The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SA. c. 1909. Two large paddle-steamers moored at a wharf, probably at the mouth of the Murray River. Three cranes for loading cargo can be seen on the wharf and several railway trucks are visible in the right of the photograph. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made in 1908 and 1909 to regional NSW as a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald. The purpose of these trips was to research the wool industry of western NSW and the transportation and railway possibilities of the Darling River region. Photographs from the private collection of C. E. W. Bean held at AWM38 3DRL 6673.
NSW. c. 1908. The wharves at Bourke, NSW seen from downstream. Note the cranes on the top of the wharf used for loading the paddle-steamers. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean durin
NSW. c. 1908. The wharves at Bourke, NSW seen from downstream. Note the cranes on the top of the wharf used for loading the paddle-steamers. Photograph printed as a postecard. One of a series of photo
1908. Two paddle-steamers moored at the bank of the Darling River seen from upstream. Probably collecting wool bales from a sheep station, note the other two paddle-steamers in the background. One of
A paddle-steamer moored and a barge beached on the bank of the Darling River seen form the paddle-steamer Jandra. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made in 1908
A small paddle-steamer moored to the bank of the Darling River. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made in 1908 and 1909 to regional NSW as a journalist for the
Two men walking along a wooden wharf, probably at the mouth of the Murray River. A large paddle-steamer can be seen moored to the wharf on the left of the photograph and the far bank of the Murry Rive
