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Railway Bridge, Murray Bridge

1925, Photograph, B 3152

First Railway Bridge over the River Murray.

Bridge building, Murray Bridge

1925, Photograph, B 3155

During the construction of the new Railway Bridge. Image shows a train crossing old Murray Bridge, taken ca. 1925 from the new railway bridge then under construction.

Railway Bridge, Murray Bridge

Sweet, Samuel White, 1876, Photograph, B 5186

Murray Bridge Works, March 1876. Image shows the completion of the river spans, before work commenced on the swamp spans.

Railway Bridge, Murray Bridge

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1880, Photograph, B 6656

Railway bridge over the River Murray.

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.

Floods at Murray Bridge

Krischock, Harry, 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.

Aerial view of Murray Bridge

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Photograph, B 11533

Aerial view of Murray Bridge showing the bridge that was built in bridge that became a shared road and rail bridge in 1886. A separate rail bridge was erected in 1925 after this photograph was taken. Edward's Crossing was renamed Murray Bridge in 1924

Aerial view of Murray Bridge

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Photograph, B 11534

Aerial view of Murray Bridge showing the bridge that was built in bridge that became a shared road and rail bridge in 1886. A separate rail bridge was erected in 1925 after this photograph was taken. Edward's Crossing was renamed Murray Bridge in 1924. Boats can be seen moored at the wharf either side of the bridge

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'.

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

Flour Mill, Murray Bridge

c. 1925, Photograph, B 15745

Flour mill, Noske Bros. at Murray Bridge. Noske's took over the old flour mill after a fire in 1920. The first mill was established in 1892 by the Standen family. They sold it to Dunn and Company, later it was taken over by River Murray Milling Company. The four storey mill shown in this photograph was built in 1917

Pile Driver, Murray Bridge

c. 1924, Photograph, B 17208

Pile Driver working on the beginning of the construction of the railway bridge at Murray Bridge, ca. 1924.

Railway Bridge, Murray Bridge

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1877, Photograph, B 17389/38

Railway bridge under construction at Murray Bridge. Image shows the swamp spans under construction, probably in 1877 or 1878.

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'.