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River Murray Paddle Steamer [B 419] • Photograph

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Summary

River Murray Paddle Steamer, probably the "Grappler",Built in 1858, showing process of removing snags. Captain Brown was master in the late sixties, then J. Lindsay took command of "Grappler" on the 1st December, 1872. In the sixties the only other snagging boat on the river at all seems to have been the "Wardell" in Victorian waters. SWPS Melbourne, PSMelbourne, PS Industry (1), PSIndustry (2), PS Tarella, PS Oscar W, Frazer steam punt, Wardell steam punt and the current vessel Maratala were all used by the relative governments as snagging and work vessels on the Murray River.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.9 cm x 10.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1860

Photographer

Nixon, Stephen E

Collection

Part of Murray River Collection

Subject

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

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Digitisation information

Date

21/02/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,102 x 2,214 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

20.62 MB

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