakool | wood | 1855–1860 | River Murray Navigation Co. 1855–1858 | Albury 1855–1860 |
Old
editName | Description | Murray Service | Owners | Boats | Fate/Notes |
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Mallara | 1910–1911, 1917, 1927 | Barwon 1910 Decoy 1910–1911, 1927 Excelsior 1917 | |||
Maori | 1883–1891, 1893, 1895–1899, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1907–1908, 1913 | Alert 1883–1891 Barwon 1889, 1893, 1896, 1901, 1907–1908 Enterprise (2) 1890 Colonel 1895–1899, 1903, 1905 Excelsior 1913 | |||
Mary | 1908 | Barwon 1908 | |||
Mary Ann | 1884 | Corowa 1884 | |||
McIntyre | 1894 | Bourke 1894 | |||
Menindie | 1869 | Albury 1869 | |||
Miriam | 1870–1875, 1879–1881 | Albury 1870–1875, 1879–1881 | |||
Moama | 1869–1870 | Adelaide (1) 1869 Enterprise (1) 1870 | |||
Moira | 1870, 1873–1874 | Corrong 1870, 1874 Adelaide (1) 1873 | |||
Monarch | 1879–1881, 1886–1887 | Cadell 1879–1881, 1886–1887 | |||
Moorabin | 1921, 1923, 1928–1929 | Decoy 1921, 1923 Colonel 1928–1929 | |||
Moorara | 1909, 1913–1914, 1917 | Alert 1909 Barwon 1913 Excelsior 1913–1914, 1917 Corowa 1914 | |||
Morning Star | 1874–1876 | Blanche 1874–1876 Cumberoona (1) 1876 Excelsior 1876 | |||
Murchison | 1911 | Decoy 1911 | |||
Myee | 1910 | Corowa 1910 | |||
Namoi | 1877–1881, 1883, 1889–1890, 1892–1894, 1896–1898, 1905, 1908, 1912 | Ethel Jackson 1877–1880 Burrabogie 1881, 1883 Corrong 1881, 1889–1890 Alert 1892–1894, 1896–1898, 1905 Colonel 1908, 1912 Freetrader | |||
Native Companion | 1879, 1883 | Agnes 1879 Emily Jane (1) 1883 | |||
Nelson | 1886, 1888–1892, 1894, 1896, 1898–1899 | Corrong 1886 Barwon 1888–1892, 1894, 1898 Alert 1889, 1892, 1896, 1899 | |||
Nonpareil | 1907–1909, 1911 | Corowa 1907–1908 Barwon 1909 Decoy 1911 | |||
Ormond | 1907 | Barwon 1907 | |||
Paika | 1871, 1881, 1899, 1912, 1917 | Corowa 1871, 1912 Excelsior 1881 Emily Jane (2) 1899 Ellen 1917 | |||
Paragon | 1883–1896, 1903, 1905–1906 | Bantam 1883–1896, 1903 Corowa 1905 Ellen 1905–1906 | |||
Paroo | 1879, 1885, 1888, 1890–1891, 1893–1894, 1897–1898 | Alfred 1879 Freetrader 1879 Burrabogie 1885 Corrong 1888, 1891 Alert 1890–1891 Barwon 1893–1894, 1897–1898 | |||
Pearl | 1902, 1906–1907 | Federal 1902 Ellen 1906 Corowa 1907 | |||
Pelican | 1878–1879, 1881 | Alfred 1878, 1881 Corrong 1879 Freetrader 1879 Adelaide (1) 1881 | |||
Pimpampa | 1874–1876, 1878–1879, 1881–1882, 1901 | Burrabogie 1874–1875, 1882 Corrong 1875–1876, 1878–1879 Alfred 1881 Freetrader 1881 Barwon 1901 | |||
Pocahontas | 1878 | Alfred 1878 | |||
Premier | 1886 | Elizabeth 1886 | |||
Queen | 1910 | Ellen 1910 | |||
Rabbie Burns | 1875–1881 | Edwards 1875–1877 Agnes 1878–1881 | |||
Radia | 1912 | Corowa 1912 | |||
Redgum | 1869 | Adelaide (1) 1869 | |||
Reliance | 1879–1881, 1883, 1890–1893, 1897, 1902 | Decoy 1879–1881, 1883, 1890–1893, 1897, 1902 Enterprise (2) 1879 | |||
Result | 1884, 1886 | Ferret 1884, 1886 | |||
Retreat | Advance Viola (1) | ||||
Rosa | 1896 | Ariel 1896 | |||
Sarah Francis | 1886 | Emma 1886 | |||
Sarah Jane | 1900–1901 | Colonel 1900 Barwon 1901 | |||
Scottish Chief | 1876, 1878–1883 | Elizabeth 1876, 1878–1879 Agnes 1880–1883 | |||
Shamrock | 1879–1882 | Adelaide (1) 1879–1881 Corrong 1882 | |||
Sprite | 1883–1884, 1886–1890, 1892 | Fairy 1883–1884 Barwon 1886–1890, 1892 | |||
Stanley | 1876, 1881 | Cumberoona (1) 1876, 1881 | |||
Susan | 1907, 1917 | Corowa 1907 Ellen 1917 | |||
Swallow | 1874, 1878–1881, 1884 | Freetrader 1874, 1879 Ethel Jackson 1878–1880 Alfred 1879, 1884 Corrong 1879–1881 Adelaide (1) 1881 | |||
T.F. | 1918, 1920 | Canally 1918, 1920 | |||
T.P. | 1901 | Colonel 1901 | |||
Tongo | 1878, 1879–1880, 1895 | Elizabeth 1878 Burrabogie 1879–1880 Alert 1895 | |||
Trader | 1898, 1908 | Cato 1898 Brewarrina 1908 | |||
Ukee | 1912–1914, 1917, 1919, 1925 | Decoy 1912 Excelsior 1913–1914 Ellen 1917 Corowa 1919 Colonel 1925 | |||
Undaunted | 1904 | City of Oxford 1904 | |||
Union | 1898–1899 | City of Oxford 1898 Emma 1899 | |||
Unknown | 1866 | Albury 1866 | |||
Uranus | 1890, 1896, 1916–1917, 1920, 1922 | Decoy 1890, 1896 Alfred1916–1917 Colonel 1920 Corowa 1922 | |||
Vega | 1911, 1918, 1932 | Australien 1911, 1918, 1932 Colonel 1918 | |||
Victory | 1886–1887, 1894 | Barwon 1886, 1894 Corrong 1886–1887 | |||
Walgett | 1877–1878, 1885, 1887, 1896–1897 | Brewarrina 1877–1878, 1885, 1887, 1896–1897 | |||
Wangaratta | 1866 | Beechworth 1866 | |||
Whaler | 1921 | Edwards 1921 | |||
Willandra | 1875–1879, 1882 | Burrabogie 1875–1879, 1882 Corrong 1875 Alert 1879 Alfred 1879 | |||
Wollara | 1921 | Corowa 1921 | |||
Woorooma | 1889, 1891–1892, 1896 | Alert 1889 Barwon 1891–1892, 1896 Colonel 1896 | |||
Wyuna | 1878–1882, 1886–1887 | Emily Jane (1) 1878–1882, 1886–1887 Emily Jane (2) 1887 | |||
Zulu | 1890, 1895, 1906, 1918, 1920 | Clyde 1890, 1895 Australien 1906, 1918, 1920 |
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