River ships and paddle steamers
The archives of the SHF have some wonderful images, none more fascinating than these. There is the paddler Rodney, burnt by striking shearers almost 130 years ago. There are ‘home made’ paddlers carrying farm produce and timber and there are river passenger ferries.
For costs and availability of obtaining any of these photos without watermark, as an electronic file, as a print from the original negative (where available) or as some other format, contact the Maritime Records and Research Centre’s Curator on mrrc@shf.org.au or 02 9298 3850, quoting the full file name and giving details of format wanted.
Copyright for the majority of these images from the collection is vested in the Sydney Heritage Fleet. For the remaining images every attempt has been made to ensure correct attribution. If any originator of an image notes an error the Sydney Heritage Fleet would welcome any notification and will remove that image or modify its attribution.
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- ADELAIDE PS 1866.Tows HERO at Echuca Sep 16, 2000.W.Turner.S
- AGNES IRVING PS,1862. At Lismore 1877. SHF Coll.
- Bourke with barges, paddlers and punt between 1880 and 1894.
- CANALLY PS and ROY PS at Gurra, near Berri, SA, 1984. SHF Co
- COONAWARRA 1894-1950- extant 2010. At Blanchetown SA. SHF Co
- COONAWARRA 1894-1950- extant 2010. At Swan Reach, SA. SHF Co
- Crossing the Darling R.at Bourke c.1880-1894. SHF Coll.
- DECOY PS, 1987. Perth. SHF Coll.
- DECOY PS 1987. Swan River Perth. SHF Coll.
- DECOY PS. 1987,Perth. SHF Coll.
- ENTERPRISE PS 1878, tows PS INVINCIBLE. SHF Coll.
- ETHEL 1875- c.1914. Clarence R. SHF Coll.
- ETONA PS 1898- relic. SHF Coll.
- EXCELSIOR 1905 Hobart. To Qld.1911.Scrap c.1937.SHF Coll.
- EXCELSIOR PS, 1873-1947, wooding up on the Bogan R. SHF Coll
- FAVOURITE 1918 -1939.also KALIPSO, Clarence R.copy. SHF Coll
- GOOLWA barge at Bourke with Paddlesteamers before 1894, SHF
- H.E.STREET 1949- barge 1983 with PWD plant. SHF Coll.
- MONARCH PS, whaler HELEN and BARDEN at Hobart.
- MUNDOO PS, 1881- 1938. on Darling R. SHF Coll.
- OLGA 1904-1949, Macleay R. hand tinted. SHF Coll.
- Paddle drogher on Clyde R. near Batemans Bay. SHF Coll.
- Paddle steamers including RODNEY at Bourke before 1894. SHF
- Paddlesteamer, unknown, loading wool on Darling River.SHF Co
- Paddlesteamers at Bourke, one under repair, c.1880-1894. SHF
- PASHA PS, 1879-1891, drogher. Richmond R. SHF Coll.
- PHOENIX 1900, NSW PWD. SHF Coll.
- PIONEER PS 1870-1939 with RAKIA barge 1869 on Darling R. SHF
- RODNEY PS and LADY OF THE LAKE PS at Bourke between 1880-189
- RODNEY PS,1875-burnt 1894 at left at Bourke.SHF Coll.
- ROY PS, 1908. relic. SHF Coll.
- SACKVILLE 1942, ex RAN TRV. 1948 Hawkesbury R. cruise boat.
- Steam paddle drogher on Clyde River at Batemans Bay. SHF Col
- Steam tug with loaded cane barges on the Tweed River, c. 193
- TYRO PS, 1876-1926. SHF Coll.
- WOOLWICH 1886-1923, Clarence R. SHF Coll.