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River Steamer "Alpha" [B 12337] • Photograph

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Summary

River Steamer "Alpha", known as "Murray Marvel" weighed 50 tons, built in 1899 and was a light draught trading steamer with a reputation for sailing when no other could get through. She was largely built from the wreck of "Nil Desperandum". Mrs Collins was the engineer in 1918

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.6 cm x 8.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920

Collection

Part of Murray River Collection

Subject

Alpha (Paddle steamer)
Paddle steamers -- Murray River (N.S.W.- S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

14/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,360 x 2,157 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.78 MB

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