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Photographic postcard showing the paddle steamer NILE on Darling River Bed, Bourke

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

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  • Andy Brill said:
    Shallow-draught paddle steamers and barges, were the commerce transport of choice in the shallow Darling River. The river ceased to be navigable by the 1950s. Photo of paddle-steamers lined up at Bourke carrying wool c1900, by Kerry. From Powerhouse Museum:
  • beachcomber australia said:
    I punched "bourke drought nile" into Trove and instantly found two versions of this photo. - acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=391635 "c.1920" cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/P02751.092 "c.1908" by Charles Bean, working for the SMH (see blurb) - Interesting!
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    Andy Brill Thanks AndyBrii, thats a great photo! We love the old paddlesteamers. beachcomber australia That is extremely interesting re Bean... He was a journo so that makes sense. Interestingly there are a series of SMH articles reporting on the river trade (& the discussion of a competing railway) in 1908 attibuted to the SHM's "Special Commissioner". Fabulous find!
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons Yes it is interesting about Mr (Charles) Bean connection, and the AWM provenance. The articles in the SMH "Wool Land, by Our Special Commisioner" started on Friday 10/9/1909 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15106684 , and carried on every Friday until 31/12/1909 in 17 chapters - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?l-decade=190&l-titl... , should anyone want to read them. All about "real Australians", the wool industry, thinly-veiled patriotism and nationalism, heavily influenced by Rudyard Kipling [not really my cup-of-tea!]. But of great historical interest considering what Charles Bean went on to do with reporting of Gallipoli and WW1 etc.
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Here's one from 1908 that mentions Mr Bean himself to report on the proposed Darling River Railway. I'm loving all this info!

Cargo vessel EMU, possibly along the Darling River

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

  • Michael England said:
    Location is the River Derwent at New Norfolk, Tasmania

Wool barge ROB ROY, River Darling, NSW

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

  • excellentzebu1050 said:
    in one word Brilliant
  • Neil Hutchinson said:
    I have some aditional info 1898 /1899 underwriters register 131 gross ton 90.8 ft 18.5 beam 6 ft depth built Echuca 1876 Owner at this time Edward Rich official # 73347 bit more research i think you could get a name for the barge.There would be nearly a thousand bales there plus a few more on the bow of the boat it is interesting all this is done with 25 hp a modern b double would take around 140 of them bales and need heap more hp to do it.love this pic so crisp.
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    Neil Hutchinson Thank you Canberra1912 - thats great info to have! Our records have been updated.

Lake Woytchugga near Wilcannia, Darling River, New South Wales

from National Library of Australia

  • Maggie Jones said:
    The photographer was only 16!