SRSA, GRG 51/148
Marine and Harbours Passenger Certificate for a paddle steamer on the River Murray. Paddle steamers were used for transportation on the Murray, not only for produce, but for passengers as well.
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SRSA, GRG 35/342/Box 170
Members of Parliament aboard the paddle steamer Marion enjoying the view, c.1920s.
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SRSA, GRS 35/342/Box 820.
Loading dried fruit onto a paddle steamer at Renmark. The paddle steamer trade as a means of transport flourished with the prosperity irrigation brought to the Murray region and the need to export the produce of the Riverland, c.1920s.
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SRSA, GRG 35/342/Box 820.
Paddle steamer Marion showing passengers and crew. The Marion was one of the first paddle steamers to run cruises on the River Murray. After years of permanent mooring, she was recommissioned in 1994 and is the only wood-fired paddle steamer to plie the waters of the River Murray today, c.1920s.
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