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 |
MARKING CLAIM.
“In all directions men were engaged in marking out their claims, which were eight feet square.” 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. BY ARTHUR KINLOCH, Esq.,
CLERK OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. LONDON:
HOPE & CO., 16, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
1856. TO
HIS EXCELLENCY SIR HENRY EDWARD FOX YOUNG, KNIGHT,
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA,
WHO HAS KINDLY AUTHORISED
MY PUBLICATION OF A JOURNAL OF THE EXPEDITION ON THE MURRAY,
I RESPECTFULLY
DEDICATE THIS SHORT NARRATIVE OF THE VOYAGE
OF THE
FIRST STEAMER ON THE WATERS OF THAT NOBLE RIVER.
ARTHUR KINLOCH.
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