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Murray River steamer Albury [B 6381] • Photograph

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Summary

Murray River steamer Albury : Built in Glasgow and brought in parts by sailing ship to Port Elliot, the boilers thrown overboard and floated ashore, then by tramway to Goolwa. The first steam trip in charge of Captain George Johnson to Albury on the River Murray. Captain George Johnson (1825-1889) married Elizabeth Barclay whose father was from Cockenzie in Scotland. After joining the gold rush to Forest Creek George built Cockenzie House in Little Scotland at Goolwa. He was appointed Captain of the Albury and when he had the first boat to reach Albury the townsfolk awarded him one hundred sovereigns which paid for a cup to commemorate the occasion. In the photograph The Albury and her sister ship the Gundagai can be seen on the River Murray. Two ladies can be seen on the roof of the cabin on the Albury. Many workers are standing on the two boats watching the cameraman.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.7 cm x 15.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of Murray River Collection

Subject

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

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Digitisation information

Date

02/09/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,274 x 2,360 pixels (7.7 MP)

Size

23.21 MB

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