#Murray River

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the river has forgotten more then you’ll ever remember

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Murray River - Karen Brock , 2025

Australian , b. ?

Watercolour

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Rainforest colours #13. various locations.

On my travels.

1. Black Butcherbird.

2. Stone Bush Curlew.

3. Osprey.

4. Forest Kingfisher.

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Arvo Cruise with Dexter #dog #dogs #boatdog #riverlife #murrayriver #sou...

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Bendigo Easter Long Weekend - Murray River

Continuation of my previous post. Down at Echuca, day 2 of volunteering, 2023. Little fun fact: The Murray River is the only river in the world that has its own flag. I got to volunteer on PS Pevensey which starred as PS Philadelphia in the Aussie miniseries "All the Rivers Run". More history on the Pevensey under the cut.

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Some say that the Whowie was ultimately killed by the tribes after it had been forced out in its weakened state. Others believe that it managed to drag itself back into its cave where its weak breath can continue to be heard as it continues to approach its eventual death.

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PS Oscar W

Built in Echuca in 1908, for Oscar "Charlie" Wallin, who named the paddle streamer after his son Oscar William Wallin, who is reported to have died in WW1 or in the boer war. the PS Oscar W carried freight on the Murray–Darling River system until the PS Oscar W was taken over by the shipping firm Permewan, wright and co, as a wool carrier. in 1919 the Murray shipping company was formed because of the diminishing river trade. Permewan, wright and co was merged into the Murray shipping company and the PS Oscar W.

The PS Oscar W was sold in 1942 to George Ritchie of Goolwa to be used as a tourist vessel but wartime restrictions proved too difficult to justify a refit of the PS Oscar W. a year later the PS Oscar W was sold again to the government of south Australia highways department to service ferries along the river and the PS Oscar W was converted to an oil burning streamer in 1945. the PS Oscar W was sold to a Paddy Hogg in 1960.

The PS Oscar W was moved to Mildura in 1960 and was used as a tourist vessel. famously in 1962 the PS Oscar W towed the PS Gem for 8 months to the PS Gem to her current resting place, the Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement. the PS Oscar W was sold to Allan Moritz, who started to restore the PS Oscar W. unfortunately Allan Moritz passed away before the project's completion and as a result to the PS Oscar W was sold to the South Australia Tourist Commission in 1985. The Oscar W was returned to the Murray River and was steamed back to Goolwa, NSW arriving on the 31st of March 1988.

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Sunset Fishing In The Murray River

Fishing in Australia's largest river, the Murray River.

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Believed to be the earliest known photograph of canoe building in Australia, Murray River, 1862.

The process involved removing a large slab of bark from a tree which is then laid on the ground and propped up all around its edge with sticks.

Stones and chunks of wood were placed in the middle of the slab of bark to weigh it down in the middle to give it shape. A fire is then lit under and on top of the bark to heat the sap and to make the bark pliable while the canoe is further manipulated into its desired shape then left to dry.

Photo by George Burnell.

PROVENANCE OF IMAGE:

George Burnell was living in Castlemaine, Victoria. He failed at gold-digging and was working in a hay and corn store in 1861 when he purchased a complete photographic outfit. Burnell’s friend E.W. Cole suggested that they set up a photography business together. Burnell and Cole bought a horse and cart, painted a sign which read 'Cole & Burnell, photographic artists, views & likenesses taken’, and set out to become travelling photographers. Burnell took the photographs, Cole processed them.

By Christmas 1861 they had reached Echuca on the Murray River. Burnell proposed travelling down the river to Adelaide, where he intended to open a photographic studio. They bought a flat-bottomed boat, refitted it, and spent the first four months of 1862 rowing and drifting the length of the river, taking views en route.

On 2 May 1862 they reached Point McLeay with a complete set of sixty albumen silver stereoscopic views of the River Murray (1862) which is held at the Art Galley of South Australia. Source: https://bit.ly/3ElFWoL

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Towong on the Murray River

Stopping for one night under the large Plane Trees beside the Murray River outside Towong. Had a terrific drive from our camp above the Eucumbene River in Kosciuszko NP via the Selwyn Ski Fields and Tumut Dam. Very steep and windy with the caravan. Easy run through the Murray Valley tomorrow.  Follow our trip ‘Australia 2024/2025’ on Polar…

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Murtho near Renmark SA, full story at

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Murray Cod destroys lure! #fishing #murraycod #codfishing #freshwaterfi...