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P.S. Dispatch
'P.S. Dispatch' at Narrung Jetty.
Preparing to lay track to shift the 'Dora Bassett' over the dunes
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'
'Dora Bassett' with team of draught horses towing a section of rail track through the sandhills from Murray Mouth to the Coorong.
Dora Bassett on way to top; securing track near top of sandhill
Men laying the light rail track ahead of 'Dora Bassett' to shift it through the sandhills of Younghusband Peninsula to the Coorong.
Dora Bassett approaching the Coorong
'Dora Bassett' in the sandhills approaching the Coorong, with team of draughthorses ahead.
Dora Bassett at the water's edge; the Coorong
'Dora Bassett' on the mud flats at the water's edge at the Coorong, with draughthorse team and workers on either side.
Dora Bassett afloat, and men ready to pick up track
'Dora Basset' afloat at the Coorong, with men preparing to pick up the track used to launch her.
P.S. The Duke of Edinburgh at Goolwa
Paddle steamer 'The Duke of Edinburgh' at Goolwa. [Advice from A. Presgrave: This photo, B17414 and B 5689 are duplicate images. The date is probably ca.1868 as the Goolwa wharf is in the second stage of its development which included some extension to the jetty head in 1866].
Eagle barge at Echuca
'Eagle' barge loaded high with wool bales from Ulonga, Willandra, Auburn Plains, Elam and other places, at Echuca wharf.
P.S. Ebygebes, small paddle steamer, at Mildura
'P.S. Ebygebes' at river bank, Mildura.
Echuca barge, loaded with wool on the Murrumbidgee
'Echuca' barge loaded with wool, side-view against well-timbered river bank.
Echuca barge, with Billilla shearers aboard, River Darling
'Echuca' barge under tow through choppy wake, loaded with wool and with Billilla shearers aboard, River Darling, 1931. High river.
P.S. Edwards
The 'P.S. Edwards' and 'Ada' barge.
P.S. Edwards at Echuca
The 'P.S. Edwards' at Echuca, 1958, the year it sank at Evans Brothers Saw Mill.
P.S. Edwards with P.S. Melbourne, Hero and Coonawarra at Echuca
'P.S Edwards' at rear, with 'Melbourne' and 'Hero' in foreground and 'P.S. Coonawarra' distant on opposite bank, at Echuca.
P.S. Elfie
'P.S. Elfie' on the upper Murray.
P.S. Elizabeth
The 'P.S. Elizabeth' and barges at Mildura.
P.S. Elizabeth at Echuca towing barge
Early sketch possibly of 'P.S. Elizabeth' towing barge midstream, with various riverboats, at Echuca Wharf.
P.S. Ellen at Bourke
The 'P.S. Ellen' at Bourke.
P.S. Ellen at Bourke
'P.S. Ellen' at Bourke, loaded with wool. Bullock team and empty cart waiting on river bank.
P.S. Ellen steaming
Side-view of 'P.S. Ellen', showing extended cabin accommodation. Woodpile in foreground.
P.S. Ellen and barge alongside, about to tie up, on the river
Side-view of 'P.S. Ellen' about to tie up with loaded barge alongside. Passengers include women in long dresses, sightseeing from various positions around the decks and wheelhouse.
P.S. Ellen
'P.S. Ellen' steaming on river, with a few passengers.
P.S. Ellen at Wentworth
'P.S. Ellen' at Wentworth, crew shifting cargo onto loading bay. Loaded barge in background. Front view.
P.S. 'Ellen', P.S. 'Barwon' and P.S. 'Royal' at Renmark
Front view of P.S. 'Ellen', with other paddle steamers behind. The vessel on 'Barwon's' port side is the 'Royal'. About the time this photo was taken it was owned and operated by Captain Dyer who used it to run a weekly service from Renmark to Morgan. Captain William Drage worked on this vessel as a boy.
P.S. Ellen
'P.S. Ellen' with Paika barge, and 'P.S. Gem' and 'P.S. Maggie' in far background, at Morgan Wharf.
P.S. Ellen in Mannum Dock
A wide front view of the 'P.S. Ellen' in Mannum dock, with a child, two workmen and cart outside the fence, and two men sitting high on the wheelhouse railing. Misty river in background.
P.S. Ellen with a load of firewood
The 'P.S. Ellen' and crew by a load of firewood on the bank. Women in long black dress and coat and hat. Front port-side view.
P.S. Gem
The 'P.S. Gem' tied up to bank with large group of formally dressed male passengers on upper and lower decks, two women in long dresses.
P.S. Ellen, Queen's Reach
Front view of 'P.S. Ellen' at Queen's Reach with smoke pouring from funnel, taken from high river bank through spindly vegetation.