MURRAY BRIDGE • Find • State Library of South Australia

Railway Bridge, Murray Bridge

1925, Photograph, B 46176

The first train over the River Murray Bridge, 13 November 1925.

Railway station at Murray Bridge

c. 1898, Photograph, B 62439

MURRAY BRIDGE: Part of the railway station at Murray Bridge, South Australia, featuring potted plants and the gas lamps.

Touring in S.A. and Victoria : Murray Bridge

1925, Photograph, B 61788/74

Views taken during the West Broken Hill Football Club tours of South Australia and Victoria, 1925 : Murray Bridge Hotel.

Architecture drawing for the Murray Bridge Church of England.

English and Soward (Firm), 1886, Plan, BRG 238/1/6

Architecture drawing for the Murray Bridge Church of England. Architect: English & Soward. Contractor: Richard Trenouth

Architecture drawing for the Murray Bridge Church of England.

English and Soward (Firm), 1886, Plan, BRG 238/1/6A

Architecture drawing for the Murray Bridge Church of England. Architect: English & Soward. Contractor: Richard Trenouth

Floods at Murray Bridge

Krischock, Henry, 1941, Photograph, B 10377/2

Floods of January 24, 25. Reclaimed swamp at Murray Bridge becomes an immense inland sea. It was reported in the Advertiser that within a few miles of Murray Bridge there were miniature lakes hundreds of acres in extent. The photograph shows levies and a bridge disappearing into the flood water.

Wharf at Murray Bridge

Stump & Co., c. 1890, Photograph, B 13308

Wharf at Murray Bridge. The Port of Mobilong was declared in 1886 and was to become one of the three largest in the Murray-Darling Basin along with Morgan and Echuca, leading to the demise of Mannum and Goolwa as major river ports. The bridge in the photograph became a shared road and rail bridge in 1886

Train near Murray Bridge

c. 1948, Photograph, B 70397

View of a train crossing a bridge near Murray Bridge. 'Wilson-Roberts' is stamped on the back of the photo.

Bullock team at Murray Bridge

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/1662

Bullock team passing the Institute library in Bridge Street, Murray Bridge, with several onlookers.

Murray Bridge fire brigade and crew

1926, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/1688

Murray Bridge fire brigade crew in uniform, with ladder on top of the fire-truck. The men pictured are E Prime, F Robertson, R Woods (see 'Across the Mighty Murray', p 154).

Railway Bridge, Murray Bridge

c. 1925, Photograph, B 17209

The newly erected railway bridge at Murray Bridge.

Opening of the new bridge at Murray Bridge

1925, Photograph, B 57359

MURRAY BRIDGE: The opening of the new bridge, November 1925.

Railroad bridge at Murray Bridge

c. 1948, Photograph, B 70392

View of the railroad bridge at Murray Bridge. 'Wilson-Roberts' is stamped on the back of the photo.

Bridge at Murray Bridge

c. 1948, Photograph, B 70393

View looking straight on to the road bridge at Murray Bridge. 'Wilson-Roberts' is stamped on the back of the photo.

Railroad bridge at Murray Bridge

c. 1948, Photograph, B 70398

View looking straight on to the railroad bridge at Murray Bridge. 'Wilson-Roberts' is stamped on the back of the photo.

Murray Bridge, street scene

1926, Photograph, B 3450

[General description] Road and sky dominate this view down the main thoroughfare of Murray Bridge. Township buildings and parked cars line the street. The white car on the right is a Dodge 23.8 h.p. Tourer, first registered to J.J. Findlater of Milang. [On backof photograph] 'Andrew / From ? looking up Bridge Street / Wishing you a Merry Xmas and happy New Year from Louise' (Another hand) 'Reproduced in the Observer May 15, 1926'.

Steamers at Murray Bridge

Gall, Ernest, c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 631/2/1201

[General description] Three paddle steamers and a barge are moored at the Murray Bridge wharf which has a goods shed at the end of the railway lines. The opposite river bank appears on the left. Note firewood stacked on the deck of the 'Menindie' [On back of photograph] 'Wharf, Murray Bridge / About 1899 / Paddle steamers 'Menindie', 'Princess Royal', and 'Avoca' at wharf'.

Shipping at Murray Bridge

Gall, Ernest, c. 1894, Photograph, PRG 631/2/1198

[General description] River and sky are dominant in this view of shipping moored at Murray Bridge Pier. Tolarno was skippered by Captain Robert 'Bob' Grundy (B 7699) for many years. [On back of photograph] 'Steamers Murrumbidgee and Tolarno / Barges Telegraph and Uranus'.

Murray Bridge Wharf

c. 1913, Photograph, B 10000

Murray Bridge Wharf (Alma, and Tolarno in foreground). Tolarno built at Goolwa in 1879, the Kelvin (formerly Ariel built in 1867) converted into the Kelvin at Goolwa in 1912., Ruby built at Morgan in 1907. The photograph shows a busy scene of river steamers moored at the wharf, train wagons and buildings.

Public School, Murray Bridge

Angus, W. J., c. 1907, Photograph, B 11997

[General description] The Public school, Murray Bridge is a single storey stone building with a tall brick chimney. It was replaced in 1912 with a larger building in response to the rapid growth of Murray Bridge. However a researcher believes 'this is the replacement school built 1912. The original school opposite the railway station then became the post office. The building depicted was later enlarged by having further classrooms added to both wings, but remains in use'.

House, Murray Bridge

1904, Photograph, B 17969

The Faerhmann family home at Murray Bridge, now demolished. It was the old (unlicensed) Hotel situated on the corner of Adelaide Road and Mannum Road, Murray Bridge. In 1904 the property was purchased from Johnstons brewers of Oakbank by Carl Agust Faehrmann and his wife Jessie who then established a blacksmith and wheelwright business on the property.

Workmen at Murray Bridge

c. 1870, Photograph, B 18557

Men who built the 1st Murray Bridge - Mr. Rutland the Boss. A researcher 'believes the diver in this image to be James Putwain a very experienced commercial diver originally from Whitstable in Kent, UK. He had a long and very varied diving career in Australia. It was on this job at Murray Bridge that he suffered an accident when his air hose was severed'.