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A wood pile saturated by a flood

c. 1905, Photograph, PRG 280/1/43/467

Men picking out wood from a pile near the Murray River which has been saturated with flood waters.

Fruit blocks in the Murray Valley, South Australia

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/17/377

Fruit blocks in the Murray Valley, South Australia, with the Murray River in the background.

Waikerie during the 1917 flood

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/18/345

View over Waikerie from town water tower, during 1917 flood, showing the Murray River on the right.

Waikerie during the 1917 flood

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/468

View over Waikerie from town water tower, during 1917 flood, showing the Murray River on the right.

Murray Bridge eight oar crew

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/24/366

Murray Bridge eight oar crew which rowed over the three mile (4.82km) course at Murray Bridge in 15 minutes 11 seconds. E. Graetz (bow), M. Penny, W. Jarvis, A.V. Scott, E. Thomas, W.H. Pfeiffer, G. Oliver, W. Sladdern (stroke), R. Cummings (cox).

Port Pirie ladies' rowing crew

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/29/104

Port Pirie ladies' crew which won the Advocate Cup raced over a half mile at Murray Bridge on 29 January 1921. The same crew broke an oar in the race for the River Chamionship. Standing L-R: Eva Bulling and Olga Graske. Sitting L-R: M. Guerin, Adelaide Noal and Roma Legg (Stroke).

Passengers next to a farm wagon

c. 1906, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/327

Passengers sit and stand by a four horse drawn farm wagon near the Murray River.

A wagon master stands at the head of his horse team

1906, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/328

A wagon master stands at the head of his horse team pulling a wagon load of produce in Murray River country.

Plan of the County of Russell [cartographic material]/ by Richard Loveday

1857, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/6

Plan of the county of Russell, showing the course of the River Murray into Lake Alexandrina, with Lake Albert, the Murray Mouth and the Coorong, and section numbers of land surveyed around these areas. Sections hand hand coloured in green appear to indicate land held by the South Australian Company. The border of the adjoining County of Sturt is shown as a dotted line across Lake Alexandrina from Point Sturt to Pomanda, with Aboriginal place names of points along Younghusband Peninsula. Compiled from official surveys in the office of the Surveyor General and lithographed by Corp. Richard John Loveday, Royal Engineers, 1857. Scale 1 inch to 2 miles.

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.

Picnic on Murray River

Rossell, Norman, 1900, Photograph, B 73069/16

Print showing a number of people on the steep bank, with a fire and and the water's edge to the right of the photo. Printed on the image is 'Picnic on River Murray March 1900 / H. Norman Rossell River Murray'.

Views of South Australian places

c. 1965, Photograph, B 71729/1-23

Views of South Australian places including the Barossa Valley; the Murray River; Kangaroo Island; Glenelg; Cleland; Wallaroo; Whyalla; and Adelaide. See 'Contents' note for more details.

View of the uncompleted Lock 3 with P.S. 'Success', P.S. 'Canally', P.S. 'Renmark'

1923, Photograph, B 72779/1-2

Two views of paddlesteamer 'Success' in Lock 3 ahead of PS 'Canally' and PS 'Renmark', with lock construction in foreground. Photo 1 is a wider view of photo 2.

McCoy family : SUMMARY RECORD

McCoy (Family), c. 1865, Photograph, PRG 1337

Records of the McCoy, Hensley and related families, comprising eight photograph albums. While the majority of photographs are not identified it would be possible to make tentative identification of a lot of them from photographer and other details. Family names that are identified have been indexed - a detailed item list is available at the reference desk in addition to the details on each volume (see below).

Pullen family : SUMMARY RECORD

Pullen (Family), 1848, Mixed material, PRG 303

Papers of the Pullen family, including Vice-Admiral William John Samuel Pullen and his son William Charles Pullen, comprising correspondence, miscellaneous papers, photographs, artefacts and newspaper cuttings.

Murray Bridge

Adcock, Cyril Tennyson, c. 1970, Photograph, PRG 1562/4/210

A southern view of Murray Bridge taken from the northern side of the river incorporating the Rail Bridge going over the River Murray. There is roadside advertisement for "Mewett's Petrol & Meals Here" to the left of the scene.

Cutting book

Gehrike, Rhoda Gertrude, 1921, Mixed material, PRG 1259/2

Cutting book consisting of letters, contracts, newspaper cuttings about Port Adelaide Central School and Murray Bridge Technical School, prospectus, examination papers for School of Mines and Industries and Technical Schools S.A. School of Arts and Crafts, certificates for first prizes at Murray Bridge Agricultural and Horticultural Society Annual Show, souvenir brochure and newspaper cuttings of the Pageant of Empire.

Man at wheel of paddle steamer

c. 1960, Photograph, B 63241/1

An unidentified man at the wheel of a paddle steamer. 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.

Skipper Arch Conner at the wheel

c. 1910, Photograph, B 63241/2

Skipper Arch Conner at the wheel, possibly PS 'Etona'. 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.

River boats 'Granite' and 'Captain Sturt'

Snappy Service Studios, c. 1910, Photograph, B 63241/6

River boats 'Granite' and 'Captain Sturt' in the centre of the Murray River. 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.

Paddle steamer 'Coonawarra'

c. 1970, Photograph, B 63241/7

PS 'Coonawarra' with day trippers on the Murray River. 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.

Paddle steamer 'Coonawarra'

c. 1960, Photograph, B 63241/9

PS 'Coonawarra' moving along the Murray River. 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.

Paddle steamer 'Coonawarra'

c. 1975, Photograph, B 63241/10

PS 'Coonawarra' underway on the Murray River. 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.

Paddle steamer 'Enterprise'

c. 1960, Photograph, B 63241/14

View of the paddle steamer 'Enterprise' on the Murray River, with a small dinghy with outboard moter adjacent.. 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.

Paddle steamer 'Industry'

c. 1975, Photograph, B 63241/18

Paddle steamer 'Industry' pulling a barge. 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.

Dredge 'Manno'

c. 1920, Photograph, B 63241/22

The Barge 'Manno' moored beside what appears to be the construction of a lock. 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.

Paddle steamer 'Marion'

c. 1905, Photograph, B 63241/23

Paddle steamer 'Marion' moving along the Murray River with a small dinghy being towed behind. 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. According to a researcher, the Marion was rigged as a trading steamer until ca. 1908.

Paddle steamer 'Marion'

1975, Photograph, B 63241/24

Paddle steamer 'Marion' moored on the bank of the Murray River. 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.

Paddle steamer 'Marion'

c. 1920, Photograph, B 63241/27

Paddle steamer 'Marion' on the Murray River. 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.

Paddle steamer 'Mayflower'

c. 1900, Photograph, B 63241/28

Paddle steamer 'Mayflower' on the Murray River. The verso reads 'PS Mayflower, O.N. 89328 - 17 gross tons - 15 nett tons - 47'6" long 12'9" beam - 3'7" deep. Built 1884 Echuca. This magnificent photo shows Harry and August (Augie) Greager when they owned it in the early 1900s as a fishing boat. Still exists at Morgan'.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.

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