Paddle steamer Gem, Waikerie |
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| Title : | Paddle steamer Gem, Waikerie |
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| Source : | "Gem", Waikerie | ||
| Date of creation : | ca. 1928 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
The "Gem" in lock 5, Waikerie Six locks were to be constructed on the South Australian section of the River Murray: at Blanchetown, Waikerie, Renmark, Murtho (Paringa), Kingston (Overland Corner) and Berri (Bookpurnong). Of these Blanchetown (Lock no. 1) was completed in 1922. The lock at Waikerie (Lock no. 2) was not completed until 1928 and was the fourth to be built. |
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| Coverage year : | c. 1928 |
| Place : | Waikerie |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
| Further reading : | Linn, Rob Murray water is thicker than blood: the stories of the families who made the River Murray's locks and barrages Waikerie, S. Aust.: Historical Consultants for River Murray Locks & Barrages Reunion Committee, 2001 Johnston, E.N. Preliminary report of Captain E.N. Johnston, relative to the construction of locks and weirs on the River Murray, May 31st, 1912 Adelaide: Govt. Printer, 1913 Rowland, E. C. The paddle steamer Gem, queen of the Murray Canterbury, Vic.: Mullaya, 1976 |
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