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List Of Murray–Darling Steamboats
This is a list of steamboats that have operated on the Murray-Darling– Murrumbidgee river system. It also includes several diesel-powered vessels built in the same tradition. See also Murray-Darling steamboat people for more information on people mentioned in this article. Riverboats See also * Murray-Darling steamboat people * List of Darling River distances * List of Murray River crossings * List of Murray River distances * List of Murrumbidgee River distances * Murray–Darling basin includes useful chart of tributaries Notes 1. Spelling : Information in this article has mostly been gleaned from newspaper reports. Barbour, Bower, Christie, Davies, Dickson, Hampson, Hansen, Johnston, Lindqvist, Maultby, Miers, Pickhills, Rossiter, Schmedje, Searles, Tait, Theisz, Westergaard (all prominent people) often appeared in print as Barber, Bowers, Christie, Davis, Dixon, Hampton, Hanson, Johnson, Lindquist, Maltby, Myers, Pickels, Rossitter (or Rosseter), Smidgee (or Schme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steamboat
A steamboat is a boat that is marine propulsion, propelled primarily by marine steam engine, steam power, typically driving propellers or Paddle steamer, paddlewheels. The term ''steamboat'' is used to refer to small steam-powered vessels working on lakes, rivers, and in short-sea shipping. The development of the steamboat led to the larger steamship, which is a seaworthy and often ocean-going ship. Steamboats sometimes use the ship prefix, prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S (for 'Screw Steamer') or PS (for 'Paddle Steamer'); however, these designations are most often used for steamships. Background Limitations of the Newcomen steam engine The first steamboat designs used Newcomen atmospheric engine, Newcomen steam engines. These engines were large, heavy, and produced little power, which resulted in an unfavorable power-to-weight ratio. The heavy weight of the Newcomen engine required a structurally strong boat, and the reciprocating motion of the engine beam required a compli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narandera Argus And Riverina Advertiser
The ''Narrandera Argus'', previously published as ''The Narandera Argus'' ''and Riverina Advertiser,'' is a weekly English language compact format newspaper published in Narandera, New South Wales (now officially "Narrandera"). History First published in 1880, ''The Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser'' was published until 1953 when it changed its title to ''Narrandera Argus'', which is still in publication. It was published by James Ashton from 1892 and later by Donald M'Neil Turner. A rival newspaper, the '' Narrandera Ensign'', was established in 1886. This paper promoted protectionism, while the ''Argus'' promoted free trade. The paper currently has a circulation of 2,000 across Narrandera, Leeton, Yanco, Griffith, Coolamon, Ganmain, Matong and Grong Grong. Digitisation The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia. See also *List of newspapers in Australia *List of newspapers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulwala
Mulwala (locally , elsewhere also ) is a town in the Federation Council local government area in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. Situated on Lake Mulwala, an artificial lake formed by the damming of the Murray River, it forms a "twin town" with the larger town of Yarrawonga across the border in Victoria. At the 2021 census, Mulwala had a population of 2,557 people. The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for 'rain'. Mulwala is a popular destination for water sports and fishing, especially for tourists from nearby Melbourne, to the south. Other popular attractions include three major licensed clubs. History In 1847 James McRae arrived in the district to take charge of "Mulwala" and "Boroge" stations on behalf of the squatter Linbourne. McRae built a punt and a public house at the locality. He obtained a licence for his Travellers' Rest Hotel in 1853. In 1858 Surveyor Adams marked out a township at the site. In 1866 a new hotel was opened at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Argus (Melbourne)
''The Argus'' was an Australian daily morning newspaper in Melbourne from 2 June 1846 to 19 January 1957, and was considered to be the general Australian newspaper of record for this period. Widely known as a conservative newspaper for most of its history, it adopted a left-leaning approach from 1949. ''The Argus''s main competitor was David Syme's more liberal-minded newspaper, ''The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...''. History The newspaper was originally owned by William Kerr, who was also Melbourne's town clerk from 1851 to 1856 and had been a journalist at the '' Sydney Gazette'' before moving to Melbourne in 1839 to work on John Fawkner's newspaper, the ''Port Phillip Patriot''. The first edition was published on 2 June 1846. The paper soon became k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarrawonga, Victoria
Yarrawonga is a town in the Shire of Moira local government area in the Australian state of Victoria. In the 2021 census, Yarrawonga had a population of 8,661 people. Geography The town is located approximately north-east of the state capital, Melbourne, situated on the south bank of the Murray River, the border between Victoria and New South Wales. Yarrawonga's twin town of Mulwala is on the other side of the Murray River. History Yarrawonga is Aboriginal, meaning 'cormorant’s nesting place,' 'where the cormorant builds' or 'yarra' meaning 'waterfalls,' and 'wonga' meaning 'pigeon.' It is believed the Mulla Walla people occupied the area before the first white settlers arrived in 1842. Yarrawonga was founded as a village in 1868, with a Post Office being opened on 28 November 1874, and a courthouse the very same year. It was connected by rail to Melbourne in 1886. Yarrawonga was proclaimed a shire in 1891, It was renamed from 'North Yarrawonga Shire' (1891) to 'Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mildura Cultivator
The ''Mildura Cultivator'' (1888–1920) was a weekly newspaper, the second newspaper to be published in Mildura, Victoria. History It was first published on Thursday 19 May 1888 as the official organ of Chaffey Brothers, founders of the irrigation settlement. The paper later went to bi-weekly, published on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The ''Mildura Cultivator'', ''Merbein Irrigationist'' and ''Mildura Telegraph'' were amalgamated in 1920 to be replaced by the ''Sunraysia Daily'', whose managing editor was Harry J. Stephens, well known as "Uncle Wiseman" of the ''Farmer and Settler ''The Farmer & Settler'' was an English-language broadsheet newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 1906 and 1957. It was primarily published weekly. The banner of the first issues of the ''Farmer and Settler'' was ...''. The last edition was published on 29 September 1920. Personalities (Samuel) Gifford Hall (1864–1952), who wrote as "Steele Blayde", was a noted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deniliquin Independent
The ''Deniliquin Independent'', also published as ''The Independent'', was a weekly English language newspaper published in Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia. History The ''Deniliquin Independent'' was published between 1899 and 1947, when it was absorbed into the '' Pastoral Times''. Another newspaper published in Deniliquin from 1899, the ''Riverine Journal'', was incorporated into the '' Deniliquin Independent'' in 1901. Digitisation The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia. See also * List of newspapers in New South Wales * List of newspapers in Australia This is a list of newspapers in Australia. ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is the most-read newspaper in Australia, with over eight million readers as of 2021. Top 10 newspapers by circulation The following is a list of the top 10 newspapers ... References External links * {{Trove newspaper, 477 , The Independent , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australian Register
''The Register'', originally the ''South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register'', and later ''South Australian Register,'' was South Australia's first newspaper. It was first published in London in June 1836, moved to Adelaide in 1837, and folded into '' The Advertiser'' almost a century later in February 1931. The newspaper was the sole primary source for almost all information about the settlement and early history of South Australia. It documented shipping schedules, legal history and court records at a time when official records were not kept. According to the National Library of Australia, its pages contain "one hundred years of births, deaths, marriages, crime, building history, the establishment of towns and businesses, political and social comment". All issues are freely available online, via Trove. History ''The Register'' was conceived by Robert Thomas, a law stationer, who had purchased for his family of land in the proposed South Australian province after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverine Herald
''The Riverine Herald'' is a tri-weekly newspaper based in Echuca in Victoria's Goulburn Valley, servicing the Echuca-Moama area. The paper is owned by McPherson Media Group. Origins The newspaper was founded at Echuca on 1 July 1863, with its first editor as Robert Ross Haverfield (1819–1889) and joint owners James Joseph Casey (1831–1913) and Angus Mackay (1824–1886) - the latter also being one of the proprietors of the Bendigo Advertiser. Haverfield was a drover, grazier, gold miner, explorer and journalist. He was born on 26 February 1819 at Bideford, North Devon, England as the son of a Royal Navy Commander R.T. Haverfield, and his wife, née Ross. He emigrated to Australia in 1838 where he went droving cattle from Albury to Melbourne, working an alluvial claim near Bendigo, and started the ''Bendigo Advertiser'' with A.M. Lloyd (which he later sold to Mackay). It became a daily on 1 July 1878, and continued until 31 March 1956, before reverting to a tri-weekly iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chronicle (Adelaide)
''The Chronicle'' was a South Australian weekly newspaper, printed from 1858 to 1975, which evolved through a series of titles. It was printed by the publishers of ''The Advertiser (Adelaide), The Advertiser'', its content consisting largely of reprints of articles and Births, Marriages and Deaths columns from the parent newspaper. Its target demographic was country areas where mail delivery was infrequent and businesses that serviced those areas. History ''South Australian Weekly Chronicle'' When ''The Advertiser (Adelaide)#The South Australian Advertiser, The South Australian Advertiser'' was first published, on 12 July 1858, the editor and managing director John H. Barrow also announced the ''South Australian Weekly Chronicle'', which published on Saturdays. ''South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail'' On 4 January 1868, with the installation of a new steam press, the size of the paper doubled to four sheets, or sixteen pages and changed its banner to ''The South Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mercury (Hobart)
''The Mercury'' is a daily newspaper, published in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, by Davies Brothers Pty Ltd (DBL), a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. The weekend issues of the paper are called ''Mercury on Saturday'' and ''The Sunday Tasmanian''. The current editor of ''The'' ''Mercury'' is Craig Herbert. History The newspaper was started on 5 July 1854 by George Auber Jones and John Davies. Two months subsequently (13 September 1854) John Davies became the sole owner. It was then published twice weekly and known as the ''Hobarton Mercury''. It rapidly expanded, absorbing its rivals, and became a daily newspaper in 1858 under the lengthy title ''The Hobart Town Daily Mercury''. In 1860 the masthead was reduced to ''The Mercury'' and in 2006 it was further shortened to simply ''Mercury''. With the imminent demise of the ( Launceston) ''Daily Telegraph'', ''The Mercury'', from March 1928, used the opportunity to increase their penetration the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Barrier Miner
''The Barrier Miner'' was a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Broken Hill in far western New South Wales from 1888 to 1974. History First published on 28 February 1888, ''The Barrier Miner'' was published continuously until 25 November 1974. Copies are available on microfilm and online via Trove Digitised Newspapers. The paper was revived briefly in 2005; an index to births deaths and marriages has been prepared which also notes additional publication dates between 16 December 2005 and 31 July 2008. The paper closed down for a second time in 2008 with the managing director, Margaret McBride stating that "...due to commercial reasons the paper would no longer service Broken Hill and the region...". ''The Barrier Miner'' served the growing mining community of Broken Hill, when the area was found to have lead ore and traces of silver. It was not until late 1884 or early 1885 that rich quantities of silver were found and the Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP) was floated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
