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Name	Description	Murray Service	Owners	Boats	Fate/Notes
A11	wood hull	1911–c. 1958	Murray River Sawmill: 1911–1957	Adelaide (1) 1911–c. 1958	Built 1911 in Echuca. Towed to Mildura 1958. Eaten by white ants, and sank to the bottom of the Murray River. Refloated 14 March 2023
Achilles	86 ft × 18 ft × 4.25 ft (26.2 m × 5.5 m × 1.3 m) 65 long tons (66.0 t)		E&WS Dept, SA		Built by JG Arnold, Morgan
Ada	composite hull 108 ft × 23 ft × 7.6 ft (32.9 m × 7.0 m × 2.3 m) 172 long tons (174.8 t)	1899–?	Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd:1899–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–?		Built 1899 in Echuca
Ada Bell	79333 wood hull 63.3 ft × 15.6 ft × 5 ft (19.3 m × 4.8 m × 1.5 m) 33 long tons (33.5 t)	1878–1893	Fredk Wm Mitchell		Built 1878 by George Linklater, Echuca. Converted to screw steamship Ada Bell in 1893 and used at Port Adelaide
Adam	wood hull 64.8 ft × 16.4 ft × 4.3 ft (19.8 m × 5.0 m × 1.3 m) 40 long tons (40.6 t)	c. 1909–?	1}909}–? Franz O Wallin: 1914–?		Built c. 1897 in Echuca as Excel. Renamed before 1909
Advance	wood hull 108 ft × 20 ft × 5 ft (32.9 m × 6.1 m × 1.5 m) 130 long tons (132.1 t)	1871–?	Murray, Murrumbidgee & Darling Rivers SB Co.: 1871–c. 1880 W McCulloch & Co. Ltd: c. 1880–c. 1884 RS Foley: c. 1884–?	Freetrader 1872 Alert 1879 Alfred 1880–1881 Corrong 1882	Built 1871 in Bama
Agnes	74915 wood hull 82 ft × 16.4 ft × 5.8 ft (25.0 m × 5.0 m × 1.8 m)	c. 1917–?	Nagambie S.N. (& Saw Mill) Co. Ltd		Converted from paddle boat Agnes c. 1917. Sank in Lake Nagambie
Ajax	86 ft × 18 ft × 4.25 ft (26.2 m × 5.5 m × 1.3 m) 63 long tons (64.0 t)		E&WS Dept, SA		Built by JG Arnold, Morgan
Albemarle	89408 iron hull	1884–1931	F Curzon & J Nash: 1884–1889 T Nash: 1889–1891 AD Kerrigan: 1891–1894 G White & Co.: 1894–1895 E Rich: 1895–1899 E Rich & Co. Ltd, Bourke: 1899–1907 Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: 1907–c. 1914 Gem Navigation Co.: c. 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–1931	Cato 1896–1908 Ellen 1917	Built 1884 by A Graham, Goolwa. Originally iron hull, later sheathed and made composite. Lengthened June 1914. Abandoned 54 miles up stream from lock 5 in 1931. Register closed December 1961
	89408 composite hull 79.9 ft × 17.2 ft × 5.2 ft (24.4 m × 5.2 m × 1.6 m) 57 long tons (57.9 t)	?–1914
	89408 composite hull 108 ft × 18 ft × 4.9 ft (32.9 m × 5.5 m × 1.5 m) 71 long tons (72.1 t)	1914–1931
Albert	79338 composite hull 41 ft × 11.2 ft × 3.2 ft (12.5 m × 3.4 m × 1.0 m) 11 long tons (11.2 t)	1882–?	Thomas Dodd Mr Grundy, Mundoo		Built 1882 by John Kenzel, Mundoo Island. Broken up. Register closed December 1961
Alice (1)	composite hull 75 ft × 14 ft × 6 ft (22.9 m × 4.3 m × 1.8 m) 60 long tons (61.0 t)	1867–?	W McCulloch & Co. Ltd	Alfred 1869–1872 Freetrader 1878	Built 1867 in Echuca
Alice (2)	79345 composite hull 117.3 ft × 24 ft × 4 ft (35.8 m × 7.3 m × 1.2 m) 88 long tons (89.4 t)	?–?	Ebenezer Hartley Randell: 1882–1886 WAL Wolter: 1886–1894 G White Co.: 1894–1895 E Rich & Co. Ltd, Bourke: 1895–1909 AH Landseer Ltd: 1909–c. 1914 Renmark Irrigation Trust: c. 1914–c. 1931 AH Landseer Ltd: c. 1931–?	Ariel 1882 Adelaide (1) 1883 Barwon 1910 Corowa 1910 E.R.O. 1917–1925	Built 1882 by W Westerguard, Moama. Sunk at Point Malcolm Lighthouse. Register closed December 1961
	79345 composite hull 120 ft × 24 ft × 4 ft (36.6 m × 7.3 m × 1.2 m) 147 long tons (149.4 t)	?–?
Alick	95998 wood hull 88.9 ft × 18.4 ft × 4.9 ft (27.1 m × 5.6 m × 1.5 m) 71 long tons (72.1 t)	1870–?	James MacKintosh Saw Mill Co. Ltd		Built 1870 by Jas. Mackintosh, Echuca. Register closed 1962
Alison	wood hull 82 ft × 15.3 ft × 5 ft (25.0 m × 4.7 m × 1.5 m) 60 long tons (61.0 t)	1907–?	Alex. Arbuthnot: 1907–c. 1919 A Arbuthnot & Sons: c. 1919–?		Built 1907 in Koondrook. Abandoned on bank at Echuca, later salvaged and in 1968 presented by F Evans to the Port of Echuca as an exhibit
Annie	wood hull 106 long tons (107.7 t)	1884–1901	W Keir: 1884–1892 F Toomer: 1892–1894 TH Freeman & M Bowden: 1894–1900 Davie, Price & Co.: 1900–1926 Bailey Bros: 1926–?	Enterprise (2) 1884–1889 Clyde 1890 Ferret 1890 Emma 1903, 1906, 1912–1913, 1916, 1918 Excelsior 1909, 1925 Alpha 1918 W. F. B. 1922–1923	Built 1884 in Moama. Sunk 1889. Reported abandoned Bryant's Creek nare Morgan 1939
	wood hull 85 ft × 20 ft × 5 ft (25.9 m × 6.1 m × 1.5 m) 90 long tons (91.4 t)	1901–?
Apa	iron hull 127.4 ft × 28 ft × 9.7 ft (38.8 m × 8.5 m × 3.0 m) 281 long tons (285.5 t)	1882–?			Built 1882 in SA
Argo	composite hull 120 ft × 23 ft × 8 ft (36.6 m × 7.0 m × 2.4 m)		E&WS Dept, SA		In 1958 permanently moored at Mypolonga with a pump for irrigation. Later privately owned and in mid 1987 was at Swan Hill
Ariel		1868–1876	Hardman & Lester 1876 Herbert Lester 1877	Ariel 1868–1876
Aurora					Involved in accident at Lock 5 in 1935
Avoca	40520 iron hull 39.6 ft × 11.3 ft × 4.3 ft (12.1 m × 3.4 m × 1.3 m) 17 long tons (17.3 t)	1858–?	River Murray Navigation Co.: 1858–1859 Wm Younghusband: 1859–1864 JA Acraman & G Main: 1864–1877 GS Reid: 1877–?		Built 1858 in Goolwa. Broken up. Register closed 1909
B22	wood hull	1922–1957	Murray River Sawmill 1922–?	Adelaide (1) 1922–1958	Built 1922 in Echuca. Towed to Mildura 1958. Recovered from Mildura to Echuca in 1980. Sank 2010.
Bama Lass	wood hull 62 ft × 12.4 ft × 3.5 ft (18.9 m × 3.8 m × 1.1 m) 42 long tons (42.7 t)	1877–?	F Rob & Co.		Built 1877 in Cornella
Barwon / Barwan	40528 wood hull 101 ft × 13 ft × 6.6 ft (30.8 m × 4.0 m × 2.0 m) 50 long tons (50.8 t)	1859–?	F Cadell: 1859–c. 1865 James King: c. 1865–c. 1879 G Johnston: c. 1879–? G Johnston & A Kirkpatrick: ?–c. 1886 GRS Pickhills: c. 1886–?		Built 1859 in Goolwa. Register closed 1910
Belubla/Bilubla	wood hull 107.4 ft × 20.9 ft × 7.4 ft (32.7 m × 6.4 m × 2.3 m) 122 long tons (124.0 t)	1875–?	E Hillson: 1875–1878 Hodge & Permewan: 1878–1880 Permewan, Wright & Co.: 1880–1885 RK Keir :1885–1886 Wm Keir snr: 1886–1898 TH Freeman: 1898–?	Enterprise (2) 1879–1882, 1887–1889 Invincible 1889	Built 1875 in Echuca. Foundered off Point Macleay, Lake Alexandrina 17 October 1887. Sank in the Murrumbidgee October 1889
Bendigo				Adelaide (1) 1871
Benduck	composite hull 77 ft × 15.7 ft × 4.9 ft (23.5 m × 4.8 m × 1.5 m) 74 long tons (75.2 t)	c. 1878–?	J & J Laing	Undaunted 1879 Edwards 1879 Enterprise (2) 1882	Built 1869 in Echuca as Only Son. Renamed c. 1878
Beta	composite hull 40 ft × 10.1 ft × 4.5 ft (12.2 m × 3.1 m × 1.4 m)			Struggler	Originally cutter, converted by Jack Ledo, and later built cabins on it for fishing parties. Burnt
Blue Bells	wood hull 105 ft × 22.3 ft × 7.11 ft (32.0 m × 6.8 m × 2.2 m) 198 long tons (201.2 t)	?–1898	James Laing: 1878–1898 C Hunt:1898–?	Edwards 1878–1883, 1887 Barwon 1890, 1898	Built in Goulburn. Capsized 1881 in the Murrumbidgee with 900 bales of wool. Possibly burnt at Echuca 1892. Destroyed by fire January 1898
Bogan (1)	40529 wood hull 100 ft × 12 ft × 5 ft (30.5 m × 3.7 m × 1.5 m) 55 long tons (55.9 t)	1859–1864, c. 1870–?	F Cadell: 1859–1864	Albury 1866 Ariel 1873	Built 1859 in Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Bogan in 1864
Bogan (2)				Albury 1866 Ariel 1873
Border Chief	wood hull 196 long tons (199.1 t)	1873–?	Blair & McCrowther: 1873–1880 Blair & Chadwick: 1880–1898 G White & Co.: 1898–? E Rich & Co.: ?–?	Adelaide (1) 1879–1882 Enterprise (2) 1879 Alfred 1881 Ethel Jackson 1881 Burrabogie 1882 Excelsior 1896–1897	Built 1873 in Gunbower
	wood hull 104 ft × 21.1 ft × 6.1 ft (31.7 m × 6.4 m × 1.9 m) 85 long tons (86.4 t)
Bourke (1)	74792 iron hull 102.8 ft × 17.7 ft × 5.5 ft (31.3 m × 5.4 m × 1.7 m) 77 long tons (78.2 t)	1876–?	S Heseltine & Wm L Reid: 1876–c. 1898 John Whyte: c. 1898–c. 1912 C Oliver & Sons: c. 1912–1921 W Bruce & Co. Ltd: 1921–?		Built 1876 in Echuca. Sunk Mypolonga. Register closed 1961
Bourke (2)	74771 wood hull 107.5 ft × 20.5 ft × 7 ft (32.8 m × 6.2 m × 2.1 m) 124 long tons (126.0 t)	1898–?	AH Landseer	Decoy 1898	Converted from paddle boat Bourke in 1898. Waterlogged at Pt Macleay and unfit for service. Register closed 1912
Britannia (1)	79349 composite hull 122.4 ft × 24.5 ft × 5.4 ft (37.3 m × 7.5 m × 1.6 m) 125 long tons (127.0 t)	1883–1884			Built 1883 by A Graham, Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Britannia (1) in 1884
Britannia (2)	117427 wood hull 63 ft × 14.6 ft × 4.3 ft (19.2 m × 4.5 m × 1.3 m)	1902–1907	BM Fuller, Tonkin & Martin		Built 1902 by Wm Wilson, Echuca. Converted to paddle boat Britannia (2) in 1907
Burrabogie					Snagged and sank at Toganmain 10 November 1880
C24	wood hull	1924–?	Murray River Sawmill 1924–1957	Adelaide (1) 1924–? Oscar W 1956	Built 1924 in Echuca. At the end of her working life, rotted and sank into the bank near the Moama slip. Refloated c. 1973, and rebuilt as passenger vessel Pride of the Murray
Cadell	74775 composite hull 122.3 ft × 20.3 ft × 8 ft (37.3 m × 6.2 m × 2.4 m) 147 long tons (149.4 t)	1876–1878	G Johnston & A Kirkpatrick		Built 1876 by Wm Gordon, Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Cadell in 1878
Canally (1)	wood hull 73 ft × 17.6 ft × 5 ft (22.3 m × 5.4 m × 1.5 m) 89 long tons (90.4 t)	?–?	James Laing	Alert 1880	Built 1874 in Bama as Moulamein. Renamed
Canally (2)	132433 wood hull 90.6 ft × 20.8 ft × 6.11 ft (27.6 m × 6.3 m × 1.9 m) 93 long tons (94.5 t)	c. 1929–?	N Collins		Converted from paddle boat Canally (1)
Chime				Emma 1912
Cobar	79342 composite hull 99.9 ft × 20.1 ft × 7.2 ft (30.4 m × 6.1 m × 2.2 m) 113 long tons (114.8 t)	1882–?	A Graham J Wallace: ?–c. 191 Gem Navigation Co.: c. 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–?	Decoy 1918 Ellen 1918	Built 1882 by A Graham, Goolwa. Sunk near lock 2. Register closed 1961
Columbia	composite hull 63 ft × 13.6 ft × 4 ft (19.2 m × 4.1 m × 1.2 m) 23 long tons (23.4 t)	1901	DJ Ritchie: 1910–?	Era 1903	Built 1901 in Echuca. Vessel of this name used in construction of Blanchetown Bridge in 1962. Sometimes reported as being fitted with twin screws
Confidence	wood hull 115 ft × 26 ft × 8.2 ft (35.1 m × 7.9 m × 2.5 m) 266 long tons (270.3 t)	1877–1887	Frederick Payne: 1877–c. 1879 Echuca S.S. Co.: c. 1879–c. 1886 W Davies: c. 1886–c. 1887 Cramsie, Bowden & Co.: 1887–c. 1897 Permewan, Wright & Co.: c. 1897–1909	Corrong 1888, 1891, 1897 Elizabeth 1893 Alert 1895–1896, 1898 Barwon 1896	Built 1877 in Gunbower. Sank about 1886, salved July 1887. Broken up at Echuca 1909
	wood hull 115 ft × 25.7 ft × 7.11 ft (35.1 m × 7.8 m × 2.2 m) 173 long tons (175.8 t)	1887–1909
Cowirra	137230 iron hull 130.9 ft × 26.8 ft × 8.1 ft (39.9 m × 8.2 m × 2.5 m) 220 long tons (223.5 t)	1923–?	River Navigation Co. Ltd		Built 1923 by JG Arnold, Mannum. Broken up. On bank at Mildura. Register closed December 1961
Croupier	79332 iron hull 87 long tons (88.4 t)	1881–1885	Herbert Bristow Hughes John Whyte W & H Dunk: ?–c. 1926 W Tinksc. 1926–?	Decoy 1881, 1884, 1889, 1895, 1899	Built 1881 by Andrew Hygie, Morgan. Sunk in Bryant's Creek nare Morgan. Register closed 1961
	79332 iron hull 119.9 ft × 20.1 ft × 3.8 ft (36.5 m × 6.1 m × 1.2 m) 85 long tons (86.4 t)	1885–?
Crowie	122736 composite hull 151.7 ft × 29.9 ft × 7.9 ft (46.2 m × 9.1 m × 2.4 m) 290 long tons (294.7 t)	1911–?	Johann George Arnold:1911–1913 Arnold's Line of River Steamers Ltd: 1913–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–?	Corowa 1919 Decoy 1924–1925, 1927 Colonel 1928	Built 1911 by David Milne, Goolwa. Claimed to be the largest barge built for the Murray. In 1925 carried a record 2,493 bales of wool. Wrecked at Morgan. Register closed December 1961
Cutty Sark	wood hull 73 ft × 17 ft × 5.2 ft (22.3 m × 5.2 m × 1.6 m) 89 long tons (90.4 t)	1873–?	Blair & McGrowther: 1873–c. 1880 Blair & Chadwick: c. 1880–c. 1882 JH Brown: c. 1882–c. 1888 G White & Co.: c. 1888–? E Rich & Co. Ltd	Florence Annie 1882 Elfie 1896–1897	Built 1873 in Gunbower
D26	wood hull 81.5 ft × 17 ft × 5.3 ft (24.8 m × 5.2 m × 1.6 m)	1926–now	Murray River Sawmill 1926–1957	Adelaide (1) 1926–?, ?–now	Built 1926 in Echuca. Moored at the Echuca Wharf, sometimes towed by her original boat Adelaide.
Darling (1)	40516 wood hull 118 ft × 14.7 ft × 6.1 ft (36.0 m × 4.5 m × 1.9 m) 84 long tons (85.3 t)	1855–1865	River Murray Navigation Co.: 1855–1865 William Younghusband: 1865–c. 1870 J Acraman & G Main: c. 1870–c. 1879 G Maur: c. 1879–c. 1888 WR Cave & EE Smith: c. 1888–?	Culgoa 1865–1866	Built 1855 in Goolwa. Taken from the river. Register closed 1909
	40516 wood hull 100.3 ft × 14.7 ft × 6.2 ft (30.6 m × 4.5 m × 1.9 m) 63 long tons (64.0 t)	1865–?
Darling (2)	wood hull 110 ft × 20.2 ft × 7 ft (33.5 m × 6.2 m × 2.1 m) 204 long tons (207.3 t)	1874–?	W McCulloch & Co.: 1874–1887 Shetliff & Shetliff: 1887–?	Alfred 1878–1879, 1881 Agnes 1880 Burrabogie 1880–1881	Built 1874 by McDonald & Linklater (Macintosh Sawmills), Echuca
Dart	wood hull 70.9 ft × 13 ft × 4.8 ft (21.6 m × 4.0 m × 1.5 m) 58 long tons (58.9 t)	1875–?	T Buzza: 1883–c. 1920 South Australian Government: c. 1920–? E&WS Dept, SA		Built 1875 in Wyuna. Used as pile driving barge by E&WS Dept, SA. Barge of this name salvaged from the river near Murray Bridge early 1986 and taken to Goolwa for restoration
Diamantina	79334 wood hull 101.8 ft × 21 ft × 5.6 ft (31.0 m × 6.4 m × 1.7 m) 82 long tons (83.3 t)	1882–?	Geo. B Johnston & Alfred Kirkpatrick: 1882–1883 AA Scott & Kirkpatrick: 1883–1884 A Kirkpatrick: 1884	Emu (2) 1891 Barwon 1892	Built 1882 in Murray Bridge. Sunk and abandoned at mouth of Culgoa River. Register closed November 1909
Duck	74776 composite hull 63.3 ft × 14.4 ft × 5 ft (19.3 m × 4.4 m × 1.5 m) 37 long tons (37.6 t)	1876–?	Thos Dodd: 1876–1897 EH Dodd: 1897–? Francis & Tinks		Built 1876 in Goolwa. Sunk 23 August 1884, refloated and repaired. Sunk and abandoned near Bourke before 1930
Duke of Edinburgh					Sunk near Toorale mid 1875
Eagle	wood hull 108 ft × 24.6 ft × 7.6 ft (32.9 m × 7.5 m × 2.3 m) 185 long tons (188.0 t)	1875–?	W McCulloch:1875–1887 William Davies & Sons: 1887–1891 Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: 1891–1905/6	Ethel Jackson 1878, 1880 Burrabogie 1884 Trafalgar 1890 Corrong 1891 Alert 1892–1894, 1898 Emma 1903	Built 1875 in Cornella. Out of commission 1905/1906
Echuca (1)	wood hull 90 ft × 16 ft × 5 ft (27.4 m × 4.9 m × 1.5 m) 109 long tons (110.7 t)	1870–?	R Barbour: ?–c. 1880 W McCulloch & Co.: c. 1880–? Murray Sawmills		Built 1870 in Bama
Echuca (2)	composite hull 120 ft × 28 ft × 7.9 ft (36.6 m × 8.5 m × 2.4 m) 178 long tons (180.9 t)	1883–?	D Stratton & Co. Ltd J Maultby Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: ?–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919-?	Alert 1905 Colonel 1907	Built 1883, Echuca. Abandoned Bryant's Creek, Mrgan. Salvaged and broken up, stem and stern post in Morgan
Eclipse	74766 wood hull 109 ft × 20.9 ft × 5.7 ft (33.2 m × 6.4 m × 1.7 m) 85 long tons (86.4 t)	1872–1925	WR Randell	Adelaide (1) 1872–1873 Corowa 1875	Built 1872 in Echuca. Destroyed by fire in 1925. Register closed 1938
Edna	wood hull 80.1 ft × 15.5 ft × 4.1 ft (24.4 m × 4.7 m × 1.2 m) 60 long tons (61.0 t)	1908–?	A Arbuthnot & Sons		Built 1908 in Koondrook
Elfie	74647 wood hull 78.4 ft × 15.8 ft × 5.5 ft (23.9 m × 4.8 m × 1.7 m) 42 long tons (42.7 t)	1864–1886	W McCulloch & Co.: 1864–1875 W & A Sugden: 1875–1876 Dorward & Davies: 1876–1886	Kelpie	Built 1864 by R Ley, Echuca. Converted to paddle boat Elfie in 1886
Ellen	7780 composite hull 120 ft × 18.9 ft × 7.5 ft (36.6 m × 5.8 m × 2.3 m) 129 long tons (131.1 t)	1876–1877	Sam Shetliffe snr & jnr & Jos. Shetliffe		Built 1876 by Shetliffe & Sons, Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Ellen in 1877
Elsie	74794 composite hull 94.3 ft × 15.1 ft × 6.1 ft (28.7 m × 4.6 m × 1.9 m) 65 long tons (66.0 t)	1878–?	Albert Henry Landseer L Searles		Built 1878 in Milang. Burnt about 1924 near Mildura. Register closed 1938
Emerald	89447 composite hull 126 ft × 20.7 ft × 5.7 ft (38.4 m × 6.3 m × 1.7 m) 89 long tons (90.4 t)	1899–?	Hugh King: 1899–1910 Gem Navigation Co.: 1910–1919 Murray Shipping Co. Ltd: 1919–? LW Mewett	Corowa 1901, 1907, 1921 Federal 1903 Barwon 1912, 1914, 1916, 1920 Excelsior 1916 Alpha 1919 Decoy 1921 Colonel 1923	Built 1899 in Morgan. Sold to LW Mewett for carting wood to the Lake Cullulleraine pumping station, and abandoned nearby. Sunk in Bryants Creek, near Morgan. Register closed December 1961
Emily	89438 composite hull 100 ft × 25.6 ft × 5 ft (30.5 m × 7.8 m × 1.5 m) 170 long tons (172.7 t)	1882–c. 1895	JH Brown W Dickson: c. 1895–1914 Gem Navigation Co.: 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Co. Ltd: 1919–?	Florence Annie 1885 Barwon 1909, 1913 Corowa 1914	Built 1882 by Air & Westergaard, Echuca. Register closed 1921
	89438 composite hull 96.5 ft × 26.6 ft × 4.8 ft (29.4 m × 8.1 m × 1.5 m) 79 long tons (80.3 t)	c. 1895–?
Empress	composite hull 80.1 ft × 15.5 ft × 4.1 ft (24.4 m × 4.7 m × 1.2 m) 60 long tons (61.0 t)	1876–?	AH Landseer: 1876–1914 Gem Navigation Co.: 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Co. Ltd: 1919–?	Bourke 1877, 1879, 1881–1882, 1887, 1893 Corowa 1907, 1910, 1912 Ellen 1909–1910 Excelsior 1912	Built 1876 in Echuca
Energetic	wood hull 95 ft × 20.4 ft × 5.6 ft (29.0 m × 6.2 m × 1.7 m) 115 long tons (116.8 t)	1872–?	F Payne, Echuca: 1872–c. 1881 Echuca S.S. Co.:c. 1881–?	Emily Jane (1) 1876 Enterprise (2) 1878–1879	Built 1872 in Bama
Eureka	40517 wood hull 99 ft × 12 ft × 7 ft (30.2 m × 3.7 m × 2.1 m) 62 long tons (63.0 t)	1853–?	F. Cadell 1853–1855 River Murray Navigation Co.: 1855	Lady Augusta 1853	Built 1853 by Winsby Bros., Goolwa. First barge built and used on the Murray. Sustained damage in 1856 on trip to Ovens Goldfields. Broken up at Goolwa. Register closed September 1859
Excel	wood hull 64.8 ft × 16.4 ft × 4.3 ft (19.8 m × 5.0 m × 1.3 m) 40 long tons (40.6 t)	c. 1897–c. 1909	Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: c. 1897–c. 1909		Built c. 1897 in Echuca. Renamed Adam before 1909
Federal	composite hull 88.4 ft × 17 ft × 5.3 ft (26.9 m × 5.2 m × 1.6 m) 75 long tons (76.2 t)	1899–?	Franz O Wallin	Australien 1920	Built 1899 in Echuca
Federation	wood hull 114 ft × 20 ft × 6 ft (34.7 m × 6.1 m × 1.8 m) 213 long tons (216.4 t)	1872–?	Murray, Murrumbidgee & Darling River System Boat Co.: 1877–1878 W McCulloch: 1878–1887 C Hunt: 1887–?	Edwards 1876 Corrong 1880–1881 Adelaide (1) 1881 Burrabogie 1881	Built 1872 in Bamah
Flod	122735 composite hull 100.1 ft × 16.8 ft × 4.7 ft (30.5 m × 5.1 m × 1.4 m) 169 long tons (171.7 t)	1911–1918	EE Diener, Morgan		Built 1911 by David Milne, Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Kookaburra in 1918
Florence Annie	composite hull 77.5 ft × 25.6 ft × 6.2 ft (23.6 m × 7.8 m × 1.9 m)	1909/10–?	1914} Gem Navigation Co.: c. 1914–? Francis & Tinks	Excelsior 1909, 1912 Barwon 1913 Ruby 1928	Converted from paddle boat Florence Annie in 1909/1910. Last reported uses in 1928. Supposedly abandoned above Kulnine Homestead. Reported sunk at Retail Bend in February 1944.
Florist	wood hull	1880–?	George Piggins		Built 1880 in Echuca
Gertrude	64217 composite hull 63.9 ft × 10.7 ft × 5.2 ft (19.5 m × 3.3 m × 1.6 m)	1878–?	AH Landseer & Partners: 1878–c. 1919 A McFarlane: c. 1919–c. 1931 KD Bowman: c. 1931–?		Converted from paddle boat Gertrude in 1878. Broken up. Register closed 1938
Golconda	wood hull 81 ft × 18 ft × 8.3 ft (24.7 m × 5.5 m × 2.5 m) 121 long tons (122.9 t)	1873–1897	F Payne, Echuca: 1873–1877 H Luth: 1877–1881 Ottaway Bros: 1881–1884 W Dickson, J Hay & R Craig: 1884–? G White & Co. E Rich & Co. Ltd, Bourke	Brewarrina 1896–1897	Built 1873 in Echuca
	wood hull 90 ft × 17 ft × 5.5 ft (27.4 m × 5.2 m × 1.7 m) 40 long tons (40.6 t)	1897–?
Goolwa	40521 iron hull 60 ft × 12.4 ft × 5 ft (18.3 m × 3.8 m × 1.5 m) 21 long tons (21.3 t)	1857–?	River Murray Navigation Co.:1857–1859 Geo. Young: 1859–1864 WR Randell: 1864–1876 Lester & Hardman: 1876–? John Richie, Goolwa: c. 1924–?	Albury 1856 Bogan 1864, 1866 Ariel 1874–1875 Cumberoona (1) 1879	Built 1857 in Goolwa. Register closed 1956
Goulbourne	wood hull 101.8 ft × 21.6 ft × 6.6 ft (31.0 m × 6.6 m × 2.0 m) 194 long tons (197.1 t)	1876–?	T Buzza: 1876–1882 Chas Roberts & Co.:1882–? R Isherwood: c. 1914–?		Built 1876 in Wyuna
Goulburn (1)	iron hull	?–1856	River Murray Navigation Co.: 1855–1856	Melbourne 1856	Sank 29 June 1856 between Cape Jervis and Kangaroo Island while under tow of PS Melbourne, four lives lost
Goulburn (2)	89427 wood hull 103.1 ft × 21.4 ft × 6.3 ft (31.4 m × 6.5 m × 1.9 m) 93 long tons (94.5 t)	1881–?	Alexander Andrew Scott GH Risby, Mildura	Emily Jane (1) 1879–1882	Built 1881 in Echuca. Register closed February 1962
Granite	steel hull		River Murray Commission	Cadell 1923–1924	Used for lock construction
Gunbower	wood hull 111.6 ft × 27 ft × 8.9 ft (34.0 m × 8.2 m × 2.7 m) 180 long tons (182.9 t)	1878–?	D Stratton & Co. Ltd: 1878–1886 JW Robson: 1886–1914 JG Arnold: 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–?	Adelaide (1) 1879 Freetrader 1880 Emily Jane (1) 1881 Enterprise (2) 1882 Corrong 1890 Alert 1897 Colonel 1906	Built 1878 in Gunbower. Reported abandoned at Bryant's Creek near Morgan in 1939
Gwydir	composite hull 114.1 ft × 22.1 ft × 8 ft (34.8 m × 6.7 m × 2.4 m) 167 long tons (169.7 t)	1877–c. 1887	W McCulloch & Co. Ltd: 1877–c. 1887	Freetrader 1878–1879, 1882–1886 Burrabogie 1881	Built 1877 in Echuca. Sold to WR Cave & Co., Pt Adelaide and taken off river for work in the gulfs around Pt Adelaide. Foundered near Tipara Lighthouse, Spencer's Gulf 17 June 1901
Halloween					Mentioned in Newspaper article
Hartley	79315 wood hull 122 ft × 22.9 ft × 4.7 ft (37.2 m × 7.0 m × 1.4 m) 83 long tons (84.3 t)	1879–?	Ebenezer Hartley Randell: 1879–1882 WR Randell: 1882–1914 Gem Navigation Co.: 1914–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–?	Ariel 1879–1892 Barwon 1910 Ellen 1910 Decoy 1911 Excelsior 1914 Corowa 1919 Colonel 1924	Built 1879 in Echuca. Sunk in Queen's Reach. Register closed 1961
Heather Bell				Adelaide (1) 1878–1882	Mentioned in Newspaper article September 1893
Hilda	43140 wood hull 100 ft × 19.6 ft × 7.6 ft (30.5 m × 6.0 m × 2.3 m) 72 long tons (73.2 t)	1892–?	Albert Henry Landseer: 1892–1914 A Ross, Milang: 1914–?	Bourke 1893	Converted from paddle boat Wentworth in 1892. Broken up. Register closed March 1914
Horace	composite hull 100 ft × 19 ft × 7 ft (30.5 m × 5.8 m × 2.1 m) 88 long tons (89.4 t)	1878–?	Cramsie, Bowden & Co.: 1878–1898 Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: 1898–1916 Budarick Bros.:1916–?	Corrong 1882, 1885–1886, 1891 Barwon 1886–1888, 1892, 1897–1898 Alert 1891, 1905 W. F. B. 1931	Built 1878 in Echuca. In 1939 reported abandoned and useless at Bryant's Creek near Morgan
Howlong	71767 wood hull 90.5 ft × 17 ft × 5 ft (27.6 m × 5.2 m × 1.5 m) 53 long tons (53.9 t)	1866–?	Fallon & Partners (Albury S.N. Co.) Wm Whyte & Jas Counsell: c. 1875–1881 J Whyte: 1881–1898 Ed Rich, Bourke: 1898–?	Cumberoona (1) 1868–1874, 1883 Blanche 1876–1877 Excelsior 1883, 1896–1897	Built 1866 in Echuca. Broken up. Register closed 1901
Hume	40530 iron hull 97 ft × 16.4 ft × 6.5 ft (29.6 m × 5.0 m × 2.0 m) 82 long tons (83.3 t)	1858–1888	Leichardt S.N. Co. J Acraman & G Main: c. 1860–c. 1870 G Main: c. 1870–1888	Culgoa 1869, 1871–1872, 1878	Built 1858 by Leichardt S.N. Co., Goolwa. Sold April 1888 to WR Cave & Co., Pt Adelaide and taken off river. Transferred to Fremantle register in April 1907. Register closed 1921
Ibis	40 long tons (40.6 t)				Mentioned in Newspaper article 1874
Impulse	wood hull 99 ft × 12 ft × 7 ft (30.2 m × 3.7 m × 2.1 m) 62 long tons (63.0 t)	1885–?	CJ Wilson: 1885–c. 1888 King & Thornton: c. 1888–? C Wallin: ?–c. 1919 RJ Evans: c. 1919–?	Edwards 1950	Built 1885 by CJ Wilson, Koondrook. Abandoned at Moama
Industry	wood hull 60 ft × 12 ft × 4 ft (18.3 m × 3.7 m × 1.2 m) 39 long tons (39.6 t)	1869–?	R Barbour: 1880–1897		Built 1869 in Echuca
Isabell/Isabella	wood hull 110 ft × 22.6 ft × 7 ft (33.5 m × 6.9 m × 2.1 m) 130 long tons (132.1 t)	1875–?	Dorward & Davies King & Co.: ?–c. 1914 Gem Navigation Co.: c. 1914–?	Cadell 1878 Ellen 1906, 1909, 1912 Corowa 1907	Built 1875 by Thomas McDonald, Echuca. Reported covered with sand in 1939 at Morgan
J & M/J and M	64226 iron hull 85.3 ft × 16.2 ft × 4.3 ft (26.0 m × 4.9 m × 1.3 m) 46 long tons (46.7 t)	1867–?	Johnston & Murphy G Johnston: c. 1874–c. 1879 G Johnston & A Kirkpatrick: c. 1879–1884 AA Scott: 1884–c. 1885 AA Scott & T Googe: c. 1885–?	Albury 1869, 1874, 1875	Built 1867 by A Graham & Co. Goolwa Ironworks, Goolwa. Possibly converted to paddle boat Ventura pre 1890. Register closed June 1910
J.H.P.	52369 iron hull	1873–?		Princess Royal 1873	Converted from paddle boat J.H.P. in 1873
J.L. Roberts	composite hull 110.6 ft × 18.5 ft × 7.8 ft (33.7 m × 5.6 m × 2.4 m) 169 long tons (171.7 t)	1894–1951	Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: 1894–1919 Murray Shipping Ltd: 1919–? Charles Felshaw: ?–1951	Alert 1895, 1897–1898, 1905, 1909 Barwon 1898 Colonel 1906, 1910–1912 Australien 1933	Built 1894 in Echuca. Converted to paddle boat Coonawarra in 1951
Jessie	composite hull 107 ft × 22.4 ft × 8.4 ft (32.6 m × 6.8 m × 2.6 m) 128 long tons (130.1 t)	1877–?	W Davies & Sons: 1877–1887 Cramsie Bowden & Co.: 1887–c. 1898 Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd: c. 1898–1919 SA Farmers Union Co-op Ltd: 1919–?	Corrong 1883–1884, 1897 Barwon 1887–1889, 1891–1894, 1897 Alert 1889, 1895, 1905, 1910 Colonel 1895, 1906, 1908, 1910–1911 Ulonga 1913	Built 1877 in Echuca. Wrecked 14 mi (22.5 km) upstream from Renmark. In August 1913 snagged and sank in deep water with 1000 bales of wool
John Campbell/John Kendall	95999 wood hull 120.6 ft × 28.3 ft × 7.6 ft (36.8 m × 8.6 m × 2.3 m) 243 long tons (246.9 t)	1877–?	James Mackintosh Jas Mackintosh Saw Mill Co.	Elizabeth 1878, 1885	Built 1877 by James Mackintosh, Echuca. Reported abandoned at Mildura. Register closed 1964
John Hart	79301 composite hull 44.6 ft × 11.1 ft × 4.3 ft (13.6 m × 3.4 m × 1.3 m) 15 long tons (15.2 t)	1878–?	Albert Henry Landseer, Milang		Built 1878 in Milang. Register closed August 1921
John Holton		1911–?			Built 1911 in Echuca
John Robb	iron hull 66.3 ft × 18.5 ft × 7.7 ft (20.2 m × 5.6 m × 2.3 m) 64 long tons (65.0 t)	1879–?			Built 1879 in Port Adelaide
Jupiter	55590 iron hull	1866–1868	James King		Built in Scotland, shipped in sections, re-assembled 1866 by Henry Fletcher, Port Adelaide
Kennedy	40531 iron hull 87 ft × 16.4 ft × 6.3 ft (26.5 m × 5.0 m × 1.9 m) 74 long tons (75.2 t)	1857–1864	Cornish G Main & Partners: c. 1860–1864		Built 1857 in by Capt. Cornish, Goolwa. Converted to paddle boat Kennedy in 1864
King Parrot	wood hull 72.6 ft × 16 ft × 5.7 ft (22.1 m × 4.9 m × 1.7 m) 84 long tons (85.3 t)	1873–?	RF Williamson		Built 1873 in Cornella. Possibly converted to paddle boat Golconda in 1877
Koondrook	composite hull 119.9 ft × 24.2 ft × 8.2 ft (36.5 m × 7.4 m × 2.5 m) 156 long tons (158.5 t)	1912–?	Arbuthnot & Sons: 1912–c. 1919 Budarick Bros: c. 1919–1921 JW Tinks & LH Landseer: 1921–?	Arbuthnot 1913	Built 1912 in Koondrook. Abandoned on bank south of Goolwa Slip
Kooringa	55606 wood hull 69.5 ft × 18.3 ft × 5 ft (21.2 m × 5.6 m × 1.5 m) 56 long tons (56.9 t)	1869–?	William Rodda, Goolwa	Built 1869 in Lindsay Island. Register closed October 1912
Moulamein	wood hull 73 ft × 17.6 ft × 5 ft (22.3 m × 5.4 m × 1.5 m) 89 long tons (90.4 t)	1874–?	E Whiteley	Alert 1880	Built 1874 in Bama. Renamed Canally (1)
Only Son	composite hull 77 ft × 15.7 ft × 4.9 ft (23.5 m × 4.8 m × 1.5 m) 74 long tons (75.2 t)	1869–c. 1878	J & J Laing		Built 1869 in Echuca. Renamed Benduck c. 1878

Other

Name	Description	Murray Service	Owners	Boats	Fate/Notes
Mitta Mitta	iron	1857, 1859–1860, 1874	River Murray Navigation Co. 1857–1858	Albury 1857, 1859–1860, 1874
Murrumbidgee	wood	1855	River Murray Navigation Co. 1855	Albury 1855
Wakool	wood	1855–1860	River Murray Navigation Co. 1855–1858	Albury 1855–1860

Old

Name	Description	Murray Service	Owners	Boats	Fate/Notes
Mallara		1910–1911, 1917, 1927		Barwon 1910 Decoy 1910–1911, 1927 Excelsior 1917
Maori		1883–1891, 1893, 1895–1899, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1907–1908, 1913		Alert 1883–1891 Barwon 1889, 1893, 1896, 1901, 1907–1908 Enterprise (2) 1890 Colonel 1895–1899, 1903, 1905 Excelsior 1913
Mary		1908		Barwon 1908
Mary Ann		1884		Corowa 1884
McIntyre		1894		Bourke 1894
Menindie		1869		Albury 1869
Miriam		1870–1875, 1879–1881		Albury 1870–1875, 1879–1881
Moama		1869–1870		Adelaide (1) 1869 Enterprise (1) 1870
Moira		1870, 1873–1874		Corrong 1870, 1874 Adelaide (1) 1873
Monarch		1879–1881, 1886–1887		Cadell 1879–1881, 1886–1887
Moorabin		1921, 1923, 1928–1929		Decoy 1921, 1923 Colonel 1928–1929
Moorara		1909, 1913–1914, 1917		Alert 1909 Barwon 1913 Excelsior 1913–1914, 1917 Corowa 1914
Morning Star		1874–1876		Blanche 1874–1876 Cumberoona (1) 1876 Excelsior 1876
Murchison		1911		Decoy 1911
Myee		1910		Corowa 1910
Namoi		1877–1881, 1883, 1889–1890, 1892–1894, 1896–1898, 1905, 1908, 1912		Ethel Jackson 1877–1880 Burrabogie 1881, 1883 Corrong 1881, 1889–1890 Alert 1892–1894, 1896–1898, 1905 Colonel 1908, 1912 Freetrader
Native Companion		1879, 1883		Agnes 1879 Emily Jane (1) 1883
Nelson		1886, 1888–1892, 1894, 1896, 1898–1899		Corrong 1886 Barwon 1888–1892, 1894, 1898 Alert 1889, 1892, 1896, 1899
Nonpareil		1907–1909, 1911		Corowa 1907–1908 Barwon 1909 Decoy 1911
Ormond		1907		Barwon 1907
Paika		1871, 1881, 1899, 1912, 1917		Corowa 1871, 1912 Excelsior 1881 Emily Jane (2) 1899 Ellen 1917
Paragon		1883–1896, 1903, 1905–1906		Bantam 1883–1896, 1903 Corowa 1905 Ellen 1905–1906
Paroo		1879, 1885, 1888, 1890–1891, 1893–1894, 1897–1898		Alfred 1879 Freetrader 1879 Burrabogie 1885 Corrong 1888, 1891 Alert 1890–1891 Barwon 1893–1894, 1897–1898
Pearl		1902, 1906–1907		Federal 1902 Ellen 1906 Corowa 1907
Pelican		1878–1879, 1881		Alfred 1878, 1881 Corrong 1879 Freetrader 1879 Adelaide (1) 1881
Pimpampa		1874–1876, 1878–1879, 1881–1882, 1901		Burrabogie 1874–1875, 1882 Corrong 1875–1876, 1878–1879 Alfred 1881 Freetrader 1881 Barwon 1901
Pocahontas		1878		Alfred 1878
Premier		1886		Elizabeth 1886
Queen		1910		Ellen 1910
Rabbie Burns		1875–1881		Edwards 1875–1877 Agnes 1878–1881
Radia		1912		Corowa 1912
Redgum		1869		Adelaide (1) 1869
Reliance		1879–1881, 1883, 1890–1893, 1897, 1902		Decoy 1879–1881, 1883, 1890–1893, 1897, 1902 Enterprise (2) 1879
Result		1884, 1886		Ferret 1884, 1886
Retreat		Advance Viola (1)
Rosa		1896		Ariel 1896
Sarah Francis		1886		Emma 1886
Sarah Jane		1900–1901		Colonel 1900 Barwon 1901
Scottish Chief		1876, 1878–1883		Elizabeth 1876, 1878–1879 Agnes 1880–1883
Shamrock		1879–1882		Adelaide (1) 1879–1881 Corrong 1882
Sprite		1883–1884, 1886–1890, 1892		Fairy 1883–1884 Barwon 1886–1890, 1892
Stanley		1876, 1881		Cumberoona (1) 1876, 1881
Susan		1907, 1917		Corowa 1907 Ellen 1917
Swallow		1874, 1878–1881, 1884		Freetrader 1874, 1879 Ethel Jackson 1878–1880 Alfred 1879, 1884 Corrong 1879–1881 Adelaide (1) 1881
T.F.		1918, 1920		Canally 1918, 1920
T.P.		1901		Colonel 1901
Tongo		1878, 1879–1880, 1895		Elizabeth 1878 Burrabogie 1879–1880 Alert 1895
Trader		1898, 1908		Cato 1898 Brewarrina 1908
Ukee		1912–1914, 1917, 1919, 1925		Decoy 1912 Excelsior 1913–1914 Ellen 1917 Corowa 1919 Colonel 1925
Undaunted		1904		City of Oxford 1904
Union		1898–1899		City of Oxford 1898 Emma 1899
Unknown		1866		Albury 1866
Uranus		1890, 1896, 1916–1917, 1920, 1922		Decoy 1890, 1896 Alfred1916–1917 Colonel 1920 Corowa 1922
Vega		1911, 1918, 1932		Australien 1911, 1918, 1932 Colonel 1918
Victory		1886–1887, 1894		Barwon 1886, 1894 Corrong 1886–1887
Walgett		1877–1878, 1885, 1887, 1896–1897		Brewarrina 1877–1878, 1885, 1887, 1896–1897
Wangaratta		1866		Beechworth 1866
Whaler		1921		Edwards 1921
Willandra		1875–1879, 1882		Burrabogie 1875–1879, 1882 Corrong 1875 Alert 1879 Alfred 1879
Wollara		1921		Corowa 1921
Woorooma		1889, 1891–1892, 1896		Alert 1889 Barwon 1891–1892, 1896 Colonel 1896
Wyuna		1878–1882, 1886–1887		Emily Jane (1) 1878–1882, 1886–1887 Emily Jane (2) 1887
Zulu		1890, 1895, 1906, 1918, 1920		Clyde 1890, 1895 Australien 1906, 1918, 1920