Photographs of river boats [PRG 1258/1] • Photograph
P.S. Ruby at river landing with cargo and group of men on foredeck
Partial bow and side view of 'P.S. Ruby' (IV) tied up at river landing, with barge at rear, electric light on pole, and several barrels on mud flat.
P.S. Ruby steaming with passengers opposite Renmark
Partial side view of 'P.S. Ruby' (IV) steaming opposite Renmark, with passengers including women.
P.S. Ruby's boiler
P.S. Ruby's boiler, 'taken up forward looking aft'.
Dining room of P.S. Ruby with formal table setting
Partial view of dining room of 'P.S. Ruby', with formal table setting, silver condiments holder, floral centrepiece. The portraits on the wall are of Captain King and his wife.
P.S. Ruby with P.S. Marion and screw Alexandra
Bow views of 'P.S. Ruby' (IV), flying flag, beside 'P.S. Marion', with small screw steamer 'Alexandra' at the rear, at small river landing, low water.
P.S. Ruby IV at 'Back to Morgan Celebrations' with large crowd on board
Bow and side view of 'P.S. Ruby' (IV), tied up alongside a barge, at 'Back to Morgan Celebrations' probably in October 1932, with a large mixed crowd on board.
P.S. Ruby steaming on a smooth river with high water level
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Remains of P.S. Sapphire's engines and paddle wheels after fire
The remains of the engines and paddle wheels of P.S. Sapphire, after the fire which burnt it to the waterline, on 19 January, 1916. The plaques on the engines show they were made by P.S. Richards.
P.S. Sapphire steaming
Side view of 'P.S. Sapphire' steaming, with shade or cargo cover on foredeck, crew standing on port side, and several passengers on open deck behind the wheelhouse.
P.S. Sawmiller with barge on Nagambie Lake looking south
Bow and side view of 'P.S. Sawmiller' with barge 'Jane'? being loaded with firewood blocks, before it was converted and 'Sawmiller' scrapped.
Small motor launch Scandia dangling on a crane above the water
Side view of 'Scandia', with man seated at tiller position, dangling above the water prior to launching, location unidentified.
Small motor launch Scandia underway, with covers fitted
Side view of small motor launch 'Scandia' with man seated between the weather covers, at unknown location.
P.S. Shamrock loading wood at river bank
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 mast fitted and crowd of passengers on a Coorong excursion
Side view of 'P.S. Shannon' with a mast fitted, and crowd of passengers on an excursion up the Coorong, after returning from Adelaide.
P.S. Shannon with group of passengers at river bank near Mildura
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.
P.S. South Australian with loaded barge at Wilcannia
Side view of 'P.S. South Australian' with fully laden barge at Wilcannia, close to river bank.
Launching Stella barge by the old Mannum pump house
Group including children at the launching of 'Stella' barge at Mannum, by the old Mannum pump house.