Clearing the River Murray |
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| Title : | Clearing the River Murray |
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| Creator : | South Australia. Parliament | ||
| Source : | Parliamentary papers, South Australia (bound cumulations): No 64, 1857-58 | ||
| Place Of Creation : | Adelaide | ||
| Publisher : | Govt Printer | ||
| Date of creation : | 1858- | ||
| Additional Creator : | South Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council. South Australia. Parliament. House of Assembly. | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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The South Australian government financed Francis Cadell to remove snags and other hazards to navigation from the river. This included working in the higher reaches of the river in Victoria/ New South Wales. Correspondence between Cadell and the government provides progress reports. Snags are the remains of trees in the river, trees that have either been flushed downstream during floods and become stranded, or trees that have toppled into the river from the adjacent bank. With their branches and roots largely underwater they create an enormous hazard in the water. The first snag boat on the River Murray was Cadell's Grappler in 1858 |
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| Related names : | Cadell, Francis, 1822-1879 |
| Coverage year : | 1864 |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
| Further reading : | Parsons, Ronald Ships of the inland rivers: an outline history and details of all known paddle ships, barges and other vessels trading on the Murray-Darling system Ridgehaven, S. Aust.: Gould Books, 1990 Christopher, Peter Paddlesteamers and riverboats of the River Murray [Stepney, S.Aust.]: Axiom , 2000 Kenderdine, Sarah Historic shipping on the River Murray Adelaide: State Heritage Branch, Dept. of Environment and Land Management, 1995 |
| Internet links : | Australian Dictionary of Biography online: Francis Cadell (1822-1879) Renmark-Paringa Council: Paddle steamer Industry P. S. Grappler at work snagging |
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