Since the early nineteenth century, the Murray River has played an important role in the pastoral, economic and industrial development of Australia. The short lived historic riverine shipping industry was integral to this development....
moreSince the early nineteenth century, the Murray River has played an important role in the pastoral, economic and industrial development of Australia. The short lived historic riverine shipping industry was integral to this development. Limited archaeological studies were undertaken with regards to the maritime landscape of historic shipping on the Murray during the early 1990s. Those studies conducted since have primarily focused on the lower regions of the Murray’s maritime landscape and relics from this period. This maritime landscape, however, extends almost 3,000 kilometres from river source to river mouth and is defined not only by aquatic relics of the past but also by those terrestrial structures that administered, powered and in turn were powered by this historic shipping industry.
Presented at the 2018 AIMA/ASHA Conference, Parramatta, New South Wales, 28 September 2018.
