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'Lady Augusta' and 'Mary Ann' at Swan Hill
Title : 'Lady Augusta' and 'Mary Ann' at Swan Hill 'Lady Augusta' and 'Mary Ann' at Swan Hill
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Date of creation : 1853
Format : Artwork
Contributor : State Library of South Australia
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The steamers 'Lady Augusta' and 'Mary Ann' at Swan Hill on the River Murray. Originally published as the frontispiece to James Allen, jun., Journal of an experimental trip by the 'Lady Augusta' on the River Murray, Adelaide : C.G.E. Platts, 1853. The Register publishes reports of the voyage by their correspondent; "Friday 16 September. The afternoon was very stormy, and at dusk we moored for the night by the river side, the Mary Anne doing the same a little astern us." Register 10 October 1853, page 3.


Period : 1852-1883
Region : Riverland and Murraylands

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