River steamers near Kingston-on-Murray |
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| Title : | River steamers near Kingston-on-Murray |
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| Date of creation : | ca. 1923 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 1465 x 83 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
River steamers Success, Cannally, and Renmark towing the barge Crowie through lock no. 3 at Kingston. From a researcher: On a flooded river, the PS Renmark, towing a granite-laden Crowie barge, could not make headway against the fast flowing stream through the navigable pass at Lock 3 (during its construction). PS Canally was brought into the fray but both steamers still couldn't make headway. PS Success was then added and the combined effort of the three steamers managed to stem the current and make it through the navigable pass. The barge Argo is moored in the background, along with bin barges and a derrick barge. ] |
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| Period : | 1919-1927 |
| 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 |
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