The Murray River: Being a Journal of the Voyage of the "Lady Augusta" Steamer from the Goolwa, in South Australia, to Gannewarra, above Swan Hill, Victoria, a Distance from the Sea Mouth of 1400 MilesKinloch, Arthur, active 19th century
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The Murray River: Being a Journal of the Voyage of the "Lady Augusta" Steamer from the Goolwa, in South Australia, to Gannewarra, above Swan Hill, Victoria, a Distance from the Sea Mouth of 1400 Miles
Kinloch, Arthur, active 19th century
Kinloch, Arthur, active 19th century -- Diaries; Kinloch, Arthur, active 19th century -- Travel -- Australia -- Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.); Lady Augusta (Ship); Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- Description and travel; Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- Description and travel; South Australia -- Descr
This morning (Saturday), the steamer took in some tons of wood and nine
bales of wool, which, besides some sheep skins and tallow, completes the
cargo to 441 bales, of an average weight of 300lbs., and an aggregate
value of £9,000 or £10,000, with which we trust her owners will for the
present remain satisfied. We are now steering on for Mooruna, the
station of the Crown Commissioner of the Albert District, where we are
to leave Mr. Cole—having dropped the Messrs. Jamieson, with most hearty
farewells, at the Darling junction. One of these gentleman, the Mr. Hugh
Jamieson, who has accompanied us thus far on our expedition, has been
successfully exerting himself in moving addresses to His Excellency and
Captain Cadell, which, with Sir Henry Young’s rejoinder, are as
follows:—
“_Address presented by the Murray Settlers of New South Wales and
Victoria to Sir Henry Young, when approaching the boundaries of South
Australia, on his return to Adelaide, in the_ Lady Augusta, _steamer._
“To Sir Henry Edward Fox Young, Knight, Lieutenant-Governor of South
Australia, &c., &c., &c.xxx
“May it please your Excellency—
We, the undersigned, proprietors of stock in New South Wales and
Victoria, resident on the Murray and surrounding districts, hail with
satisfaction the present opportunity afforded us by the safe return to
this part of the Murray of the _Lady Augusta_ steamer from her
inauguration voyage from the Goolwa to beyond Swan Hill, and beg to
congratulate your Excellency on your safe return to the frontiers of
your own Province; and respectfully desire to convey to your
Excellency some record expressive of our opinion with reference to the
opening up of these extensive districts, by means of inland steam
navigation, throughout the interior of Australia.
“We deem it unnecessary, on this occasion, to enlarge on the
importance of this enterprise, the great public and varied interest
therein involved, and the very evident advantages to arise from it;
but would desire to convey to your Excellency our unanimous opinion,
and just appreciation, of the liberal and enlightened policy of the
Legislature of South Australia in encouraging so highly important an
undertaking; and, at the same time, we would desire to express to your
Excellency our acknowledgments, not only for the persevering exertions
and valuable support which the enterprise has all along received from
your Excellency, at the seat of your own Government, but also for the
favourable manner in which you have brought under the consideration of
the Home Government, the Governor-General in Sydney, and the
Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, the importance of the early
establishment of steamers on the Murray, on a scale commensurate with
the requirements of so large a river.
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