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P.S. Ruby steaming on a smooth river with high water level

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3315

Bow and side view of 'P.S. Ruby' (IV), steaming on a smooth wide stretch of river, at a high water level.

P.S. Ruby discharging cargo at river landing

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3318

Bow and side view of 'P.S. Ruby' (IV) discharging cargo, with several men rolling a barrel down the gangplank to shore, watched by small group of men in formal clothes, and several women with children on the second deck.

P.S. Ruby with several crew on foredeck

c. 1905, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3319

Side view of 'P.S. Ruby' (II), with several crew on foredeck, probably tied up.

P.S. Ruby tied up outside another paddle steamer at Morgan Wharf

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3331

Bow and side view of 'P.S. Ruby' (IV) tied up with the 'P.S Tarella' behind it at Morgan wharf, with high cliffs behind. The 'Tarella' has been salvaged for restoration in Mannum.

P.S. Saddler at river edge with cargo on foredeck

c. 1901, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3332

Bow view of 'P.S. Saddler' at river edge near log, with large crate on foredeck and five men at bow.

P.S. Saddler with barges loaded with cargo at Mannum Wharf

c. 1895, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3333

Distant view of 'P.S. Saddler', in centre of photo, surrounded by laden barges, with men loading cargo, all vessels tied up together at Mannum Wharf, with high water level.

P.S. Saddler at Mannum

c. 1880, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3334

Obscured bow and side view of'P.S. Saddler' tied up next to barge at Mannum landing, with load of bags being shifted and crew working on barge, and man in small rowboat carrying several bags to shore.

P.S. Sapphire with barge Undaunted

1912, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3335

Bow views of 'P.S. Sapphire' and barge (later ketch) 'Undaunted', tied alongside, with covered cargo, at river bank. Group of six people, including two women wearing long skirts, pose for photograph taken 7 September, 1912.

P.S. Shamrock loading wood at river bank

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3341

Bow view of unidentified paddle steamer thought to be 'P.S. Shamrock', with crew loading firewood from a pile on the river bank at Renmark.

P.S. Shannon underway with crowd of passengers

c. 1898, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3342

Side view of 'P.S. Shannon' underway with crowd of passengers fore and aft under temporary shades, and on the wheelhouse deck.

P.S. Shannon with upper deck passenger accommodation at Echuca

c. 1882, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3343

Side view of 'P.S. Shannon' at river bank with dense timbered country, with a few passengers including two boys standing by the funnel.

P.S. Shannon as she left for Tasmania about 1904

c. 1904, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3345

Side view of 'P.S. Shannon', at river bank with two men at the bow, before leaving the Murray River for work in the Tamar River, Tasmania.

P.S. Shannon secured at river bank with dense timber behind

c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3346

Side view of 'P.S. Shannon', at river bank, possibly in Echuca region, with two boys by the wheelhouse and several crew on the foredeck.

P.S. Shannon with P.S. Success and P.S. Australien and other river boats

c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3347

Bow view of 'P.S. Shannon' tied to river bank at low water level, among other riverboats.

P.S. Shannon near Stewarts Bridge on Goulburn River

1898, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3348

The 'P.S. Shannon' with crowd of passengers on board, and a few onlookers on the riverbank, near Stewarts Bridge on Goulburn River, Butcher's picnic, Boxing Day, 1898. Captain Thomas Freeman standing at wheelhouse steps with umbrella. The boy in front is his eldest son, William Freeman (later Captain William Freeman).

P.S. Shannon with group of passengers at river bank near Mildura

c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3350

Bow and side view of 'P.S. Shannon' on high river at Mildura, with group of men wearing suits and a few women on board, with gangplank to the river bank.

Launching Stella barge by the old Mannum pump house

c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3356

Group including children at the launching of 'Stella' barge at Mannum, by the old Mannum pump house.

P.S. Tarella passing under bridge at Wilcannia

c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3415

Bow and side view of 'P.S. Tarella' passing underneath the bridge at Wilcannia, carrying a few passengers including several women in long black dresses.

P.S. Tarella and barge stuck on River Darling at Wilcannia

c. 1905, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3416

Bow view of 'P.S. Tarella' with 'Emerald' barge, stuck at the 13 mile point, River Darling, Wilcannia, in very low water.

P.S. Tarella and Cobar barge at Wilcannia

c. 1905, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3417

Bow and side view of 'P.S. Tarella' with 'Cobar' barge tied up at low river level at Wilcannia, with a man clambering up high river bank to sheds above. Barge is partly loaded with bags.

P.S. Tarella and P.S. Mundoo with barges part loaded with bags

c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3420

Bow view of 'P.S. Tarella' with 'P.S. Mundoo' and barges tied alongside part loaded with bags, at Murray Bridge.

P.S. Tarella steaming with Argo barge alongside

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3426

Side view of 'P.S. Tarella' steaming, with Argo barge alongside, reflected in the water.

P.S. Tarella with other shipping at Murray Bridge wharves

c. 1909, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3435

Bow and side view of 'P.S. Tarella' with other shipping at Murray Bridge wharves, and a wide view of wharf area.

P.S. Tarella with 'Pearl' barge unloading bags at Goolwa wharf

c. 1907, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/3440

Bow view of 'P.S. Tarella' with the 'Pearl' barge, unloading bags at Goolwa, the crew visible standing in the barge, and 'Tarella' carrying a load of firewood on the foredeck area. A researcher has suggested that the barge is not the 'Pearl' and may be the 'Cobar'.