MURRAY BRIDGE • Find • State Library of South Australia

Union Traffic bridge over the River Murray at Albury

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/2453

Union traffic bridge over River Murray, Albury.

River Murray floods, Renmark

1956, Photograph, B 23246

River Murray floods, Renmark railway bridge.

Murray River floods, Renmark bridge

1956, Photograph, B 23251

Murray River floods, Renmark bridge, water at 27 feet.

Bridge near Goulburn, NSW

Laidlaw, Lyndley Hope, c. 1918, Photograph, B 69153

The Laidlaw's Buick, on a wooden bridge near Goulburn, NSW. A researcher says 'This is a photo of a three-span Allan truss bridge built over the Wingecarribee River at Berrima, between Sydney and Goulburn. The bridge was opened in c.1897 and provided service until 1962, when it was replaced by the current concrete bridge. It was sometimes called the Martindale Bridge, after Captain Ben Martindale, who was Road Commissioner in NSW 1857-1861.

South Australian scenes and activities 9

Heinemann, Elva, c. 1963, Photograph, B 71192/606-659

Part of a collection of slides taken by amateur photographer Elva Heinemann of South Australian scenes and activities, featuring Riverland towns, and regions of South Australia (1963) . See 'contents' for details of individual images.

Paddle steamer 'Tarella'

c. 1880, Photograph, B 63241/42

Paddle steamer 'Tarella' at Murray Bridge. This photo is part of the Sheahan Collection which consists of 114 views depicting river craft and two steam boat captains, bridges, and locks on the Murray River in South Australia.

Lock 3

Jackman, Frank Downer, c. 1928, Photograph, B 77268/1-7

Views of Lock 3, near Overland Corner and Kingston-on-Murray.

Boats in the Grand Parade of the 2023 South Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Murray River, Goolwa

Liang, Tyr, 2023, Photograph, PRG 1839/5/17

Boats in the Grand Parade of the 2023 South Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Murray River, Goolwa. They are travelling under the Hindmarsh Island Bridge.

Governor present at the official opening of the Swan Hill bridge

1896, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/1904

Governor opening the Swan Hill Bridge on 2 December, 1896, with horses and carriage on board the punt, and a group of onlookers standing on the bridge.

Drawings of the South Australian Company's Swing Bridge, Port Adelaide, South Australia[engineering drawing]

c. 1857, Artwork, BRG 42/120/5

General plan, elevation and section drawings of an iron and wooden swing bridge erected at the entrance to the Company's Basin at Port Adelaide. The bridge was the forerunner of Robinson Bridge. Watercolour with some spotting evident, ink notation. Various scales given. Signed 'William Murray CE May 17 1856' at bottom right corner.

Construction equipment at Lock 3

Jackman, Frank Downer, c. 1925, Photograph, B 77269/1-2

Tail Tower at Lock 3, near Overland Corner and Kingston-on-Murray.

Paringa Bridge and Punt

c. 1926, Photograph, B 28183

A view of the Bridge and the Punt across the River Murray. Paringa Bridge was constructed during 1926 and opened for use on 31 January 1927.

Murray River fish boat

Laidlaw, Lyndley Hope, c. 1918, Photograph, B 69147

A small paddle steamer, identified as a 'Murray River fish boat' (probably P.S. 'Victoria') on a wide stretch of river. According to a researcher, P.S. Victoria was used as a fishing steamer in the Karadoc area. There is a fish punt on the starboard forward quarter, where the fish that were caught were kept alive until it was time to send them off to market. P.S. Victoria lays as a hulk in the Murray River, just up from the Cahffey bridge, and can be seen when the weir at Mildura is removed during a low river.

Album of South Australian views

c. 1880, Photograph, B 70315/5

Bridge at Aldgate; southern line to Aldgate, Nairne, Murray Bridge, Bordertown. Steam train can be seen approaching the bridge. [Duplicate of B 63015/40].

Preparing to lay track to shift the 'Dora Bassett' over the dunes

c. 1940, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/800

Preparing to lay the track to take 'Dora Bassett' over the dunes. 'Dora Bassett' was a screw motor launch, which was blown ashore and grounded at the Murray Mouth, and shifted by cutting access through the sand dunes of Younghusband Peninsula to the Coorong. Teams of draught horses were used to drag it on makeshift railway tracks.

'Dora Bassett'

c. 1940, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/808

'Dora Bassett' with team of draught horses towing a section of rail track through the sandhills from Murray Mouth to the Coorong.

Swan Hill bridge

c. 1932, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/1907

Swan Hill bridge, showing the road side approach widened on the left.

Swan Hill bridge with horse and buggy crossing

c. 1910, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/1916

Swan Hill bridge with woman on horseback and a horse and buggy crossing.

Wentworth Bridge

1926, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/2690

Partial view of Wentworth Bridge, a smooth river reflecting the spans, and the trees on the river bank.

Wide angle view of Wentworth Bridge

c. 1925, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/2782

A wide angle view of Wentworth Bridge, with riverboats and wharf in the distance.

The 'Murray River Queen'

c. 1970, Photograph, B 63241/33

A researcher suggests that this is the P.S. Gem which was sometimes referred to as Queen of the Murray, possibly a shortened version of "Queen of the Murray Shipping fleet". Paddle steamer moored at the bank, with another paddle steamer beside it. This photo is part of the Sheahan Collection which consists of 114 views depicting river craft and two steam boat captains, bridges, and locks on the Murray River in South Australia.