# Murray–Darling steamboat people

This is a list of captains and boat owners and others important in the history of the Murray-Darling steamer trade, predominantly between 1850 and 1950.
All entries relate to items on the list of Murray–Darling steamboats.
| Name | Born | Died | Owned | Captained | Notes | More |
| Acraman, Main, Lindsay & Co. | 1855 | 1890 | Culgoa Kennedy Leichardt Sturt | | John Acraman, George Main, John Lindsay (Lindsay left c. 1870) | |
| Adams or Adamson | | | | Victoria 1869 Cumberoona 1870 J.H.P. 1870. Pearl 1872 Adelaide 1872 Cumberoona 1879 | | |
| George Balfour Air | c. 1826 | 12 May 1903 | Rothbury Success (part) | Success 1877–1895 Rothbury 1891–1899 | He was married to Jane (c. 1829 – 9 October 1905) | |
| Daniel Alexander | | | Mayflower 1884–1890 | Mayflower 1884, 1890 | "Black Alec" Alexander, a hawker who may have been African-American, a man of immense strength (Mudie p. 143) Made off with the boat after repossession by bank According to Mudie, acted as cook on Australien; drowned after falling overboard. (Mudie p. 161) | |
| George Henry Alexander | 1875 | 15 December 1939 | | Corowa 1911–1913, 1919 Marion 1911, 1914 Princess Royal 1912 Ellen 1912 Ruby 1914, 1917, 1921 Colonel 1924 Gem 1924 | Born at Menindie, he moved to Morgan around 1880. He worked for James Nutchey and Hughie King before qualifying for Captain's certificate. Worked for Gem Navigation Co. and their successor Murray Shipping Co. He married Mrs. R. Thamm and turned to hotel business 1925. | |
| Charles Anderson | c. 1871 | 1 August 1942 | | Adelaide 1912–1939 | "Swan" "Swannie" Anderson, was fifty years on the Murray, starting as a deckhand on the Kelpie. | Anderson |
| William John Anderson | | 1 July 1949 | Excelsior | | "Dollar" Anderson worked on the Echuca Wharf. | |
| Robert Anderson | c. 1840 | 13 July 1889 | | Providence 1866, 1867 Bogan 1868, 1869? Ariel 1868–1875 Nil Desperandum 1873, 1877 1880 | "Bob" Anderson of Mannum, probably no relation to the above, was father of Murray Anderson. He may have skippered Bogan 1868, 1869 (Mudie p. 80) | Anderson |
| (Robert) Murray Anderson | c. 1869 | 15 December 1934 | Wilcannia with Hoad? Rothbury 1911 | Wilcannia 1906 Rothbury 1911, 1917 | Son of "Bob" Anderson | Anderson |
| Max Anderson | 20 May 1903? | | Rothbury | Rothbury 1940, 1948 (Mudie p. 132) | Son of Murray Anderson, owned Mildura slip. | |
| Anderson (unresolved) | | | | Ariel 1893, 1894 | | |
| Alexander Arbuthnot | 1853 | 7 June 1914 | Arbuthnot 1912–1913 Murrabit | | Born in Bendigo, he worked at Robson's sawmill, Echuca (later owned by D. Munro), around 1875. In 1889 he founded Arbuthnot Sawmills at Koondrook, which became the largest such in Australia. and exists to this day. | |
| Samuel Armfield | c. 1860 | 26 June 1933 | | Murrumbidgee 1898, 1907, 1908 | He lived at Goolwa, drowned while fishing at Murray mouth. A son, Herbert Alexander "Hooky" Armfield was a carpenter and boatbuilder in Goolwa. | |
| (Johann) George Arnold | 1863 (Mudie p. 189) | 25 May 1949 | Golconda −1894 Saddler 1894– J. G. Arnold Mundoo Wilcannia 1911– Renmark (part) : 1914–1916 Avoca c. 1920– | Golconda Saddler 1894, 1901 Tyro 1912 Rothbury 1912 Renmark 1943 (Mudie p. 133) | Born in Sweden, arrived in Adelaide 1889. Worked as boat builder in Mannum; bought Mannum slip after Randell died. He was partner with Mortimer Charles Crane as M. C. Crane and Co. ( –1902). | Arnold |
| Laurence Milo "Peter" Arnold | 28 October 1910 | | Murrabit 1948– Tarella 1953 | Golconda Avoca | Son of George Arnold | Arnold |
| Benjamin William Atkins | 27 May 1846 | 1919 | | Goolwa 1874 Princess Royal 1875, 1876 Rob Roy 1893, :1896–1898, 1906 Barwon 1910 Marion 1910 Wm. Davies 1913 | "Ben" Atkins served as master on most of Gem Navigation Company's steamers. He married Susan McBeath (1854 – 16 January 1931) in 1875, lived at Goolwa. Their son Cecil Percy Kintore Atkins was later with the Highways and Local Government Department in charge of River Murray punt maintenance, and possibly their steamboat Oscar W.. | |
| Walter Francis Bailey | May 1856 | 8 November 1931 | Surprise "... owned three boats" | Surprise 1892 Clyde 1897 Maggie 1899 Colonel 1905 Resolute 1905, 1906 Rothbury 1906 Barwon 1910 Enterprise 1910 Wm. Davies 1912 Arbuthnot Goldsbrough 1915 J. G. Arnold 1917, 1918, 1921 | Originally a compositor for the Riverine Herald of Hay, Walter Francis "Wild Man", "Never Sleep" Bailey (Mudie p. 183) held record for longest service on the river. Lived at Echuca until 1917, when he moved to South Australia, but skippered Success one last time 1931. (Mudie p. 187) Married to Mary (c. 1860 – 27 March 1942), they had three sons: Walter, Burton and Frank and five daughters: inc. Mabel Finlayson and Mary Blatchford. | |
| Walter John Bailey | c. 1886 | 7 June 1946 | Eric (became W.F.B.) Success 1926– Waikerie 1926–1929 | W.F.B. 1922, 1923, 1926, 1931 Success 1928, 1931, 1935 | Eldest son of Walter F. Bailey, He may have skippered some of the boats here attributed to his father. Married to Harriet. | |
| Burton Gordon "Bert" Bailey | | | W. F. B. (part) | | Second son of W. F. Bailey; served in some capacity on the W.F.B. 1925 Married May Carroll in 1917. | |
| John Bails | 22 April 1861 | 26 April 1952 | | Pyap 1906–1911 | John Bails worked for Charles Oliver on Queen then at A. H. Landseer's store at Milang. He moved from Milang to Claire in 1910 and was mayor of that town 1927–1929; his son Gordon was mayor 1941–1946. Purchased Success, Waikerie and five barges from W. Tinks in 1926. | |
| John Banks | 1833 | 1876 | Beechworth (part) Jane Eliza (part) | Jane Eliza 1869, 1870, 1872 | John Banks owned Beechworth and Jane Eliza with George S. Smith as Smith & Banks. Their store at Wahgunyah was lost in the 1867 floods. Married Isabella His sister Elizabeth (c. 1835 – 27 August 1871) married George S. Smith around 1865. | |
| William Barber | 25 September 1833? He may have been born as early as 1829. | 21 January 1922 | Lady Augusta Providence | Lady Augusta 1862–1866 Ruby 1859 Melbourne 1859 Albury 1860 Murray 1862 Gundagai 1862 Lady Augusta 1862–1866 Queen 1865 Jolly Miller 1866–1869 Providence 1866–1868, :1870–1872 Culgoa 1872 Vesta 1873 Cumberoona 1873–1875 Lady Daly 1876 Victor 1881 Industry 1885–1905 | William Barber of Cockenzie, Scotland, sailed from England to Melbourne on the Lioness with Robert Kay for Francis Cadell, was a member of first Lady Augusta crew, was mate on the Albury, owned the Lady Augusta and Providence, He was in command of Melbourne in 1859 when she broke up crossing the Murray mouth. He joined the snagging service on the Industry sometime before 1884. William Barber married Eliza (or Elizabeth) Hennessy of Goolwa in 1859 (Jim Ritchie married her sister Wenfried). | |
| J. Alexander Barber | | | | Ruby 1891 Pearl 1891 | Son of William Barber, worked as mate under Miers, later of Berri. | |
| Robert Barbour | January 1827 | 4 August 1895 | Wagga Wagga 1879 | | Sawmill owner and steamboat proprietor, member of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly 1877–1880 and 1882–1894. | Main article |
| John Barclay | c. 1826 | 1 November 1886 | | Gundagai 1857–1864 | Member of Cadell's Lioness crew 1853 | Barclay |
| James Barclay | | 29 May 1914 | | Albury 1870, 1871, :1874, 1875 Maranoa 1870–1875, 1879 Wentworth 1872 | "Jimmy" Barclay, perhaps brother of John, lived in Goolwa. | Barclay |
| Edward Barnes | | 19 October 1885 | | Cumberoona 1870–1872, 1876 Riverina 1874–1876 Undaunted 1876 Resolute 1877, 1878, :1882, 1885 Victoria 1879 Rob Roy 1880 Lancashire Lass 1881 Success 1881 Emily Jane 1882 | Ned "Black Angel" Barnes married Elizabeth (c. 1831 – 9 April 1897). He drowned in a futile attempt to rescue their 12-year-old son, who had fallen in the river. | |
| Barrenger | | | | J.H.P. 1872 Princess Royal 1872, 1873 | Perhaps Thomas Barrenger (c. 1831 – 14 January 1919), who married Mary Jane Oliver (c. 1844 – 16 January 1929), sister of Captain Charles Oliver. | |
| Edward Baron | c. 1847 | 4 January 1907 | | Decoy 1878, 1881, 1885, 1886 | Baron lived at Glanville House, Glanville, married Jane Eleanor Gunn (c. 1851 – 22 August 1911) in 1877; died on Governor Musgrave. | |
| Daniel Berger | | November 1920 | Wandering Jew 1893–1899 | Wandering Jew 1893–1899 | Jewish businessman of Forbes, later bankrupt, returned to Europe. | |
| Bergman or Berghmann | | | | Mannum 1912 | Perhaps Captain Alex Bergman or Berghmann, hero of the wreck of the Bittern 1885 | |
| Charles Berthon | | 10 May 1880 | | Enterprise 1875 | In charge of snagging party on Murrumbidgee 1872–1880. Married Charlotte Jenkins of Buckingbong ( – 2 March 1880), lived at Narrandera. Charles hanged himself two months after her death. | |
| Anthony L. Blake | | | | Lady Darling 1864 Lady Daly 1864, 1868 | Manager of Cobb & Co in 1859 and Victorian Stage Co., Agent for Murray & Jackson, 1861, 1867. It is likely that he, like Jackson, was an American. | |
| Fred Blake | | | | Queen 1873 Moolgewanke 1875 Sturt 1877 Excelsior 1879 | Fred Blake was captain of Moolgewanke 1875, when her boiler exploded. He later worked as mate on the Lady Daly. | |
| Frederick W. Blundell | | | Sapphire 1911–1912 | Sapphire 1911, 1912 | He was charged with a breach of the Liquor Trading Act in 1912. | |
| Charles Claus Bock | c. 1843 | 4 December 1919 | Golconda 1887 | Menindie 1875 Ariel 1876–1879, 1892 1896 Kennedy 1883 Pearl c. 1885 Golconda 1887 Waradgery 1893 | "Charlie" Bock was born in Glückstadt, Germany, and settled in Mannum in 1869. He married Mary Evelyn Randell (c. 1852 – 29 October 1927), eldest daughter of Thomas George Randell, in 1875. Was (Violet Sarah) Rose Bock, who married James Percy Randell (22 April 1867 – 4 January 1914) a sister? | |
| John Clark Bowden | c. 1845 | 7 April 1924 | | | Partner, Cramsie, Bowden & Co. | C., B. & Co. |
| David Bower | c. 1832 | 25 May 1901 | Riverine (part) 1863–1870 Murrumbidgee (part) 1866– Riverina 1887 | Riverine 1863–1870 Murrumbidgee 1869–1873 Elizabeth 1874–1876 Trafalgar 1877–1886 Nile 1886, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1897–1899 Invincible 1888 | Partnership with J. Duncan dissolved 1869 "Davie" Bower purchased the wrecked Riverina 1887, but appears only to have taken her for two trips to the Murrumbigee. His wife Margaret (born 21 July 1845) was still alive in 1943. They lived at Bowers Bend, Echuca. | |
| William Bowring | c. 1852 | 28 July 1924 | Emily Jane Prince Alfred Marion | Emily Jane 1894, 1899 | W. Bowring & Co. were store owners of Wentworth and Mildura | Bowring |
| F. Boxall | | | | Lady of the Lake 1882, 1885 | He had a leg amputated 1887 following an injury. What relation to Marianne Louise Boxall, who married Fred Payne (both of Echuca) in 1862 and Alice Boxall who married Payne in 1874? Fred Payne was owner and occasional skipper of Lady of the Lake. | |
| Thomas Brakenridge | c. 1830 | 11 March 1881 | Vesta 1871–1872 Excelsior 1873–1876 | Vesta 1871, 1872 Excelsior 1873–1876 | He married Mary Inglis (c. 1839 – 3 September 1903); they lived at Port Elliot | |
| Harry Brand | | | | Industry 1923–1928, 1930 | Born in Port Lincoln, son of William Brand, who (with brothers Jim, Harry and George) built the Overland Corner Hotel c. 1866. | |
| James Murray Brand | | | | Queen 1924 | Son of Harry Brand (1837– ); cousin of Harry Brand above. He later lived on the Decoy converted to a houseboat. His sister Martha Brand (c. 1868 – 28 November 1939) married Jim Nutchey. | |
| Harry Brennan | | | Fairy 1892 Wanera 1939 | Alpha 1911 | Traded along the Murray. With son Laurie and wife Gwen (née Beelitz) lived on houseboat (ex-steamer) Wanera 1939 | |
| George William Brown | c. 1807 | 1 August 1877 | | Grappler 1867–1872 | Lived at Port Adelaide | |
| John Humphrey Brown | | | Pioneer 1875–1880 Eureka 1881– Golconda 1881–1882 Florence Annie c. 1882 | | Partner with James Ritchie sr. as Brown & Ritchie, boat owners. Florence Annie was named for his eldest daughter | |
| Herbert J. Brown | | | Nile (part) 1911–1927 Jandra (part) 1906–1911 Pearl (part) 1914– | | "Herb" Brown, partner with Walter "Wally" Brown as Brown Brothers of Bourke, owners and operators of trading steamers. | |
| Walter Radcliffe Brown | 1862 | 6 April 1935 | Nile 1911–1927 Jandra 1906–1911 Pearl 1914– | | "Wally" Brown, with Herbert J. "Herb" Brown trading as Brown Bros. of Bourke owned and operated trading steamers. They retired around 1927. Wally was organist for the Presbyterian church in Bourke. | |
| "Paddy" Browne | | | | | Drove Rothbury, Success and Australien for W. Wilson (Mudie, p. 148, 161) | |
| Bruce | | | | Duke of Edinburgh 1870–1872 | | |
| Wilson Horace Budarick | | | Murrabit (part, with brother) | Murrabit 1919 | Lived at Murray Bridge. His brother Arthur (c. 1882 – 28 September 1935) was killed when his bicycle and a truck collided. | |
| William Bulled | | c. 24 July 1904 | | Kingfisher 1879, 1880 Goldsbrough 1880 Wardell 1893 | Conducted snagging operations from the Wardell 1893–1899 then the Melbourne. He died insolvent. | |
| John Charles Burgess | c.1839 | 8 March 1889 | | Waradgery 1874 Lady Daly 1875 Murrumbidgee 1877–1880 Victoria 1878, 1884 Maggie 1885 Invincible 1888 | He married Mary Jane; they lived at Moama, and had at least two daughters. He drowned while crossing the river after an evening in an Echuca hotel. | |
| Joseph M. Burnaby | | | | Pioneer 1881, 1882 | Married, lived in Echuca −1885 | |
| D. Burns | | | | Industry 1941 | | |
| Rev. William John Bussell | c. 1855 | 6 June 1936 | | Etona (1&2) 1894–1912 | Church of England minister | |
| L. F. Butcher | | | | Marion 1944 | | |
| Rev. W(illiam) Corly Butler | | 15 March 1955 | Glad Tidings 1894, 1895 | Glad Tidings 1894, 1895 | Primitive Methodist pastor, lived in Morgan, moved to W.A. 1897. | |
| Thomas Buzza | c. 1833 | 25 April 1904 | Emily Jane 1875 | Emily Jane 1877, 1880 Emily Jane (2) 1882–1887 | Sawmill owner | Buzza |
| (Wentworth) Victor Byrne | c. April 1892 | | | Ellen 1920 Gem 1921, 1923 Decoy 1924 Wm. Davies 1924 Success 1926, 1929, 1931, :1933–1935 Merle 1953 | Born at Wentworth, enlisted May 1916, but discharged as medically unfit for service due to previous ankle injury. | |
| James Manning Byrnes | c. 1838 | 9 October 1924 | | | In charge of snagging party | Byrnes |
| Thomas Bynon | 26 December 1858 | 27 August 1945 | | Murrumbidgee 1876 Wagga Wagga 1876, 1885 :1903–1905, 1912, 1916 Alert c. 1880 Struggler | Tom Bynon came to Narrandera 1870. He married Selina Broad, lived at Narrandera; they had three sons and three daughters. | |
| Francis Cadell | 9 February 1822 | 1879 | Lady Augusta Share of many more. | Lady Augusta 1853 Sir Henry Young 1854 Gundagai 1856 | With his partner William Younghusband, was the first to run a commercial steamer, the Lady Augusta on the Murray in 1853. Founded River Murray Navigation Company. | Main article |
| Charles Cantwell | c. 1853 | 30 April 1916 | | Murrumbidgee 1884 Nile 1887, 1896 Trafalgar 1887–1899 City of Oxford 1890 Ulonga 1913 | He was married to Anne (c. 1857 – 26 August 1944) and lived at Echuca. One of their sons was killed at Gallipoli. | |
| Charles Cantwell jr. | | | | Wm. Davies 1921 Ellen 1921 Colonel 1924 J. G. Arnold 1925 Pevensey 1930–1932 Success 1941 | A son of Charles Cantwell (1853–1916), and may have skippered some of those boats here attributed to him. He and his wife were aboard Pevensey when she burned 1932. | |
| William Symington Carlyon | 18 August 1859 | c. 5 September 1936 | | Invincible 1886 Freetrader 1888 Elizabeth 1893 Barwon 1894, 1896, 1897 Australien 1901 Wanera | "Billy" Carlyon was deckhand on the Kelpie, then captain for Permewan, Wright & Co. Later ran hotels in Echuca and Moama. | Carlyon |
| Thomas Symington Carlyon | 1866 | 20 October 1925 | | He reportedly captained a (unnamed) River Murray steamer. | A brother of Captain William Carlyon, he became a wealthy hotelier. | Carlyon |
| Ben Chaffey | c. 1876 | 3 March 1937 | Marion 1908 | | Chaffey, Salmon & Dunne owned Tolarna, Moorara, Garnpang, Tapio stations. Best known as owner of racehorses Manfred and Whittier. | Main article |
| John Henry Chaplin | | c. 26 February 1917 | | Dispatch | Chaplin was grocery and drapery trader on Lower Lakes and river, based at Goolwa. | |
| C. Christie | | | | Rob Roy 1880 | Perhaps typo for J. F. Christy | |
| John Fray Christy | 1844 | 13 November 1924 | | Pioneer 1875–1876 Murrumbidgee 1876 Goldsbrough 1877, 1878 Moira 1878 Lancashire Lass 1879–1881 Resolute 1881 Riverina 1883 Rothbury 1883, 1885. | Originally from Hertfordshire, he ran river steamers for ten years before taking over the Travellers Rest Hotel, Boileau (near Echuca) in 1883 then around 1910 turned to farming. He was married to Mary Dorothy; they had five sons and three daughters. | |
| Church | | | | Kingfisher 1874 Undaunted 1875–1876 Pearl 1875, 1876 Enterprise 1876 Goldsbrough 1876; | | |
| Spencer Clarke | | | Murrumbidgee 1923–1946 | Murrumbidgee 1923–1946 Hero 1943–1949 | "Spinny" Clarke of Echuca owned Murrumbidgee and barge J. L. Roberts; carried posts and sleepers. Skippered Hero for the Forest Commission. Their daughter Phyllis married Harry Thomas Pearce in 1942 | |
| M. Cole | | | | Princess 1877 Enterprise 1882 Goldsbrough 1882, 1883 Corrong 1883, 1884 Agnes 1883, 1884 | Lived in Echuca until at least 1887. A Cole was mate of Goldsbrough 1906. | |
| G. Cole | | | | Edwards 1888, 1889 | Possibly typo for M. Cole. | |
| John Colebatch | | | | Viola 1902 | | |
| William Grimwade Collins | c. 1865 | | Alpha 1909, 1914 E.R.O. 1923 Queen 1925 Kookaburra 1927 Excelsior Pyap Jolly Miller | Fairy 1893, 1894 Jolly Miller 1908, 1909 Alpha 1918–1923 | "Old Bill" "Pop" Collins of Renmark, born in Euston, was married to Emmie Louise (c. 1872 – ). Son Morris (Maurice?) and daughter Amy Alpha were experienced riverboat sailors. Daughter Pearl Royal married Neil Dryburgh Wallace (they divorced in 1954, citing Hilary Hogg as co-respondent), and was the first woman in Australia to hold a skipper's ticket. Two other sons, William (mentioned by Ian Mudie op. cit. p. 89) and Norman, also held captains licences. | |
| Norm. Collins | | | Avoca (part) Hero (part) 1950 | Hero 1950 | Partner, Collins Bros. of Mildura. | |
| Thomas Connell | | | | J. H. P. 1866–1870 | | |
| John Cornish | | | Kennedy (part) | Kennedy 1864–1867 | | |
| James Counsell | c. 1819 | 5 August 1894 | | | Partner with John Whyte (see below) as Whyte, Counsell, and Co., wholesale grocers and shipowners. (Whyte left the company in 1884; John Counsell jr. and Thomas Smith were admitted and the company went into liquidation 1887). James Counsell was the father of the architect Frank Counsell. | |
| Charles Cowley | | | Pyap c. 1939 | Lancashire Lass 1878 Alert 1879, 1880 Goldsbrough 1880 Golconda 1882 Brewarrina 1893. | Cowley married Elizabeth Ann Cook, stepdaughter of Captain Edward Barnes, in 1875. They rescued Mrs. Lindqvist from drowning 1884 but never found her baby. In 1890 their house in Echuca East burned down. He later ran the Echuca Railway Refreshment Rooms ( –1917). He bought Pyap c. 1939 for his own use as a houseboat. | |
| Syd. Cowley | | | | Little Wonder 1898 | Perhaps a son of Charles. | |
| Cowley (unresolved) | | | | Elizabeth 1895 | | |
| John Cramsie | c. 1831 | 18 February 1910 | | | Partner, Cramsie, Bowden & Co. | C., B. & Co. |
| Mortimer Charles Crane | 11 January 1876 | 10 November 1948 | | Saddler 1902 Nellie 1906, 1907, 1909, :1911–1915, 1919–1921 Renmark 1920 | "Mort" Crane was a son of Joseph John Crane (14 August 1842 – 1 August 1919), an associate of W. P. Auld. He was principal of M. C. Crane and Co., which for a time included J. G. Arnold. He married Florence Gertrude Baseby (1879–1947); lived at Mannum, then Norwood. He was licensee of the Bridgewater Hotel 1924–1936. | |
| Edward Daniel Cremer | c. 1817 | c. 5 February 1892 | | Maranoa 1873 Jupiter 1876 Enterprise 1877 | | Cremer |
| Daniel Cremer | c. 1835 | May 1942 | | Cato 1896, 1897 Jupiter 1902, 1907, 1908 :1921, 1922, 1928 Florence Annie | Dan was son of Edward Cremer | Cremer |
| Edward (Edwin?) Crowle | | | | Kingfisher 1878 Goldsbrough 1880 Riverina 1880–1882 | He was later engaged in snagging the river near Wilcannia. | |
| J. Cummins | | | | Shannon 1895 Success 1896 | | |
| George Frederick Curson | c. 1822 | 1 April 1898 | Cato (part) 1883– | | Partner of Joseph Nash | Curson |
| Robert Davey | | | | Enterprise 1869 Kelpie 1872 Murrumbidgee 1874 | He may have been the Robert Davey who was given two years' jail for the knife attack on John McGowan in June 1874. | |
| William Davidson | | | | Lady Augusta 1853 Leichardt 1856, 1857 Sturt 1857 | Brought Lady Augusta from Sydney then through Murray mouth 16 August 1853 for Francis Cadell. | |
| William J. Davies | c. 1830 | 15 April 1903 | Pride of the Murray 1865–1877 Nile 1885– | Pride of the Murray Nile 1885– Kelpie Trafalgar 1877 | Known as "Commodore" or "Bill" Davies | Davies |
| William E. Davies | 15 September 1859 | 23 October 1902 | | Pride of the Murray 1878–1884 Nile 1887 Trafalgar 1888 | Son of William J. Davies. | Davies |
| Davis | | | | Bunyip 1885–1886 | Stuck in the Darling during the 1885–1886 drought. Around 1889 skippered (perhaps the same) Bunyip (owned by Matthew Johnston) on the Manning River. | |
| John Davis | | 9 November 1872 | | Providence 1872 | Captain of Providence when shortly after leaving Menindie her boiler exploded, killing him and three crew. | |
| T. J. Davis | | | | Emu 1895 | | |
| Albert De Forest | | | | Emma 1886 Barwon 1886 Enterprise 1887 Lancashire Lass 1895 Glimpse 1897 | "Bert" De Forest and F. O. Wallin were awarded medals by the Humane Society for rescuing a drowning girl in 1895. | |
| Dean | | | | Edwards 1932 | | |
| Henry Dewing | | | | Kelpie 1869 Bunyip 1878 (Mudie p. 90) | Lived at Echuca. His wife died 22 August 1879. Perhaps the Henry Dewing (c. 1839 – 7 November 1897) of Barwon Downs. | |
| James Dickson | c. 1851 | 29 January 1914 | | Emily Jane 1878–1880 Pearl 1880–1882 Lancashire Lass 1882–1888 Corrong 1888, 1889 Rodney 1892–1894 | "Jimmy" Dickson of Echuca was captain of Rodney 1894 when she was burned by striking shearers. He died in Fremantle. His daughter Janet Harkes Dickson married T. Charles Goode, grandson of Thomas Goode of Goolwa, in 1898. | |
| William Dickson | c. 1855 | 28 October 1912 | Moira | Maranoa 1871 Goolwa 1871 Albury 1873 Wentworth 1874–1876 Cadell 1879, 1880, 1883, 1884 Moira 1886, 1889, (Mudie pp. 86,89) 1892–1898. | "Willie" Dickson lived at Goolwa, later Semaphore He was married to Helen (c. 1849 – 25 October 1906). Report of him being captain of Pearl 1881 probably typographical error. Possibly not related to "Jimmy" Dickson. | |
| Dickson (unresolved) | | | | Wm. Davies 1894 | | |
| (Ernest) Edward Diener | c. 1866 | 27 December 1923 | Eva Millicent 1893–1903 Merle 1903–1917 Kookaburra 1917–1923 | Eva Millicent 1893–1903 Merle 1903–1917 Kookaburra 1918–1923 | Edward Diener started life on the River as cabin boy for Hugh King, then ran a profitable firewood business on the Darling. He owned and ran a series of trading boats, also the barge Flo. He married Katherine "Katie" Cooper (c. 1866 – 9 January 1954) in 1897. | |
| J. Dodd | | | | Vesta 1872 Telegraph 1872 | Perhaps James Dodd of Coorong, who died of alcohol poisoning 28 November 1872. | |
| Eliezer Hainsworth Dodd | c. 1829 | 8 February 1900 | Mundoo | Mundoo 1878, 1890, 1893, 1896 | "Happy" Dodd was involved in the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line. He built Mundoo and with it traded up and down the Murray until at least 1896. His daughter Alice married a son of George Grundy in 1883. | |
| Elwyn Eliezer Dodd | 9 July 1863 | 18 October 1941 | | Victoria 1893 Cato 1897, 1898. | Son of "Happy" Dodd, he married Ellen Cave in 1882, she divorced him 1905; he married again, to Bertha Alwina Miegel (1882–1958); they lived at Mannum. | |
| Eliezer Hainsworth Dodd jun. | 16 January 1870 | 10 May 1949 | Fairy (part) Ventura 1909–1911 Sunbeam | Fairy 1898 Ventura 1909–1911 Sunbeam. Gem 1943 Renmark 1949 | "Hain" Dodd, son of "Happy" Dodd, was partner in Johnson & Dodd running Fairy between Morgan and Renmark 1898. He married Margaret Barbara Tait (daughter of John Tait) in 1890; He divorced her in 1900. He married again, to Bridget G. McGrath; their home was "Ventura" in Goolwa. He was mayor of Goolwa 1916 and a successful angler. He died in the cabin of his launch Sunbeam. | |
| Joseph Dorey | c. 1841 | 10 April 1923 | | Alfred 1877, 1880, 1881 Goldsbrough 1878 Freetrader 1878–1881 Saddler 1879 Princess 1880 Murrumbidgee 1880–1885 Adelaide 1881 Ethel Jackson 1880, 1881 | Originally Dore, perhaps Doré, he married Isabella Simpson (c. 1847 – 9 April 1908); they lived at Echuca, then Williamstown | |
| George Roy Dorward | c. 1831 | 9 March 1906 | | Victoria 1866–1869 Waradgery 1872, 1874 Jane Eliza 1874 Rodney 1875, 1876, 1878–1880. | A Murray pioneer, he was partner with William Davies in the firm Dorward & Davies c. (1875–1884); lived at Moama. | Dorward |
| George Roy Dorward jun. | 1853 | | | Kelpie 1877, 1878 Pearl 1879, 1880 Rodney 1878–1884 Alert 1901 Excelsior 1916 | Son of George R. Dorward. | Dorward |
| Thomas Dowland | c. 1833 | 27 March 1887 | Express 1869–1870 | Express 1869, 1870 | Carpenter, builder, undertaker and Murray trader. | Dowland |
| Lewis Downs | c. 1860 | 8 February 1943 | Alfred (part) | | Partner in Knox & Downs (1912–) | Downs |
| (William) Henry Drage | 30 May 1901 | | Trix 1950– | Wm. Davies 1926 Marion 1928, 1931–1942 Decoy 1928 Wanera 1935 | He married Myrtle, lived in Renmark; moved to Mildura in 1941, served as RAAF wireless operator during World War II. | |
| Dubois | | | | Mundoo 1914 Renmark 1914 Gem 1915 Queen 1915 Goldsbrough 1915 Tyro 1915 | Worked for J. G. Arnold carrying timber for the Blanchetown lock, irrigation pumps. | |
| Duffy | | | | Emu 1893, 1894 | | |
| James Duncan | | | Riverine (part) 1863–1870 Murrumbidgee (part) 1866– Riverina | Murrumbidgee 1867 Pioneer 1870 | Partnership with D. Bower dissolved 1869 May have owned Dora with J. Wrench. | |
| William Peter Dunk | 1838 | 19 August 1924 | Jupiter Milang Murray | | He was a partner in the firm of A. H. Landseer (dissolved 1890). He married Emma (c. 1836 – 9 November 1917); they lived in Milang. Third son Albert Landseer Dunk (c. 1865 – 21 July 1938), worked on Bourke then managed Landseer's office in Morgan. | |
| Abraham Dusting | c. 1851 | 1 June 1908 | | Golconda 1880, 1881 Pioneer 1881 Edwards 1882 Jane Eliza 1883–1886 Resolute 1889, 1890, 1899 Hero 1891, 1893–1897 Corrong 1896 Rita 1904 Barwon 1908 Invincible | "Abe" Dusting of Echuca, born in Cornwall was stuck at Curranyalpa during 1885–1886 drought. His certificate was suspended for a month in 1881 for an act of negligence (setting a line across the river without keeping proper watch) which resulted in damage to the Moira. Curiously, Dusting's steamer and Hill's barge were both named Golconda. | |
| Edward Dutton | c. 1832 | 29 January 1887 | Express 1879 | | Dutton was owner of Goolwa Brewing Company and mayor of Goolwa 1875, later of "Ardune", Lucindale. | |
| Charles William Dyer | c. 1862 | 28 September 1927 | Royal | Royal 1908–1917 | He married Mary McKeown in 1800; they lived in Renmark. | |
| Charles T. Earnshaw | April 1845 | 8 April 1930 | Undaunted 1875 (part) Eva 1891 | Eva 1891 | Built engines and was part owner of Undaunted. Built Eva in 1891. Sold it about 10 years later to James Green |
| Alfred James Ebery | | | | Pioneer 1881 Edwards 1882, 1883 Rothbury 1884, 1885 Riverina 1885 | He was mate of the Roma when she caught fire 1886. | |
| John Egge | 1830 | 11 September 1901 | Endeavor 1868–1874 Murrumbidgee 1887– | Endeavor 1868–1874 Prince Alfred 1875 | Anglophile Chinese who settled in Australia, a successful river hawker. | Egge |
| Edwin David Egge | 1869 | 4 June 1946 | | Murrumbidgee 1896, 1898, 1899 Lady of the Lake 1896 | "Ned" or "Ted" Egge was a son of John Egge; hairdresser and businessman in Renmark. | Egge |
| Charles Elfenbein | c. 1825 | 25 June 1884 | | Vesta 1871–1873 Queen 1872 | | |
| Richard James Evans | | | Edwards 1911, 1916 | | Evans owned the Barmah sawmill, 80 km upstream from Echuca; founded Evans Bros. sawmill, Echuca in 1923. Mayor of Echuca 1932 Married Margaret (c. 1842 – 21 July 1936) children included Fred, William (died 7 September 1932), Albert | |
| Charles Evans | | | | Emily Jane 1881 | | |
| Edward Evans | c. 1833 | 3 April 1902 | | Rothbury 1901 | | |
| P. Evans | | | | Edwards 1918 | | |
| Robert Felgate | c. 1851 | 12 October 1884 | | Queen 1873, 1874 | A publican of Wentworth and Wilcannia, he married Marianna Saunders (c. 1850 – 15 July 1931) in 1873. | |
| George Ferguson | | | Pioneer 1907 | | Lived at Port Adelaide. | |
| Edward R. Fitzgerald | | | | Industry 1887 | | |
| Richard Stanislaus Foley | | 21 November 1904 | Maggie 1881– | | R. Stanislaus Foley was an auctioneer of Ballarat. | |
| Fred Foord | c. 1840 | December 1878 | | Wahgunyah 1866–1868 Waradgery 1868–1872 Lady Augusta 1870 Jane Eliza 1872 | | Foord |
| Fordyce | | | | Australien 1905 | | |
| James Foster | | | | Edwards 1939 | Jim "Big Did" Foster, a man of immense size (Mudie p.–143), an official guest at the commissioning of the Coonawarra. | |
| Edward Charles Fowler | 1847 | c. January 1940 | | Elizabeth 1873–1874 Burrabogie 1874 Emily Jane 1875, 1876 Decoy 1878 Fairy 1881 Ethel Jackson? Rodney 1886 Hero 1892 Emu 1893 | Lived at Echuca, later Morgan. He was declared insolvent in August 1885. He later moved to Western Australia, where he died. Ian Mudie mentions Sam Fowler, captain of Emily Jane in 1878 (Mudie p. 91). | |
| Albert Francis | 16 August 1874 | 21 September 1913 | Alpha 1898– Waikerie (part) | Alpha 1898– | "Bert" Francis built Alpha (which he ran for a few years) then Royal and Waikerie, in partnership with W. Tinks. | Francis |
| John Raglan Frayne | c. 1854 | 12 October 1923 | | Moolgewanke Paringa Nil Desperandum Princess Royal Britannia Victor 1903 | Frayne captained boats for Tonkin, Fuller and Martin (especially Victor). He married Jemima Jessie "Jena" Loney (c. 1860 – 10 August 1928) in 1882, lived in Goolwa. | |
| Fredericks | | | | Express 1878 | | |
| Freeherne | | | | Emu 1876 | | |
| Thomas Henry Freeman | 31 March 1858 | 6 April 1939 | Agnes Alfred Canally 1907– Emma Shannon Success | Riverina 1879 Agnes 1879–1883 Corrong 1884–1886 Emma 1885, 1886 Rothbury 1890–1892 Success 1889, 1891–1893, :1897, 1902–1909 Shannon 1894–1899, :1901–1904 Canally 1912–1916, 1918 | "Tommy" (also nicknamed "Hooky" "Wingy" and "Blondin" – Mudie p. 165) Freeman married Emma Mansfield Osborn (c. 1859 – 19 April 1949) in 1883, had a large family, lived in Echuca, retired to Heathcote around 1919. | |
| William Thomas Mansfield Freeman | | | | Corowa 1923 Ruby 1923 | Son of T. H. Freeman, and possibly also skippered some of the boats listed above. | |
| John Jennings Fulford | 1853 | 27 May 1923 | Waradgery (part) | Waradgery 1889 | "Jack" Fulford was captain of Waradgery 12 October 1889 when its barge Willandra sank with the loss of bargehand Robert Johnstone. Fulford was blamed for allowing bales to be stacked too high (and blocking egress from the barge's forecastle), but acquitted by court of inquiry. Fulford married Alice Glew, daughter of William Glew, mate and engineer of Waradgery. They had ten children. | |
| John Arthur William Fulford | c. 1884 | c. 5 January 1953 | | Wanera (Mudie p. 129) | "Billy" Fulford was son of Jack Fulford. | |
| Benjamin Grove Fuller | 1815 | 9 June 1902 | Paringa | | Partner in the firm of Tonkin, Fuller & Martin. | Fuller |
| Benjamin Mark Fuller | 1846 | 20 September 1912 | Moolgewanke (part) | Duke of Edinburgh 1868–1874 Vesta 1870 Moolgewanke 1874–1876 Waradgery 1878 Paringa 1883 Gem 1883 Princess Royal 1891 | A son of B. G. Fuller, he was skipper and part owner of Moolgewanke when her boiler burst, killing two men, and held partly responsible. | Fuller |
| J. Fyfe | | | | Undaunted 1877 Rob Roy 1878–1880 Goldsbrough 1880 Ferret 1884 | James Fyfe ( – 25 May 1899) ran a sawmill at Colinroobie near Narrandera. He married Agnes Keltie (c. 1831 – 13 November 1897) around 1862. But it is not certain this is the same person. | |
| M. Gabb | | | | Endeavour 1908 | "Well known at Kalangadoo and Penola" |
| Hedley Gelston | | 14 October 1879 | Shannon (part) | Shannon 1880 | Hedley and his brother Hastings Atkins Gelston ( – 9 May 1941) owned Shannon. Hedley drowned near Wentworth when he fell from that boat. | |
| Gem Navigation Co. | 1909 | | Barwon 1909–, Corowa 1909–, Decoy 1909–, Ellen 1909–, Enterprise 1909–, Gem 1909–, Mannum 1909–, Marion 1909–, Murrumbdgee 1909–, Princess Royal 1909–, Rob Roy 1909–, Ruby 1909–, Tarella 1909–, Waradgery 1909–, Wm. Randell 1909– | | Consortium formed by amalgamating assets of Ben Chaffey, Laurie Landseer and Hughie King. Bought out Permewan Wright in 1910 | |
| Benjamin Germein | c. 1826 | c. July 1893 | | Corio 1857 | "Ben" Germein is remembered as a hero of the Admella and skippered Corio through the Murray mouth a number of times until she foundered. | Main article |
| James T. Gibbs | | | | Federal 1905–1908 Goldsbrough 1910, 1911 | James Gibbs lived at Murray Bridge. | |
| John Gillon | | | | Goolwa 1867–1871 Wentworth 1870–1875 Maranoa 1870, 1872 Queen 1874–1875 Corowa 1881 Shamrock 1886 (Mudie p. 231) | His son Michael drowned 1873 after falling from Queen, where he had been playing. | |
| Arthur Glew | | 13 December 1888 | Ferret (part) 1884– Waradgery (part) 1886 | Waradgery 1887, 1888 | Arthur was the oldest son of engineer John A. Glew of Echuca. He ran swimming baths in Echuca 1880. He owned Ferret and Waradgery in partnership with William Wilson; when partnership dissolved he took Waradgery (Mudie p. 157–159) | |
| William Glew | | | | | "Willy" Glew, perhaps a brother, built Ferret with William Wilson 1883; was mate and engineer on Waradgery 1889. He ran the swimming baths in Echuca 1890 and was later licensee of the Steampacket Hotel, Echuca. | |
| Edward Henry Golding | c. 1868 | 20 October 1940 | | Victor 1890, 1891, 1894 Kingfisher 1892 | Proprietor Gol Gol Hotel 1891–1892 He married Laura, daughter of B. M. Fuller, in 1892, moved to Perth | |
| Thomas Goode | 1846 | 14 July 1921 | City of Oxford 1903– | | "Tom" Goode was partner of Goode & Johnston. | Main article |
| (Thomas) Charles Goode | c. 1874 | 22 June 1947 | Florence Annie Milang 1909– Murrabit Renmark (part) | Pioneer 1906 Dispatch 1908 Florence Annie Milang 1909 Ruby 1911 Mannum 1926 Murrabit 1939 | Charles Goode was eldest son of Tom Goode, traded on Lower Murray and Lower Lakes. | Main article |
| John Gribble | | | | Julia 1874 Pride of the Murray 1875 Murrumbidgee 1875, 1876 Brewarrina 1877–1880, 1882, 1886 Elfie 1892 | One of the few to regularly service Walgett, in Brewarrina, "his bijou boat" (Mudie p. 92) | |
| George Henry Griffin | c. 1894 | 24 July 1945 | Merle | Merle 1941–1943 | "Harry" Griffin of Murray Bridge commissioned M.V. Merle and conducted river cruises between Murray Bridge and Morgan. | |
| Edgar Griffin | | | Merle 1945–1952 | Merle 1943 | Inherited Merle from brother George, sold her to W. R. Bowhey in 1952. | |
| George Grundy | c. 1818 | 4 July 1902 | | | Bargemaster behind Providence when she blew up 1872. | Grundy |
| Robert Grundy | c. 1846 | 19 May 1919 | | Menindie 1893 Saddler 1893 Tolarno 1893, 1902, 1906, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919 | "Bob" Grundy was son of George Grundy, worked for Knox & Downs, died on the Tolarno. | Grundy |
| John Grundy | 1858 | 20 March 1946 | | Blanche 1877 Bourke 1891–1896 Tarella 1897–1909 Renmark 1913 Kelvin 1920 Milang | Son of George Grundy; worked for the Renmark Irrigation Trust from around 1915. | |
| George Grundy jun. | c. 1861 | 18 April 1940 | | Brewarrina 1893 Decoy 1900 Murrumbidgee 1902–1904 Industry 1905, 1909, 1912, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1922 Dispatch 1910 | Son of George Grundy, he lived at Goolwa. He became, in 1922, South Australia's first lockmaster, at Blanchetown. He was married to Florence Ellen (c. 1864 – 3 July 1922) | |
| Grundy (unresolved) | | | | Victoria 1912 Francis Cadell 1892 Menindie Wilcannia 1911, 1912 | | |
| William Gunn | c. 1826 | 7 October 1885 | Queen | | Gunn ran the Crown Hotel, Wentworth. He married Sarah (c. 1826 – 29 November 1891) | |
| F. Gurney | | | | Emu 1872–1874 | | |
| Haines | | | | Barwon 1912, 1913 | See also Haynes | |
| C. Haines | | | | Colonel 1933 Ulonga 1935, 1936 | Perhaps the same person as C. F. Haynes below? | |
| William Hampson | | | Nellie 1882– | Undaunted 1878, 1879, 1881 Invincible 1879–1881 Nellie 1882, 1883. | In 1882 his house, in Echuca, was totally destroyed by fire. Amongst the debris was found the medal presented to him by a grateful William McCulloch in 1879. The fire had proved the "gold" medal was of some base metal with a gold finish. | |
| (Wilhelm Robert) Frederick Hanckel | c. 1876 | 13 November 1947 | | Ventura 1909 Barwon 1910 Despatch 1911 Wilcannia 1911 | "Fred" Hanckel married Daisy Mazzarol (c. 1882 – 28 May 1911) of Mannum in 1909; they lived at Waikerie. | |
| Frederick Christian Hansen | | 11 July 1897 | Golconda (part) 1877– | Kingfisher 1875–1878 Golconda 1877–1880 Riverina 1878 Tyro 1880 Agnes 1880 Rob Roy 1880, 1881 Ariel 1881 Emily Jane 1881 Moira 1881–1884 Maggie 1885–1897 | "Chris" Hansen emigrated from Copenhagen. He married Frances Alderton McConnell in 1871; they lived at Echuca. He was once sued (unsuccessfully) for slander by Janet, the wife of James Laing. He died after falling from the Echuca wharf to the deck of the barge J. L. Roberts while loading wool. | |
| R. Hanson | | | | Lancashire Lass 1881 | | |
| Harris | | | | Rob Roy 1914 | | |
| Harrold Bros. | | | Wentworth 1865, 1866 | | | Harrold Brothers were best known as marine operators, as for the City of Adelaide |
| Alfred Hart | | | | Princess Royal 1895 Marion 1900–1908 | Alf Hart married Jane Anne Johnston of Goolwa on 10 May 1882. Jane's father James was engineer on (unnamed) River Murray steamers. Mentioned by Ian Mudie (op. cit. p. 135) | |
| Harry Hart | | | | Excelsior 1913, 1914 | Mentioned in article by "The Skipper" Married Sarah Jane Jefferies (died 1910) in 1878; lived Goolwa then Stepney then Murray Bridge. | |
| J. Hart | | | | Victoria 1885, 1886, 1888–1891 | | |
| S. Hart | | | | Rothbury 1911 | | |
| W. Hart | | | Excelsior | Excelsior 1889 | | |
| Hart (unresolved) | | | | Corowa 1895 Ellen 1895, 1896 Ruby 1895, 1896 Nellie 1898, 1899 Lancashire Lass 1905 Wm. R. Randell 1907 Princess Royal 1914 Wm. Davies 1914 | Which of these refer to whom? | |
| Hay Steam Navigation Co. | 1874 | 1878 | Burrabogie 1874–1878 Corrong1874–1878 | | Operated between Hay and Echuca Consortium of wealthy squatters (J. A. Tyson, "McGaw & Others") and James Ritchie sr. Liquidated 1879; McCulloch & Co. purchased the boats and barge Pimpampa. | |
| A. Haynes | | | | Wanera 1931 | | |
| Charles Frederick Haynes | | | | Oscar c. 1919, 1925 | "Charley" Haynes of Echuca was captain of Oscar in July 1925 when cook J. "Tassy" Russell fell overboard and drowned. | |
| John Haynes | | | | Ellen 1923 | William Henry "Gus" Haynes, mate of Wm. Davies who fell overboard and drowned 27 August 1925 may have been a brother. Early reports had John Haynes as the victim. | |
| Haynes (unresolved) | | | | Princess Royal 1912 | | |
| John Heigh | | | | Prince Alfred 1875 | | |
| J. Hemfield | | | | Excelsior 1912 | | |
| W. Henderson | | | | Decoy 1924 Ruby 1924 Colonel 1926 Wanera 1930 | | |
| Samuel Richard Heseltine | c. 1849 | 19 December 1920 | Menindie Shannon | Prince Alfred 1875 Menindie 1875, 1876, 1879 Shannon 1880–1882, 1886 | Partner with W. L. Reid. A brother, Augustus Frederick "Gus" Heseltine (c. 1854 – 26 April 1879), fell from Menindie and was drowned near Overland Corner | Heseltine |
| John Heseltine | | | | Shannon 1880, 1881, 1885 | A brother of Samuel. In charge of Shannon when she was largely destroyed by fire October 1885. | |
| Charles Hill | | c. September 1907 | | Murrumbidgee 1869, 1874 Cumberoona 1869 Pioneer 1870 Julia 1871 Melbourne 1872, 1873, 1875, :1877, 1878, 1882, 1884, :1887, 1888, 1890 Freetrader 1873 Princess 1874, 1875 Moira 1876, 1881–1883 Elizabeth 1878, 1879 Invincible 1882 Pride of the Murray (Mudie p. 118) | "Stuttering Charley" Hill ran hotels in Quorn, Broken Hill and Mitcham. He was declared insolvent 1872. He married Margaret (c. 1858 – 11 June 1936); they had five sons and three daughters. | |
| James Hill | | | | Melbourne 1872-1892 | Captain James Hill was born as James Merton 20 Nov 1831 at Constantine, Cornwall to Oliver Merton and Mary Ann Hill. He emigrated to NSW, Australia in the early 1850s, and worked on the Hunter River based at Morpeth. He married first Mary Doonan at West Maitland 4 Sep 1854 but deserted this marriage in 1862, taking his eldest son with him. He subsequently remarried bigamously as James Merton to Mary Grace Dalling on 21 Aug 1863 at Hotham, Vic. In 1865 his first wife advertised that she assumed he was deceased and planned to remarry. After this, Captain Hill reverted to the use of the name James Merton Hill. After his second wife's death, he remarried for a third time to Frances Maria Bunker, 21 Jun 1889 at Hare Street, Echuca, Vic. Captain Hill moved to Hornsby, NSW after his retirement, and died 20 Oct 1919 at his home "Falmouth", Peats Ferry Road, Hornsby, NSW. Captain Hill had 10 biological children to his three wives, and one adopted child. Of these five survived into adulthood and left descendants. | |
| E. W. P. Hill | | | | Wm. Davies 1925 | Captain when mate "Gus" Haynes lost overboard | |
| Robert Hilton | | | Express (part) | Express 1871, 1872 | Part owner of Express with H. Parker. Probably Capt. Robert Hilton ( – c. 9 June 1891) of Clarendon, who married Sarah Squire in 1856, better known as a blue-water sailor. | |
| Bill Hoff | | | | Shamrock | Hauled redgum for Gibbons Bros. | |
| Hilary Harding Hogg | 18 July 1913 | | | Alexander Arbuthnot 1942 Hero 1942–1944 Murrumbidgee 1947, 1948 North Star 1950 Coonawarra 1950 Success 1956 | "Paddy" Hogg engineer. | Hogg |
| Hoskins | | | | Adelaide 1881 | | |
| Herbert Bristow Hughes | c. 1821 | 18 May 1892 | Decoy 1878– | | Hughes owned Kinchega station at Menindee, commissioned construction of the steamer Decoy and barges Reliance and Croupier to carry his sheep, but soon abandoned the idea and sold her. He married Laura White (c. 1829 – 5 January 1909), for whom the town of Laura was named, and whose brothers Samuel and Frederick were prominent in the history of Wirrabara. | |
| Hull | | | | Wm. Davies 1925 | | |
| Hume Bros | | | Milang 1920 | | Concrete pipe manufacturers | |
| Charles Frederick Hunt | 1852 | 3 April 1941 | Invincible 1887– | Invincible 1887–1892 | "Charley" Hunt purchased Invincible from McCulloch & Co.,(Mudie p. 99) and rebuilt her. He purchased derelict Freetrader. | Hunt |
| John Innes | c. 1830 | 18 March 1910 | | Invincible 1878 Goldsbrough 1878, 1887 Kelpie 1879–1893 Rodney 1887 Corrong 1888 Wm. Davies 1894 Colonel 1896–1899 Nile 1898 | "Johnny" Innes was born in Edinburgh and employed by, successively, L. McBean; Cramsie, Bowden and Co.; and Permewan Wright and Co. He married Wilhemina Carlyon (c. 1852 – 26 August 1915), sister of Captain William S. Carlyon. | |
| Robert Isherwood | | | | L'Orient 1889 Struggler 1901 | "Bob" Isherwood was married to Florence ( – 1 September 1954) | |
| Peleg Whitford Jackson | c. 1834 | 24 April 1912 | List (part) | Settler 1862, 1863 Lady Daly 1865 | Transportation entrepreneur from America | Murray & Jackson |
| Gus Jansen | | | | Melbourne 1902 (Mudie p. 234) | | |
| Alfred J. Johnson | | | Pride of the Murray (part) 1865–1869 Alfred 1869 | | In 1869 Alfred Johnson of Sandringham relinquished share in Johnson, Davies and Co. to Davies and Locke. | |
| Charles Johnson | | | | Invincible 1881 Riverina 1882 Kingfisher 1884–1886, 1891 Princess 1887 Barwon 1888, 1899 City of Oxford 1890, 1894 Success 1892 Elizabeth 1893 Arbuthnot 1913. | He was seriously burned when Arbuthnot caught fire 1913. | |
| Carl Peter Johnson | | | | Glimpse 1885 (Mudie p. 121) Success 1891, 1892 | | |
| George Johnson | | | | Albury 1881 | | |
| Peter Johnson | | | | Murrabit 1914 or 1915 | | |
| R. Johnson | | | | Cadell 1880 Renmark 1925–1927 Colonel 1930 Wanera 1933, 1936 Oscar 1935 | | |
| W. Johnson | | | | Glimpse 1899 | | |
| Johnson (unresolved) | | | | Enterprise 1882 Corrong 1882, 1883 Kelpie 1888 Adelaide 1891 Sunbeam 1899 Clyde 1899 Success 1903 Alert 1906 Colonel 1910 | Which of these refer to whom? more needed on: Johnson & (E.H.) Dodd of Morgan owned Fairy 1898 Johnson, Davis & Co. contractors owned Pride of the Murray 1865 | |
| George Bain Johnston | 28 November 1829 | 29 May 1882 | | Gundagai 1856 Albury 1858, 1864, 1865, 1868–1872, 1874 Moolgewanke 1860 Wentworth 1870–1873, 1875, 1876 Maranoa 1869–1872, 1874 Napier 1875, 1876 Queen of the South 1878, 1880 Ellen 1880 | Member of Cadell's Lioness crew 1853, made pioneering trips in the Quiz, Lady Augusta and Albury For the relationships between Johnston and Barclay, see "Barclay" above | Main article |
| Peter Johnston | c. 1859 | 2 June 1900 | | | Son of G. B. Johnston; a marine engineer, moved to Fremantle. | |
| George Johnston | January 1864 | 18 September 1925 | | Captain Sturt 1916, 1919, 1923, 1925 | "Gumtree" Johnston, son of G. B. Johnston; married Miriam Ottaway in 1893; lived at Blanchetown. Captained s.s. Cadell in the Spencer Gulf trade. He was partner in Johnston & Murphy. Died aboard Captain Sturt at Lock 9. | |
| Peter Johnston | 1826 | 2 June 1881 | | (perhaps) Maranoa 1866 | Brother of G. B. Johnston; died of exposure after falling from the steamer Cadell at the Goolwa wharf. | |
| Thomas Johnston | c. 1825 | 13 August 1889 | Jolly Miller | Lady Augusta 1857 | He worked as mate with George B. Johnston, whom Ian Mudie (Mudie p. 145) identifies as a cousin; helped sail Lioness from Liverpool to Melbourne in 1853, Lady Emma from the Clyde to Port Elliot in 1855. He was married to Georgina Johnstone (c. 1824 – 23 December 1883). They had a son Thomas Adam Johnston ( – 13 August 1846); daughter Jane Harkes Johnston married Thomas Goode of Goolwa on 22 March 1872 and daughter Alison Ross Johnston married Edward Goode in 1880. | much confusion with Thomas Johnstone (below) |
| Thomas Johnstone | | | | | | Johnstone |
| Adam Johnstone | c. November 1834 | 25 September 1905 | | Menindie (Mudie p. 116) Saddler 1896 | Brother of Tom Johnstone | Johnstone |
| George E. Jolly | | | | Julia 1878 Victoria 1881 Freetrader 1883 Resolute 1886, 1887 Invincible 1887 | For a short time in 1886 he held the publican's licence for the Criterion Hotel, Echuca. | |
| Joy | | | | Struggler 1918 | | |
| Robert Kay | | | | | Brought out Lioness 1853; Lady Emma (carrying Gundagai and Albury) 1855. | Kay |
| William Keir | | | | Enterprise 1873, 1878–1889 Goldsbrough 1882 Glimpse 1884 Emma 1887, 1888. | son of William Keir (1826–1905), sawmiller of Echuca. He married Agnes Sharp (c. 1859 – 21 June 1942). | |
| Robert Kirkwood Keir | c. 1859 | 13 July 1940 | Enterprise 1884–1889 | Enterprise 1887–1889 Edwards 1911 Adelaide 1916 | He was licensee of the Pastoral Hotel, Echuca 1890–1893. He married Mary Jane Montgomery. Their son Robert Henry Keir (c. December 1889 – ) served in France during World War I as bandsman and stretcher bearer, was awarded a Military Medal and Croix de Guerre. | |
| Hugh Kelly | | | | Wanera 1910 Ulonga 1915, 1918 Invincible 1922, 1925, 1932, 1934 | Nicknamed "Murrumbidgee Roarer", he lived at Mildura. | |
| Thomas Kelly | | | | Australien 1910–1912, 1918,1920 (Mudie p. 163) | A brother of Hugh Kelly; nicknamed "Gentleman Tom", retired to Melbourne. | |
| Orlando Kenrick | | | | Rodney 1877, 1878 Alfred 1879 Princess 1880–1884 | | |
| William Kerr | | | | Express 1873, 1874 Vesta 1874 | | |
| John Kerr | | | | South Australian 1888, 1891–1894 Decoy 1889, 1898 | He was later proprietor of the railway refreshment rooms at Murray Bridge. | |
| F. D. Kerridge | | | | Emma 1890–1892 | | |
| Hugh King | 11 January 1840 | 7 October 1921 | Teviot Ellen Moira 1865– Princess Royal Jane Eliza Gem J. H. P. 1872– Ruby | Ruby 1860 Lady Augusta 1861 Gundagai 1862–1865 Lady Darling 1864 Moira 1865–1869 Teviot 1868, 1870 Moira 1869 Princess Royal 1870–1873 J.H.P. 1872 Jane Eliza 1875, 1878 | "Hughie" King married Isabel McKenzie (died 1888) and had four sons. He married again, in 1891, to Frances Judd and retired to Morgan. Which King had Mannum 1901? Hugh King Drive, which runs alongside the River Murray at Mildura, may have been named for him, as was King's Row, a block of five houses in Morgan. | King |
| Hugh William King | | | | Gem 1889–1908 Corowa 1897 Ruby 1899 Ellen 1905 Murrumbidgee 1909 | Third son of Hughie King; he lived at Nor' West Bend. | |
| Charles King | | | | Elizabeth 1879 | Possibly a son of Hughie King | |
| James King | | | Francis Cadell Jupiter −1875 | Gundagai 1864 Francis Cadell 1866 Ruby Jupiter 1869–1874 | Possibly a son of Hughie King, he sold Jupiter and fled to New Caledonia to avoid bankruptcy.(Mudie p. 115) | |
| George King | | | Pilot | Pilot 1915–1917 | | |
| M. King | | | Riverina −1887 | | Proprietor of Globe Hotel, Crossenvale (1 km south of Echuca) | |
| Alfred Kirkpatrick | c. 1840 | 13 April 1919 | Albury 1881 | | Pastoralist of Mount Murchison, Buckanbe, Murweh stations; miner and businessman of Wilcannia: Kirkpatrick & Frew 1874. Married Mary Theresa Quin (July 1849 – 8 July 1941), sister of his partner Edward Quin, in 1869. | |
| William Knight | c. 1850 | 28 November 1911 | | Australien 1902 Rothbury 1902 Goldsbrough 1905 Maggie 1905 Hero 1906 Resolute 1906 | He married Mary McCart ( – c. 13 December 1948) and lived in Echuca; they had two daughters. | |
| George Knight | | | | William Randell 1935 | | |
| Robert George Knox | 1868 | 26 April 1948 | Alfred (part) | | Partner in Donaldson, Coburn & Knox (1899–) then Knox & Downs (1912–) | Knox |
| Kopp | | | | Albury 1875 Gertrude 1875, 1876 | He had previously commanded the sailing vessel Mosquito on the Lower Lakes. Perhaps John Kopp who became light keeper on the hulk Harriet Hope in 1878, then Cape Jaffa and Cape Borda. | |
| John Heinrich Krause | | 13 February 1919 | | Little Wonder 1879, 1880 Murrumbidgee 1880 Adelaide 1881 Alfred 1881–1883 Era 1903 | Married to Mary Jane, lived at Echuca, then Mildura, retired to Nuriootpa. Two daughters died 1887 within a month of each other. | |
| Carl Heindrich Ferdinand Kruse | 25 May 1823 | 27 June 1911 | | Showboat | He captained the sailing boats Ponkaree and Ada and Clara which was motorized and became Renmark's Showboat | Kruse |
| James Laing sen. | c. 1819 | 3 January 1892 | Rob Roy Riverina | | Laing was married to Mary. | |
| James Laing jun. | c. 1840 | poss. 24 September 1913 | Edwards | Edwards 1875–1879 Undaunted 1879 Rob Roy 1880, 1881 | He had his licence suspended for negligence in abandoning a barge loaded with wool and failing to keep an up-to-date log book. | |
| Thomas Laing | | | Agnes (part) 1877–1880 | Rob Roy 1876 Agnes 1879 | The youngest son of James Laing sen., principal of Thomas Laing & Co. | Laing |
| James T. Laing | | | Undaunted | Wagga Wagga 1880 | Cousin of James and Thomas Laing | |
| Albert Henry Landseer | 10 February 1829 | 27 August 1906 | Bourke (part) Despatch (part) Eliza (part) Gertrude (part) Industry (part) | | Businessman and politician with extensive trading and flour-milling interests. He established the township of Milang. W. P. Dunk was for some time a partner | Main article |
| Laurence Harcourt Landseer | 19 September 1876 | 27 August 1955 | | | "Laurie" Landseer was son of A. H. Landseer; part of Gem consortium 1910– | |
| Laurence | | | | Rob Roy 1880 | | |
| James Lawson | | | | Freetrader 1877 Alfred 1878, 1879 Princess 1879, 1880 Ethel Jackson 1880, 1881 Murrumbidgee 1880–1883 | He was later engaged on ocean-going vessels. | |
| Adam Leishman | c. 1854 | 2 October 1913 | | Ruby 1911 | Echuca manager of Gem Navigation Co., he acted as skipper during 1911 U.R.U. strike. | |
| (William) Henry Leonard | c. 1831 | 26 March 1873 | Waradgery 1869– (part) | | Shipbuilder of Echuca; partner in Leonard, Symington and Dorward. Lessee of punt ("Hopwood's") and pontoon bridge linking Echuca and Moama. Founded Echuca Meat Preserving Company 1869. | |
| Richard George Lewen | c. 1824 | 5 March 1903 | | Kelpie 1874, 1875 Victoria 1876–1878 Thistle 1879, 1880 Invincible 1880 Lady of the Lake 1880, 1881 | Partner in Murray River Fishing Co. with one (perhaps James) Rice. He was the first to be awarded a Master's certificate at Echuca. He married Lucy Alison (c. 1826 – 23 November 1893) Daughter Lucy Ann Lewen, married W. W. Pullar in 1872. | |
| George Alison Lewen | 1854 | 1929 | | | Eldest son of R. G. Lewen. Wilcannia manager for Wm. McCulloch and Co. in 1885. He married Elizabeth Charlotte "Bessie" Hoseason (daughter of Captain Hoseason) in 1885. | |
| Richard Frederick Lewen | c. 1856 | 17 May 1922 | | Bantam 1883–1901 Alert 1898 | Younger son of R. G. Lewen. He married Maria R. Reid ( – 1 July 1935) of Moama in 1880. They later lived in Richmond. | |
| Henry Robert Lewen | c. 1825 | 5 March 1895 | Bantam | | Brother of R. G. Lewen. | |
| Lewen (unresolved) | | | | Moira 1868 Julia 1870 Gem 1879 Maggie 1905 | | |
| Lewis | | | | Maggie 1883, 1884 | | |
| Gustaf Lindqvist | c. 1845 | 10 February 1923 | | Burrabogie 1877–1884 Resolute 1878, 1879 Corrong 1887, 1888, :1890–1892,1894 (Mudie p, 139),1896 Rodney 1888–1891 Kingfisher 1892 Kelpie 1895 Maggie 1891, 1898, 1899 Alert 1899 | "Gus" Lindqvist, born in Sweden, married Isabella Halbert Carlyon ( – 25 January 1937), a sister of Thomas and William Symington Carlyon, in 1875. They lived at Echuca; first at Richmond Hill until that house was destroyed by fire. Later that year she fell in the river and was rescued, but her baby drowned. They then bought a cottage in Mitchell Street. They retired to East Melbourne. | |
| John Scott Lindsay | c. 1819 | 29 June 1878 | | Gemini 1857, 1858 (Mudie p. 70, 199) Lady Daly 1866, 1867 Kennedy 1869 Grappler 1872–1875 | Earlier commanded the brig Europa and Sir James Fergusson's yacht Edith. With Randell reached Brewarrina 1859. Married Catherine Reid (c. 1822 – 28 May 1884) and lived at Goolwa. The explorer David Lindsay was a son. | |
| George Linklater | 4 February 1829 | 15 November 1886 | | Alert 1879 | He built steamers Adelaide 1866, Hero 1874, Alert 1879 and barge Heather Bell 1877. He married Sarah Ross in 1865. George jun. was born in 1866. | |
| Lubert | | | Wardell 1909 | | Snagging operations | |
| Henry Luth | c. 1837 | c. 18 July 1883 | Moira 1875– | | Sawmiller of Echuca; partner with Samuel Riddell as "Luth & Riddell" | Luth |
| David Luttet | c. 1820 | 1 July 1907 | Agnes (part) | | Businessman of Creswick partner with the Laing brothers and J. Randell, then Randell alone as Thomas Laing and Co. | |
| William Hele Luxon | c. 1831 | 23 February 1873 | | Sturt 1859–1863 Lady Daly 1862, 1864, 1865 Wentworth 1866–1868 Maranoa 1871 | Partnership with George Eaton, as traders, was dissolved 1870. He married Jane Miller of Goolwa in 1861; they had four children. | |
| John Lyons | c. 1856 | 14 October 1938 | | Emily Jane 1881 Edwards 1887 City of Oxford 1891 | Lived at Echuca | |
| Lachlan McBean | 1810 | 19 January 1894 | Goldsbrough Kelpie | | "Locky" McBean was a wool millionaire who owned Woorooma and Windouran stations and others beside, Moulamein and Royal hotels in Moulamein. Described by Mudie (op. cit. p. 160) as "mean and almost illiterate", he died after being thrown from his buggy. | |
| Donald McBeath | c. 1819 | 13 March 1902 | Amphibious 1879–1902 | Mundoo 1875, 1876 Amphibious | He was earlier captain of sailing ships on Lower Lakes. | |
| John McBeath | c. 1861 | 25 May 1938 | | Amphibious c. 1890– | Son of Donald McBeath; his descendants increasingly chose spelling "McBeth". | |
| David Donald McBeath | 1865 | 12 July 1927 | | | Engineer on several Murray boats; he married a daughter of R. Murray Anderson. | |
| Samuel McBurney | c. 1810 | 18 January 1889 | | Bunyip 1889 | He died in Wollongong hospital after a brick fell on his head while loading at Bulli jetty. | |
| Alexander McCoy | c. 1822 | 29 September 1895 | | Leichardt 1856–1858 Sturt 1856–1858 | He was instrumental in founding the Adelaide Steamship Company. | McCoy |
| William McCulloch | 22 October 1832 | 4 April 1909 | (list at McCulloch) | | Founder Wm.McCulloch and Co., Pty. Ltd. of Melbourne, the largest transport business on the Murray system 1876–1886. | Main article McCulloch |
| McDonald | | | | Milang 1913, 1917 | | |
| James Mace | | c. 1895 | | Gundagai 1856 Albury 1857 Wakool 1860 Lady Daly 1864, 1865 Lady Darling 1865 Cumberoona 1866–1869, 1871 (Mudie op. cit. p. 224) | "Jim" Mace navigated Wakool/Edward 1860. (Mudie p. 75) His master's certificate was suspended for 12 months after collision with Wahgunyah for which he was found culpable. He was proprietor of Star Hotel, Echuca, 1870–1875. He married Sarah Ann Rouse (c. 1858 – 24 September 1919) around 1857 and deserted her around 1875. He lost two sons by asphyxiation (probably carbon monoxide poisoning) from charcoal embers in a closed cabin on the Lady Daly in 1865. | |
| Rowley McGraw | c. 1910 | 1993 | | Edwards 1950 Coonawarra 1952 | With Hilary Hogg, "Spinny" Clarke, Tom Norris and Barney Binks, one of the last certificated skippers on the Murray. | |
| Mercer M. Mack | | 6 November 1883 | | Alfred 1869–1876 Goolwa 1875 Ethel Jackson 1876–1879 | He married Margaret "Maggie" Dagmar Dowling (30 April 1853 – 6 September 1880) in 1874. He became publican of the Echuca Hotel, where his young wife died. He killed himself three years later. He had been elected president of the Master Mariners' Association just 6 months previously. | |
| Rev. J. F. K. McKenzie | | c. 1911 | | Etona (1) 1892 | Church of England minister | |
| James Mackintosh | | 7 August 1895 | Enterprise 1868 Julia 1871–1879 Elizabeth | | Proprietor Echuca and Moama Sawmill, employing 500 men. He purchased Wharparilla station around 1878. A son, Stanley, was drowned in the Murray in 1879; the barge John Campbell was named for another son. | |
| George Alexander McLean | c. 1877 | 27 October 1912 | | Corowa 1907 Barwon 1909, 1912 Marion 1909 Ellen 1911 Excelsior 1912 | George McLean was one of four brothers who captained Murray River steamers. He married Jane C. Schell (1854 – 3 April 1930); lived Renmark then Morgan. | |
| Hugh McLean | | | | Tarella 1911–1912 Wm. Randell 1912 Barwon 1912, 1916 Wm. Davies 1916 Marion 1917 Gem 1917, 1942, 1943 Renmark 1933 Pevensey 1937, 1941–1944 | He acted as mate on Marion 1942. He later lived at Glenelg. | |
| Lance J. McLean | | | | Ellen 1923 Tolarno 1924, 1925 Colonel 1927 J. G. Arnold 1927–1929 Wm. Davies 1929, 1930 Oscar W. 1930–1934 Wanera c. 1938 Marion 1941, 1942, 1949 Renmark 1942, 1943 Wanera c. 1938 | Lance McLean of Morgan, another brother, was skipper of Ellen when she sank in 1923. He was married to Florence Emily (c. 1898 – 6 March 1938) | |
| Norman McLean | | | | Wm. Davies 1920 | The fourth brother. He and Hugh owned a block at Berri, lived at Pyap. | |
| John McMillan | | | | Rob Roy 1879 Golconda 1881, 1882 Florence Annie 1882–1884 | | |
| Andrew McPherson | | | | Kingfisher 1884 | He lost his certificate for three months for drunkenness and thereby losing the owner (a Mr. Foley of Ballarat) a valuable contract. | |
| George Makin | | | | Marion 1924, 1944 Wanera 1929 Tarella 1938 Gem 1948 | Lived at Murray Bridge | |
| Archibald Manning | | 12 December 1881 | | Invincible 1881 | He was swept overboard and killed when his steamer and barge collided. | |
| Andrew Martin | c. 1848 | 16 October 1897 | Charlotte (part) Britannia Paringa Victor | Charlotte | Martin, of Callington then Morgan, was partner in Tonkin, Fuller & Martin. (see Tonkin, Fuller). He ran the diminutive Charlotte hawking steamer, which was so profitable that the company invested in more and larger steamers. By the time the Britannia was acquired Martin was the sole owner, as A. Martin & Co., merchants of Renmark and Wentworth. Later boats were the Paringa and Victor. He married Eliza Catharine Fuller, daughter of Benjamin Fuller in 1869. | |
| William Masson | | | | Mosquito 1857 | Masson (or Mason) made pioneering trip to Balranald in 1857. | |
| W. Mathews | | | | Telegraph 1871 Vesta 1872, 1873 Excelsior 1873–1875 | | |
| Alexander Ferdinand Matulick | | | Shamrock 1890 | Ellen 1885 | "Fred" Matulick and brother Francis Joseph "Frank" (c. 1859 – 30 August 1939) were boat builders. | Matulick |
| Joseph Touchstone Maultby | c. 1833 | 10 March 1915 | Hero 1874–1890 | Enterprise 1871– Hero 1874–1890 | Traded up and down river from his store in Wagga Wagga. | Maultby |
| Frederick William Maultby | c. 1856 | 26 September 1932 | | Pearl 1883 | Possibly not related to Joseph T. Maultby. | Maultby |
| Henry Horn Mennie | | | | Gundagai 1856 | Noted deep water sailor who spent one season on the Murray. Sir Thomas Elder took a trip and wrote about the experience. | |
| G. Merrett | | | | Mundoo 1896 | | |
| Merton | | | | Florence Annie 1891 | | |
| L. D. Mewett | | | | J. G. Arnold 1923 Corowa 1923, 1924 Tolarno 1924 Decoy 1924–1927 Monada 1944 Pyap 1944 | | |
| William E. Miers | c. 1854 | 23 October 1924 | Invincible (part) | Avoca 1879–1882 Ruby 1886–1890 Ellen 1890, 1891 Pearl 1891–1897 Invincible 1897–1900 | "Willy" Miers later ran an orange and poultry farm on Cowra Avenue, Mildura, with son Hugh ( – 11 August 1911). Miers Lane, Mildura may have been named for him. He married Katherine Janet McKenzie (c. 1851 – 30 March 1945). She left him, moving to Queenstown, Tasmania where she kept the Queenstown Hotel from 1909 and the Montagu Hotel from 1918. | |
| Mitchell | | | | Shannon 1904 | | |
| John Reid Montgomery | | | Riverina 1883–1885 | | Montgomery was prominent Echuca businessman, owner of the Royal Arcade furniture shop. He had Riverina rebuilt after a major fire but was wrecked after striking a snag and, unrepairable, Montgomery was made insolvent, left for Carlton. | |
| James Morris | | | | Goolwa 1870 Undaunted 1875, 1876 Riverina 1877 Invincible 1878, 1879 Resolute 1879, 1880 | | |
| Morrison | | | | Marion 1920, 1921 | | |
| Charles Morton | | | | Prince Alfred 1870 Edwards 1886 | Morton and Freeman both found culpable after Edwards collision with Emma in July 1886. | |
| Les Muit? Muite? | | | | Hero 1950 | | |
| George Humble Mumby | | | | Alfred (when?) | Father of G. M. Mumby | Mumby |
| (George) Michael Mumby | 13 September 1880 | 22 February 1944 | | Rob Roy 1913 Alfred 1917 | Captain of Alfred when she sank, killing crewman Charles Thorn. Charged with manslaughter but acquitted. | Mumby |
| Charles Murphy | c. 1834 | 18 July 1874 | Murray Goolwa −1872 | Goolwa 1870 Maranoa 1871 | Murphy and Johnston (as Johnston & Murphy) purchased the steamer Murray in Scotland, hiring Richard Berry to sail her under canvas to South Australia in 1866. Their Goolwa went to Gippsland Lakes in 1872. | |
| Alexander Sinclair Murray | 26 November 1827 | 26 November 1914 | List (part) | Settler 1861, 1862 | An American, born in Scotland, skippered Tuapeka on the Clutha River, New Zealand, then partner with Peleg Whitford Jackson as Murray & Jackson | Murray & Jackson |
| Murray Shipping Ltd. | 1919 | 1954 | List | | Formed by Murray interests of Permewan Wright, Gem Navigation Co., J. G. Arnold, Knox & Downs and A. H. Landseer | Murray Shipping Ltd. |
| Daniel Charles Myrick | 1812 | 1893 | Providence 1866 | Providence 1866 | An American who lived at Goolwa or Currency Creek from around 1854 and returned to the U.S. around 1867. | |
| David Napier | | | | Murray 1861 | Skippered the iron hulled screw steamer Murray from Scotland to Goolwa. | |
| Robert D. Napier | 1821 | May 1885 | Moolgewanke (part) Leichardt (part) | | Webb & Napier imported Moolgewanke and barge Unknown in sections 1856, sold to Johnston & Murphy c. 1858. Operated Leichardt with A. McCoy. | main article |
| Joseph Nash | c. 1838 | 22 April 1902 | Cato (part) | Goolwa 1875, 1876, 1879 Bunyip 1882, 1883 Cato 1883–1889 | He lived at Goolwa, later ran businesses in North Adelaide, then "Federal Cash Store", Mildura. He owned Cato with George Frederick Curson. He married Eliza ( – 2 August 1892). Eliza's sister Sarah (1827–1901) was the second wife of G. F. Curson. | |
| John Clement Newman | c. 1856 | 12 December 1916 | | Rob Roy 1876, 1877 Riverina 1882 Edwards 1882 Adelaide 1883 Invincible 1886 Enterprise 1908, 1909 Ruby 1909, 1910 Excelsior 1910 | Lived at Mildura. | |
| Thomas Nolan | | | Rob Roy 1876? | Rob Roy 1887, 1888 | He was found responsible for the collision with Resolute in October 1887. | |
| James Nutchey sen. | 1828 | before 1907 | Industry −1887 | | Ship's carpenter, arrived Melbourne 1861 worked on bridges over Yarra; shipwright and sawmiller of Currency Creek in 1866, then with 15y.o. son James on bridge at Murray Bridge. Married Mary, may have died intestate in Bourke 1896 or 1897. | |
| James Nutchey | 1858 | 12 September 1932 | | Industry 1880 Corowa 1899, 1907, 1909, 1912 Gem 1903–1915 Ellen 1907 Ruby 1907–1916 Marion 1911 Barwon 1916 Excelsior 1916 E.R.O. 1917–1921 Wilcannia 1923, 1924 Kookaburra 1924–1926 | "Jim" Nutchey is reported as "skipper of Gem for 25 years". Skippered E.R.O. at Renmark during the 1918, 1920 floods He traded on the Murray from the Kookaburra James married Martha Hannah Brand (c. 1868 – 28 November 1939) c. 1892 Children Alex, Harry, Dave, Esther, John, Olive and Gordon. They lived at Morgan, then Qualco | |
| Edward Nutchey | c. 1860 | 9 November 1896 | | | Son of James Nutchey sen. of Milang; was engineer on Bourke. Married 1894; wife Eliza A. Nutchey. | |
| David Nutchey | c. 1865 | 24 March 1941 | | Resolute 1891–1899, 1901, 1905 Barwon 1905, 1906 Hero 1906 Lancashire Lass 1908 Oscar 1911, 1914, 1918, 1930 Ulonga 1930–1933 | "Dave" Nutchey of Echuca married (1) Ellen Jane Wilson (c. 1868 – June 1906) in 1895; (2) Dinah Flora Bainbridge (c. 1863 – 9 March 1940), a widowed mother. Eldest son David Clarence Nutchey (c. June 1896 – ) was gassed and wounded in France, World War I; daughter Adelaide Ellen (c. 1904 – 9 January 1923), other sons Bervin and Euston. | |
| Ellen Nutchey | c. 1869 | 26 January 1939 | | | "Nellie" Nutchey married Bunting Wilson (c. 1868 – 14 January 1916) in 1906 | |
| Alexander Nutchey | c. 1872 | 27 June 1948 | | Goldsbrough 1890–1899, 1901 Alert 1891, 1896 Wm. Davies 1902, 1904–1906, :1908 Mascotte 1911 Pevensey 1915, 1916, 1918 | "Alex" Nutchey was a son of James Nutchey sen. | |
| Nutchey (unresolved) | | | | Wilcannia 1893 Maggie 1904 Murrumbidgee 1907 Mannum 1908, 1909, 1912 Princess Royal 1909 | Which of these refer to which brother? | |
| W. John O'Connell | | 10 April 1903 | Moira 1893–1903 | | "Straight John" O'Connell was mail contractor of Balranald, then Wilcannia, where he owned "Beehive Stores". He was an alderman and owned several racehorses. | |
| Charles Oliver sr. | c. 1838 | 6 March 1923 | Warrego (part) 1866– Prince Alfred (part) –1875 Avoca (part) 1877 Pyap 1897–1908 | Warrego Prince Alfred 1870–1875 Queen 1875–1878, 1890 Pyap 1897–1908 | "Charlie" "Mudlark Charlie" part-owned Warrego then Prince Alfred, first with Edward Walker, then alone from 1873, sold her to John Egge. He and Robert Thomson bought Avoca. He lived at Wentworth then Milang. He married Janet Smith Thomson (c. 1854 – 1 October 1887) in 1875. He retired in 1917; his second wife Catherine died 3 February 1924. Thomas Barrenger married his sister Mary Jane. | |
| Charles Laurence Oliver | c. 1879 | 2 October 1936 | Queen (part) –1920 | Queen 1911, 1919? | With brother Oscar continued running Queen after father retired, selling her in 1920 to R. H. Taylor. Charles married Olive M. Shemmeld of Angaston in 1909. He purchased the Kimba Hotel in 1936. | |
| Oscar Robert Oliver | c. 1878 | 18 August 1950 | Queen (part) –1920 | Queen 1911, 1919? | Oscar, brother of Charles Oliver above, married Mary Lewis Wooldridge (c. 1882 – 6 March 1939) in 1915. | |
| Olson | | | | Clyde 1901, 1902 | | |
| Olsen | | | | Brewarrina 1903? Success 1918. | It is possible these two refer to the same person. | |
| Ernest "Ern" Orchard | | | | Lancashire Lass 1911 Tarella 1911 Excelsior 1912–1914 Corowa 1912, 1921 Ruby 1912 Princess Royal 1913 Ellen 1913 Wm. Davies 1914 Mannum 1914, 1924 Colonel 1923 Decoy 1923 Capt. Sturt 1926 | | |
| James Barnett Packer | c. 1850 | 26 August 1933 | | Wentworth 1878, 1887, 1889, 1901 | "Jim" Packer helped save Queen of the South when stuck at the Murray mouth.(Mudie p. 128) | |
| Joseph Ferdinand Page | c. 1837 | 29 June 1890 | | Wahgunyah 1869–1877 Saddler 1878–1884 Murrumbidgee 1880 Corrong 1885 Goldsbrough 1888–1890 | "Joe" Page was employed by McCulloch & Co. until taken over by Cramsie, Bowden & Co., then Permewan, Wright. He married Catherine Meldrum (c. 1843 – 9 May 1914), lived at "Crossenvale", Echuca. | |
| William Parker | | | | Kennedy 1866, 1867, 1871, 1872 Ariel 1869 Culgoa 1870, 1871 | In 1871 he assisted Constable Murphy in securing the bushranger Baker. | |
| H. Parker | | | Express (part) | Express 1870, 1871 | Part owner Express with Robert Hilton, based in Goolwa | |
| Parker (unresolved) | | | | J. H. P. 1872 | Probably one of the two above, who may be the same person. | |
| John F. Patterson | | | | Murrumbidgee 1874, 1875 Little Wonder 1876 Agnes 1877 Riverina 1878, 1884 Julia 1882, 1884 Corrong 1887 Kingfisher 1890. | | |
| M. Patterson | | | | Wilcannia 1915 | | |
| Frederick Payne | c. 1833 | 22 February 1911 | Resolute −1879 Invincible 1877–1879 Express 1878 Riverina Undaunted Lady of the Lake 1880– Maude | Lady of the Lake 1884, 1887 1896–1898 | Auctioneer, commission agent and boat owner in Echuca. | Payne |
| Charles Frederick William Payne | 1866 | | | Elfie 1896 Pioneer 1897, 1898, 1903 Ellen c. 1910 Marion 1911, 1921–1931 Princess Royal 1911, 1912 Mannum 1920 Ruby 1925, 1931 Tolarno 1926 Renmark Wilcannia Tyro Kelvin 1932 Gem 1936 Merle 1945–1947 | "Charlie" Payne, son of Frederick, lived in Renmark; noted for his series of historic Murray photographs. He was on the Gem for 12 years before 1939 and Merle for six. | Payne |
| Henry George Boxall Payne (perhaps the "W. Payne" in E. Rich & Co. adverts) | 1873 | | | Lady of the Lake 1896 Maude 1896–1898 Brewarrina 1904 (Mudie p. 94) Marion 1912 Tyro 1912 Renmark 1914 Ruby 1924 Pevensey 1937, 1939 Gem 1939 Renmark 1940 | "Harry" Payne, son of Frederick was, with Brewarrina in 1904, the last steamboat skipper to venture past Walgett. He may have been the Capt. Payne on Cato 1908; he acted as Drage's mate on Marion 1938. His son George Boxall Payne (12 January 1913 – ) was elected to Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, served in World War II. | Payne |
| Pearson | | | | Ferret 1890 | | |
| Augustus Baker Peirce (generally written "Pierce") | 7 October 1840 | 1919 | Possibly Victoria 1873–1875. | Corowa 1868, 1869 Jane Eliza 1871 Victoria 1873–1875 Riverina 1876 | "Gus Pierce", an American, was a colourful sailor, actor, raconteur and artist. Worked on Lady Daly 1864 (Mudie p. 167–176). A. T. Saunders also wrote a thoughtful critique. | Main article |
| Reuben Pendle | 14 November 1899 | 11 October 1929 | | Tolarno 1926 | Pendle was mate on Gem 1923. He lived in Morgan; died aged 29, after two years' illness. | |
| Permewan, Wright & Co. | 1863 | | | | Originally Permewan, Hunt & Co. (1871), the shipping and forwarding company was founded in Victoria by John Permewan (c. 1837 – 23 December 1904), Thomas Permewan (c. 1843 – 16 November 1899) and John Edward Wright (c. 1845 – 11 January 1886). When Wm. McCulloch & Co. sold their fleet in the 1880s, Permewan, Wright became the dominant company. Bought out by Gem Navigation Co. in 1910. | |
| Perry | | c. 25 May 1892 | | Elfie 1892 | Mysteriously drowned 1892, just a month after cabin fire in which deckhand Andrew Salmon was burned to death. | |
| George Rickinson Swan Pickhills | c. 1839 | 13 August 1912 | Sturt (part) | Queen 1866–1873 Lady Daly 1869–1875 Jupiter 1875 Bourke 1876–1878, 1880 Sturt 1882, 1885–1888, 1890 Mundoo 1895, 1896 | Pickhills, son of a Yorkshire lawyer, was stranded at Port Elliot 1860 after the Flying Fish wrecked, given work on Gemini. Stuck in the Darling during 1885–86 drought. One of his last acts on the Murray was to demolish a bridge at Bourke which was impeding navigation. He married Ellen Fanning (c. 1836 – 11 August 1911) of Goolwa on 18 February 1862; they lived at Bourke. C. E. W. Bean mentions Pickhills in Dreadnought of the Darling. His brother, Charles Edward Pickhills (c. 1847 – 13 February 1869) was thrown overboard from Moira and drowned when that vessel hit a snag. | |
| Gus Pierce | | | | | see Peirce above. | |
| Pollard | | | | Success 1956 | "Brick" Pollard mentioned by Mudie (Mudie p. 111) Subject of British Pathe documentary "Floods Hit Sheep Farmers" (1956) | |
| William Robert Porter | c. 1850 | 19 November 1921 | | Pearl 1874 Freetrader 1875, 1876 Jane Eliza 1883 Gem 1883 (Mudie p. 229) Jane Eliza 1883 Ferret 1884 Invincible 1884 Glimpse 1885 Waradgery 1895 Ariel 1896 | Born in Taunton, Somerset, Porter was a stepson of Samuel Randell. He was the master of Jane Eliza in 1883 when she collided with the Paringa, and was found culpable. | |
| A. F. Porter | | | | Tarella 1919–1924 | Operated Tarella for the Irrigation Department | |
| Reginald E. Potter | | | | Barwon 1911 Decoy 1912 Tarella 1913 Excelsior 1913, 1917 Wm. Randell 1914, 1916 | "Reg" Potter captained Barwon, crewed by strike-breaking skippers during crew strike of 1911. | |
| Arthur Edward Price | | | | Murrabit 1921, 1924 Decoy 1926 | | |
| J. H. Price | | | | Emma Enterprise | Traded along Murray with J. Egge? Hard to verify. | |
| William Whyte Pullar | c. 1841 | 2 May 1886 | Firefly | Firefly Lady Daly 1878 Murrumbidgee 1878, 1880 Victoria 1879 Corrong 1880–1882 | The youngest son of James Pullar of Dundee, Scotland, he also captained Firefly and other McCulloch boats, became Echuca manager for McCulloch & Co. He married Lucy Ann Lewen, daughter of R. G. Lewen in 1872. He died of a heart complaint; his wife married again in 1888. His sister Anne married Duncan Crawford in 1857. | |
| Fred Pullar | | | | Adelaide 1867, :1869–1871, 1875 | Perhaps Frederick James Pullar who was declared bankrupt 1893 after a brief spell as hotelier; relation to W. W. Pullar not known. | |
| George Pybus | | | | South Australian 1878, 1879 Blanche 1880 Cumberoona 1881, 1883–1887 Saddler 1888–1890 | Pybus was one of those stuck in the Darling during the 1885–1886 drought. | |
| William Richard Randell | 2 May 1824 | 4 March 1911 | Mary Ann Ariel Gemini Bunyip Bogan Nil Desperandum Corowa 1876 | Mary Ann 1853–1855 Gemini 1855–1859 Bunyip 1858, 1859, 1861–1863 Bogan 1864–1869 Nil Desperandum 1870–1874 Corowa 1876 | Built and skippered Mary Ann, proved a steamer could operate commercially on the Murray. With E. B. Scott (see below), as Randell & Scott, he had stores at Wentworth, Booligal and Hay (sold 1861 to Morgan & Pollard). He married Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Nickels (1835 – 16?17? October 1924) in 1853. | Randell |
| (Richard) Murray Randell | 2 February 1863 | 6 March 1952 | Tyro | Tyro 1897, 1899, 1904, 1909 Also most of Randell's line. | Captain Murray Randell, son of W. R. Randell, managed the fleet of paddle steamers on the Murray for 56 years and captained most if not all of them. He married Anne Florence "Florrie" McKirdy of Mannum in 1889, lived on houseboat Murrundie (previously P.S. Menindie) at Murray Bridge from 1912. | Randell |
| James Percy Randell | 22 April 1867 | 4 January 1914 | Agnes (part) | Waradgery 1907 | "Jim" Randell, a son of W. R. Randell, married (Violet Sarah) Rose Bock. | Randell |
| Albert Wentworth Randell | 18 September 1870 | 3 October 1923 | Tyro | Federal | Another son of W. R. Randell, he skippered Federal for Renmark Irrigation Trust. | Randell |
| Thomas George Randell | c. 1826 | 14 May 1880 | | | Assisted his brother W. R. Randell in his pioneering river voyages. He later managed a slipway at Mannum and a store on the Bogan river.(Mudie p. 200). His eldest daughter Mary Evelyn Randell (c. 1852 – 29 October 1927) married "Charlie" Bock (c. 1843 – 4 December 1919) in 1875. | Randell |
| Elliott Charles Randell | 1832 | 29 April 1908 | Bunyip Gemini Corowa | Bunyip 1859, 1860 Gemini Pearl 1866–1872, 1875, 1876 Corowa 1873–1876, 1880 Gem 1877–1879 Princess Royal 1879 Ruby 1880 Success 1881, 1882,1886 (Mudie p. 109) | A brother of W. R. Randell, he lived at Hay, Echuca and Moama. He was declared insolvent in 1878 and forced to sell his farm. | Randell |
| Alfred Elliott Randell | c. 1856 | 21 January 1892 | | Ruby 1880, 1881 Corowa 1885, 1886 Waradgery 1890–1892 | Son of E. C. Randell, he was stuck in Darling during 1885–1886 drought. He was declared insolvent 1881. He married Katherine W. Swaine on 25 January 1890. Their daughter was born three weeks after he died. | Randell |
| Ebenezer Hartly Randell | March 1838 | 6 September 1890 | | Gemini 1860 Bunyip 1859–1861 Moolgewanke 1863–1865, :1867, 1868, 1870, 1871, 1874 Pearl 1870, 1875 Corowa 1871 Riverina 1871–1873 Ariel 1880–1882 Roma 1884–1886 | "Eb" Randell, a brother of W. R. Randell, was skipper of Roma 1886, when it was destroyed by fire. He married Ada Caroline Farmer in 1867. | Randell |
| Ernest Walter Randell | | | | Endeavour Undaunted | "Ern" Randell, identified as an American (Mudie p. 217) but may have been born in Mannum 4 May 1866, died 7 December 1940, married Florence Tupholme (c. 1865–1892) of Moama in 1890. | |
| Ernest R. Randell | c. 1878 | | | Excelsior 1923, 1925 Wanera 1953 | "Ernie", a son of Ernest W. Randell, also mentioned by Mudie (Mudie p. 217). | |
| Robert Thomas Frederick James Ransom | 23 September 1862 | 15 April 1954 | | Wagga Wagga 1890 Princess Royal 1908 Alfred 1912, 1913, 1915 Marion 1916 Ruby c. 1916 | Robert F. Ransom, of Mildura married Maude Mary Nichols (1 October 1874 – 6 June 1925) in 1893 and had eight children; they were divorced in 1917; Mrs.Barritt was cited as co-respondent. | |
| Robert Reed | | | Kelvin 1934 Ulonga 1937 Renmark 1948 | Kelvin 1934, 1935 Ulonga 1937 | "Bob" Reed R.N.R., of Renmark, later Goolwa, was skipper of Kelvin 1935 when Renmark regatta ended in tragedy. Purchased Ulonga 1937 to cart wood for Renmark Irrigation Trust. He married Winifred Maude "Win" Rolfe in 1930. | |
| R.T. Reid | 1832 | 1915 | Jane Eliza 1875–1879? | | With brother W.L. Reid owners of Tolarno Station | |
| Reis | | | | Beechworth 1866 Lady Darling 1866 Alfred 1867 | He was at McLarty's Bringagee station when it was overrun by bushrangers. Perhaps C. E. Reis R.N.R. (c. 1835 – c. 15 September 1915). | |
| Rice | | | | Barwon 1914 Wm. Davies 1920 | He was skipper of the William Davies when her shaft broke, causing considerable damage but no injury. | |
| Edward Rich | c. 1844 | c. 15 September 1912 | List | | Founder and managing director of E. Rich & Co. | Rich |
| George Henri Risby | c. 1840 | 29 January 1898 | Struggler Wagga Wagga Alfred 1890 | | George Risby owned sawmills in Mildura and Narrandera. He left his first wife and family of four daughters and son George in 1884, to live with Sophie Myer, and with whom he had a further two children. He married Sophie on 17 January 1896, his first wife having died in 1892. | |
| James Ritchie sr. | 1832 | 23 April 1881 | Pioneer | Wakool 1863 Jolly Miller 1868 | James Ritchie was a member of first Lady Augusta crew. He married Alison Johnstone (12 August 1829 – 19 February 1913) in 1854 in Cockenzie, later lived in Goolwa. Three sons (below) were captains of river boats. | Ritchie |
| James Ritchie jr. | 25 November 1858 | | Pioneer (part) 1881– | Lady Augusta 1867 Providence 1868 Victoria 1870–1873 Burrabogie 1874–1877 Pioneer 1878–1780, 1882 Cadell 1923, 1925 | Son of James Ritchie, "Jim" Ritchie married Wenfried Hennessy of Goolwa in 1866. Her sister Eliza married William Barber. | |
| John David Ritchie | 5 August 1862 | 19 May 1942 | Pioneer (part) 1881– | Jupiter 1892–1894, 1896, 1897 Cadell 1922 (Mudie p. 194) | "Jack" Ritchie, second son of James Ritchie sr., was mayor of Goolwa 1925, married Elisabeth Miriam Rogers ( – 20 December 1931) in 1892. | |
| George Ritchie | 14 December 1864 | 7 August 1944 | Pioneer (part) 1881– Pioneer 1891–1899 Alexandra Bantam Venus 1906– | Pioneer 1878–1882, :1890 (Mudie p. 88), 1891–1894 Alexandra 1904, 1906 | Son of James Ritchie sr., George Ritchie M.H.A. was part-owner of Pioneer with brothers, then sole owner from 1891 to 1899. | Main article |
| David Johnstone Ritchie | c. 1874 | | Cadell 1923 | | Fourth son of James Ritchie sr. He was mayor of Goolwa 1922, councillor 1938, purchased Cadell 1923, and brought her back to the Murray. He married Violet Mayfield in 1903; lived at Goolwa, then Semaphore. | |
| J. W. Ritchie | | | | Corrong 1874, 1876 | Possibly same person as James Ritchie jr. | |
| River Murray Navigation Company | 1853 | 1859 | Lady Augusta Melbourne Albury Gundagai Grappler Ruby Bogan Wakool | | Formed 1853 by Francis Cadell and William Younghusband, it was liquidated 1859, after a series of mishaps and mismanagement. By 1896 the company existed in name only. | |
| River Darling Navigation Co. | 1882 | 1905 | | | Founded by Edward Quin M.P., A. Kirkpatrick, C. G. Lush, T. B. Chambers and others, to make the Darling navigable between Wentworth and Wilcannia by means of locks. The company failed in its objectives and folded around 1905. | |
| Edmund Robertson | | | | Sir Henry Young 1854 Lady Augusta 1854, 1855, :1857–1859 Gundagai 1855 Albury 1855 Gundagai 1855 Melbourne 1856 | Robertson commanded Eureka, tender to the Lady Augusta on her pioneering trip up the Murray in 1853. | |
| John Robson | 12 February 1838 | 14 January 1910 | Osprey 1882– Rothbury 1886 | | Banker of Ballarat; youngest brother of William (c. 1831 – 6 April 1891) and James Robson owners of Gunbower sawmills. He was well known as a musician, elocutionist and Shakespearean actor. | |
| George Henry Robson | | 2 January 1953 | | Barwon 1898, 1904, 1906 Hero 1905 Nile 1905 | | |
| George Vining Rogers | 1832 | 11 July 1910 | | Milang 1893, 1894, 1900, 1902 | Rogers captained sailing ships on Lower Lakes before steamer Milang. | |
| C. Rolfe | | | | Rob Roy 1880 Enterprise 1882 | | |
| R. Ross | | | | Albury 1856 | | |
| Sidney James Rossiter | c. 1884 | 27 August 1943 | | Mannum 1914 Corowa 1914 Marion 1914 Milang 1928 | He was married to Caroline Sophie; lived at Murray Bridge. | |
| William Rowlands | c. 1830 | 15 March 1898 | | Kelpie 1876 Pride of the Murray 1877–1889 Trafalgar 1882 | "Bill" Rowlands was an uncle of W. E. Davies. | |
| F. Salmon | | | | Ferret 1892, 1896 | Fred Salmon's brother Andrew. a deckhand, died in fire aboard Elfie while moored at Brewarrina 1892 | |
| William Sandey | c. 1859 | 8 July 1896 | | Decoy 1892–1894 | Lived at Murray Bridge | |
| Philip J. Sandford | | | Renmark | Barwon 1910 Wm. Randell 1911 Rob Roy 1912 Canally 1925 | "Phil" Sandford was shipbuilder of Mannum for J. G. Arnold, who managed upgrades to Murrundi and Waikerie, and construction of Esmeralda He later worked at Morgan, and converted the steamer Renmark for his own use as a houseboat. He later worked for the Roads and Bridges Department. | |
| Théophile Jules Saunier | 1840 | c. 15 June 1917 | | Express 1871, 1872 Eliza Jane 1876, 1879, 1880 | "Steve" Saunier, originally from New Orleans, worked on Mundoo, Jupiter, Dispatch, Arcadia and Goolwa. and, as mate, commanded Jupiter 1874, 1875. He was captain of Eliza Jane 1879 when she collided with Queen and 1880 when she struck Jolly Miller. He married Agnes Smith in 1879; lived at Goolwa. | |
| Charles Schmedje sr. | c. 1846 | 27 November 1891 | | Thistle 1879 Adelaide 1879–1889 Little Wonder 1881, 1882 | Schmedje, in 1883 appeared on an assault charge against a former crewman, for which he received the minimum penalty of one shilling. Born in Germany, he was married to Ann (c. 1854 – 6 October 1934). | |
| Charles Edward Harper Schmedje | 1872 | 10 January 1949 | | Adelaide (but when?) | Son of Charles sr., he captained Adelaide, possibly from 1886 to 1889 when her skipper's name was reported as "Smidgee". He was married to Elizabeth Ann (c. 1854 – 6 October 1934). They farmed at Kotupna and many of the family settled at Tongala. | |
| Frederick Edward Schuetze (Schütze) | 1847 | 1 January 1930 | Golconda | Fairy Golconda | A storekeeper of Mannum, who, with J. George Arnold, traded on the Murray. His daughter Cora Matilda married Percival Walter Randell, son of E. H. Randell, in 1907. | |
| Edward Bate Scott | 1822 | 30 June 1909 | Bunyip (part) 1860 Gemini (part) 1860 | Lady Darling 1867 | Noted SA pioneer, associate of Eyre (Mudie p. 200) Partner Randell & Scott 1860; passenger on Bunyip December 1863 when she was destroyed by fire and helped in rescue attempts. (Mudie p. 202) captain of the Lady Darling when she was destroyed by fire 1867. | Main article |
| Lewis Searles | 1852 | 29 March 1934 | | Clara 1877, 1878 Tolarno 1880 Britannia 1888 Ruby 1890 Alfred 1890 Elfie 1894 Māori 1907, 1908 | Married with at least two sons, he lived at Morgan and "Brighton's Bend" near Mildura. | |
| (William) Oscar Searles | c. 1892 | | | Wm. Davies 1924 Renmark 1924–1927 Gem 1925–1928 Davis 1926 Ruby 1928 | Born in Kapunda, a son of Lewis Searles, he is credited with at one time saving the Gem (captained by Nutchey) from sinking by patching her underwater. | |
| John Searles | 10 October 1897 | | | Wanera 1952, 1953 | "Jack" Searles, born in Morgan, was a son of Lewis Searles | |
| A. Senior | | | Jandra (part) 1894– | | Part owner, with W. & H. Brown, of Jandra, home "Woodlands", near Bourke. | |
| Rev. H. F. Severn | | | | Etona (2) | Church of England minister, nephew of Bishop Kennion and Sir James Fergusson Later rector of Heathfield, Sussex | |
| Charles Mackay Seward | c. 1848 | 4 July 1899 | Moira | | Charles Seward of Echuca also owned barge Golconda | |
| Rowland John Shelley | | | | Melbourne 1870, 1872 | Shelley was in charge of snagging operations for the Victorian Public Works department, based in Echuca, from 1864. In 1877 he was charged with embezzling £400 of government money and convicted, but due to ill-health may not have served any sentence. | |
| Sheridan | | | | Emu 1867, 1872 | Perhaps John Sheridan who captained Emily for Sir James Fergusson, Governor of SA 1868–1873, later for Sir Thomas Elder. | |
| Samuel Shetliff sen. | c. 1815 | 27 February 1880 | Tyro 1872– | Vesta 1868–1871 Tyro 1872–1878 | "Sam" Shetliff married Ellen Rimmington or Remington (c. 1812 – 4 February 1882). Two sons were riverboat captains; daughter Amelia (6 March 1854 15 March 1920) married Capt. Andrew Willcock (1848– ) in 1885, lived in Goolwa. | |
| Samuel Shetliff jun. | c. 1847 | c. May 1888 | | Ellen 1883–1886 | Sam Shetliff jun. was sexton of Goolwa cemetery. | |
| Joseph Shetliff | c. 1848 | | | Jolly Miller 1893–1895 | He married Jane, daughter of G. F. Curson in 1874 and moved to Gawler. | |
| J. L. Simpson | | | Golconda (part) 1877– | | | |
| Duncan Sinclair | 1852 | 30 November 1930 | | Undaunted 1877, 1881 Wagga Wagga 1878, 1879 Agnes 1878, 1880 Goldsbrough 1879 Golconda 1879? Kingfisher 1880 Rob Roy 1881 Ferret 1884 Lancashire Lass 1887, 1896–1898 Kelpie 1887 Enterprise 1892 Success 1892–1894, 1901 City of Oxford 1894 | "Drunken Duncan" (Mudie p. 179) was born in Glasgow and came to Australia as a young boy, schooled in Echuca. After a time in the post office, he worked as riverboat captain before taking a clerical position with the Echuca Hospital. He lost a six-year-old son in a river accident in 1885. | |
| Rhoda Singh | | 8 February 1953 | City of Oxford | Charlotte City of Oxford 1909 | Singh, a Sikh trader, possibly from the Punjab, built a general store at Loxton (the first substantial place of business in the town) in 1909. He owned the City of Oxford, from which he and Bhagwan Singh hawked goods between Morgan and Renmark. He sold the business to Polkinghorne, moved to Ramco in 1910, where he built the "Settlement Store" and bought the City of Oxford back again. He appears to have left the area after the sinking of the boat in 1911 and at some stage moved to Marree, where he died. He is reported as owning the Charlotte at some time after Henry Butler. | |
| William M. Sladden | c. 1883 | | | Pyap 1908–1931 | "Will" Sladden of Murray Bridge was a noted oarsman, stroke of the Murray Bridge rowing eight and was on the Australian team at the 1924 Olympic Games. | |
| Harold Sleigh | 19 May 1867 | 24 April 1933 | Emu and Ethel Jackson c. 1891–c. 1893 | | Based in Bourke, best known as founder of Golden Fleece petroleum company. | |
| George Sutherland Smith | 1828 | 18 August 1903 | Teviot 1865–1868 Beechworth Jane Eliza (part) Lady Darling (part) 1867– | Jane Eliza 1867–1870 | builder, shipowner and winemaker; partner in Smith & Harris (1863–1866). Smith & Banks (1857–), Upper Murray Navigation Line. He married Elizabeth Banks (c. 1835 – 27 August 1871), sister of John Banks, around 1865. | Main article |
| William Smith | | | Corowa 1868– | Emu 1871–1873 | William "Anchor" Smith of Rutherglen was partner in Smith & Banks (Mudie p. 173) Perhaps the engineer William Smith of Wahgunyah who invented a machine for pulping grapes 1869. | Smith |
| James Anderson Smith | | | | Teviot 1865–1869 Beechworth 1865–1867 | Most likely a brother of G. S. Smith | |
| R. Smith | | | | Tarella 1914 | | |
| Smith (unresolved) | | | | Moira 1867 Ruby 1912, 1913 Mannum 1913, 1914 Marion 1913–1917 Tarella 1934 | | |
| John Smythe | | | | Wentworth 1864–1867 | In later years Smythe sailed between Goolwa and Port Adelaide, then in 1868 between Victor Harbor and Port Adelaide. | |
| Stevens | | | | Rob Roy 1881 | | |
| William Stewart | | | | Vesta 1873–1875 Blanche 1875–1877 | | |
| Charles Stilton | | | | Gemini 1860 | | |
| William Stone | | | | Kingfisher 1881, 1882 | | |
| Robert Strang | c. 1849 | 25 October 1905 | | Pearl 1882, 1883 Alert 1883–1899 Maggie 1904, 1905 | He was unmarried and lived at Hare Street South, Echuca, with his mother and sisters. | |
| Leonard Johanneson Strom | 1850 | 29 December 1936 | | Elizabeth 1883, 1885, 1886, 1888, 1892, 1893, 1899–1901, 1908 Enterprise 1894 Little Wonder 1898 Alert 1905 | Married, lived at Echuca East. It is possible some of these should be ascribed to Louis Strom, reported in 1893 as a former river captain who struck gold at Coolgardie. | |
| William H. Sugden | c. 1844 | 26 May 1906 | Kelpie (part) | Waradgery 1869 Kelpie 1875, 1876 Goldsbrough 1881 Edwards 1881 | He was mate on the Wahgunyah when it was struck by Cumberoona. | |
| Alfred J. Sugden | | | Kelpie −1876 (part) | | He was Riverina manager for McCulloch & Co., jailed for larceny 1881 (it could have been embezzlement but McCulloch would not press charges). A fire had been started in the Company office with accounts books open on desk, but this was not pursued. | |
| Alfred Charles Sunman | | 18 November 1880 | | Culgoa 1865–1871 Kennedy 1870–1876, :1878, 1880 | Previously a salt-water captain with P&O, he drowned after falling from the Kennedy during a thunderstorm. He married Eliza Parkinson (c. 1845 – 4 September 1923) on 31 January 1869. They had five children, lived at Goolwa. | |
| (Samuel) Alfred Swannell | c. 1845 | December 1875 | Blanche (part) Gertrude (part) | Gertrude 1875 | Partner in Swannell & Wallace, which owned mail steamers Blanche and Gertrude. He married Emma Chalklen ( – 30 January 1893) in 1871; they had two daughters. | |
| James Symington | c. 1828 | 29 March 1908 | Kelpie | Kelpie 1864–1873 Resolute 1878, 1879 Agnes 1879 Bunyip 1880 | He was for many years a resident of Beechworth. William Symington (1764–1831) was a notable Scottish steamboat pioneer. Family connection or coincidence? | |
| William Symington | c. 1830 | 20 August 1882 | | | Also reported as a ship's captain. | |
| James Symington | | | Waradgery (part) | | With Henry Leonard built the barge Only Son for Captain Davies. They founded a boiling down factory on the banks of the Murray in 1868, which in 1869 became the Echuca Meat Preserving Company. Leonard, Symington and (George) Dorward owned Waradgery. | |
| John Tait | c. 1844 | 23 September 1915 | Corowa 1892– | Jupiter 1871, 1875, 1876 Princess Royal 1874, 1875 Dispatch 1877 Freetrader 1881 Albury 1881–1883 Ellen 1889 Pearl 1890, 1891 Corowa 1890–1895 Waradgery 1894 | "Jack" Tait lived in Goolwa, later married to Agnes, and lived at Birkenhead, South Australia. | |
| Telegraph Line of Steamers | | | Waradgery 1868 Undaunted, Burrabogie, Riverina, Corrong, Golconda, Lancashire Lass, Kingfisher 1878 Enterprise, Wagga, Moira 1882 | | Agents: Permewan, Wright & Co. Ltd. of Echuca Last advertisement 1900 | |
| Les Telley | 1891 | 1968 | | Coonawarra 1951 | "The Melbourne" 1954 | "The Invincible" c.1930s-40s | "Adelaide" 1960 | Les Telley qualified for his Master's ticket in 1914. |
| Henrich Gottlieb Teschner | | | | Corrong 1897, 1898 Colonel 1903–1906 Maggie 1905 Alert 1905, 1906 Resolute 1905 Barwon 1908 | "Tesh" was for a time licensee of the Pastoral Hotel, Echuca. He was related to the Davies and Swanell families of Echuca. He married Mary Alice Johnson (died 26 September 1911), sister of J. G. Johnson, in 1903. | |
| Adolph Gustav Thamm | c. 1874 | 31 August 1924 | | Pyap c. 1900 Waikerie c. 1911 Corowa 1913 Tyro 1914 Wilcannia 1917 Renmark 1923, 1924 | "G. A." Thamm of Morgan was married to Jane and had three daughters. He died of peritonitis following an appendix operation. | |
| Henry Theisz | c. October 1841 | 16 April 1887 | | Pioneer 1874, 1880 Corrong 1875–1879 Burrabogie 1878 Goldsbrough 1881 Maggie 1881–1883 Maude 1885–1887 | He built the Maggie in partnership with Arnold J. King and Charles Roberts. Crashed into dinghy of Emily Jane in 1882, injuring one of the two boys, refused to give assistance. He was declared insolvent 1884 after an acrimonious split with partner Roberts. He fell overboard and drowned while in charge of Maude. | |
| John Thompson | | | | Corowa 1870 | Ian Mudie (op. cit. p. 174) says this was William Thompson | |
| William Thompson | | | | Jane Eliza c. 1871 (Mudie op. cit. p. 224) Success 1889, 1890 Excelsior 1882, 1894–1897 Little Wonder 1898 Lancashire Lass 1906 | Some or all of these may properly refer to William Thomson below. | |
| Thompson (unresolved) | | | | Princess 1875 Rob Roy 1908 Wm. Randell 1912 Tarella 1914 | | |
| William Thomson | 1859 | 20 January 1936 | | Waradgery 1879 Adelaide 1890–1911 | "Skipper" Thomson ran Adelaide for 23 years, including in her later role with the Murray River Sawmills Co. of Moama, of which he was an employee c. 1885–1930. In his youth he was a noted oarsman. He married H. "Elizabeth" Maitland in 1894; they had nine children. Some or all of references to William Thompson (above) may properly belong here. | |
| Robert Thomson | | | Avoca 1877– (part) Brewarrina 1877– (part) | | With Charles Oliver (as Oliver & Thomson) owned Avoca Thomson and Ritchie owned Brewarrina | |
| Thomson (unresolved) | | | | Alfred 1876 Success 1876, 1889 Pyap 1897 | | |
| Henry Thorpe | | | | Wardell 1879–1884, 1888, 1892 | | |
| James Tinks | c. 1827 | 16 October 1889 | Wilcannia | Telegraph 1866–1875 Corrong 1881 Wilcannia 1876, 1879–1889 | "Jimmy" Tinks of Milang was mostly involved with sailing vessels such as the Mosquito, but later ran steamers. He married Katherine "Kate" Couly (c. 1837 – 19 September 1909) in 1862. | |
| William Tinks | | 1938 | Canally 1919–1925 | Wilcannia 1892 Ellen 1906, 1909 Corowa 1905, 1908 Ruby 1908, 1909 Marion 1910 Waikerie 1911–1926 Success 1922 | "Bill" Tinks took over Wilcannia from his father and in partnership with Albert "Bert" Francis purchased Waikerie, Canally, Murrabit and Success. In 1926 he sold his interest in the Success, Waikerie and five barges, to W & W. F. Bailey. He married S. J. "Jinnie" Cowan in 1893, and moved to Morgan. | |
| Tonkin, Fuller & Martin | 1868 | 1889 | | | Owning stores at Callington, Wentworth, Cal Lal and Renmark, they were originally Tonkin & Fuller and for a time Tonkin, Fuller & Jones. At various times from 1868 they owned and operated Duke of Edinburgh (1868–), Moolgewanke, Nil Desperandum, Paringa (1877– ), Princess Royal (1881– ), Britannia (1884– ) and Victor. They were owners of Moolgewanke in 1874 when her boiler exploded with tragic results. John Raglan Frayne was one of their captains. Absalom Tonkin (c. 1839 – 16 June 1892) married Charlotte Fuller (c. 1836 – 18 November 1874) on 11 September 1855. For Benjamin Fuller and Andrew Martin see above. | |
| Frederick Toomer | c. 1844 | 6 September 1893 | | Lady Daly 1871–1876 Freetrader 1872, 1874 Waradgery 1874–1884 Princess 1878 Murrumbidgee 1883, 1884 Rothbury 1885–1889 Enterprise 1891 | For some time partner with George Robson as Toomer and Robson, steamboat proprietors; dissolved 1891. He married Mary Jane ( – ), from 1883 proprietress of Steam Packet Hotel, Echuca, later held by a Miss Kenrick. He was publican of Odd Fellows Hotel 1885 at Echuca but declared insolvent 1886. | |
| W. Toomer | | | | Princess 1879 Emily Jane 1879 | possibly a son of Fred Toomer | |
| Toomer and Co. | | | | | Engineers of Echuca built engine for Dora 1884. | |
| H. M. Treacy | | | | Sawmiller 1899–1901 Barwon 1924 | | |
| Daniel Ernest Treacy | | | Princess Royal / Monada Avoca | Princess Royal / Monada 1937 Avoca 1939, 1948. | Renamed Princess Royal as Monada in 1926. | |
| P. Treleaven | | | | Murrabit 1948 | | |
| Arthur Charles Trounson | c. 1866 | 11 August 1900 | | | Engineer for R. M. Randell on Tyro when her boiler exploded November 1897, severely injuring both men. Assisted J. G. Arnold in his abortive removal of steamer Perseverance from Glenelg River 1898. Died at Mannum. | |
| Frederick Tucker | | | | Nile 1888–1891, 1893 Pride of the Murray 1891–1901 Rothbury 1905 | Fred Tucker was jailed in 1902 for embezzlement from his employers, Permewan, Wright & Co. | |
| William Thomas Tutcher | | 26 October 1895 | Moira | | Cordial maker of Echuca, later Sydney, then slightly dubious sharebroker of Melbourne | |
| Upper Murray Navigation Co. | | | | | Formed by Smith & Banks to run between Wahgunyah and Echuca | Smith |
| John Stephen Upton | c. 1833 | 20 November 1887 | Endeavour 1876 | | Storekeeper of Milang 1872–1878, Wentworth agent for Whyte, Counsell & Co. 1880, mayor of Wentworth 1881–1882, president of Darling Navigation Association 1884. Married to Sarah Jane (c. 1830 – 8 November 1910) | |
| Benjamin Varcoe | c. 1828 | 8 October 1917 | | Wentworth 1866, 1867 | "Ben" Varcoe married Harriett Brooks (c. 1837 – 31 December 1906) in 1857, later prominent flour miller of Hillston Wentworth was built 1864 for Robert Varcoe at Goolwa. | |
| W. Varcoe | | | | Wentworth 1867 | | |
| Wagga Wagga Steam Navigation Co. | 1869 | 1878 | J. H. P. 1869–1878 Victoria 1869–1878 | | Founded by James Warby; ran J. H. P. between Wagga Wagga and Hay; and Victoria and barge Pocahontas between Wagga Wagga and Echuca | |
| Leon Wagner | | | | Coonawarra Wanera1983 | | |
| Edward Walker | | | Warrego (part) Prince Alfred (part) | Prince Alfred 1867–1872 | Partnership with George Oliver dissolved 1873. | |
| Jeffrey Wallace | c. 1844 | 23 October 1906 | Blanche (part) Gertrude (part) | Bogan 1864 Blanche 1869–1875 Prince Alfred Dispatch 1879, 1882, 1883, 1885 Bourke 1889 Victoria 1903 | Partner Swannell & Wallace, owners of mail steamers Blanche and Gertrude operating in the Lower Lakes and Lower Murray; lived at Milang. | |
| John M. Wallace | | 12 February 1909 | Alfred Avoca J. H. P. (part) Rob Roy Victoria | Jupiter 1869 J.H.P. 1871 Albury 1875, 1877, 1878, 1880 Gertrude 1874–1876 Victoria 1894 | Jack, brother of Jeffrey, served as cabin boy on Lady Augusta on her historic 1853 voyage. He was convicted of selling "sly grog" from the J.H.P. (part-owner with Dawson) in 1871. He killed himself a week after the suicide of his son David, who worked as engineer on the Victoria. | |
| Wallace (unresolved) | | | | Riverina 1873 Ariel 1876 Mundoo 1876 | Jim Wallace was third brother; all originally from Hindmarsh Island. (Mudie p. 167) | |
| (Frans) Oscar Wallin | 1867 | 16 August 1934 | Julia Australien Oscar / Oscar W. 1908–1909 Clyde 1909– | Julia 1898–1906 Australien 1905, 1906, 1908 Oscar / Oscar W. 1908 Clyde 1909 | "Charlie" Wallin, born in Norrköping, Sweden, trained as a seaman and settled in Victoria in 1887, moved to Echuca in 1889 and was naturalised in 1897. He married Diana Blanche "Daisy" Waylen (1876–1959) of Echuca. Built Oscar 1908, exchanged her (as Oscar W.) for Clyde 1909. Their son Oscar William Wallin (c. July 1897 – 20 September 1917) served with the 8th Battalion, and was killed in action in Belgium. Their two-year-old daughter Vera died shortly after. | |
| James Edward Warby | 7 May 1839 | 11 May 1910 | | | Warby was a grazier of Billenbah station and businessman of Wagga Wagga, Hay, Hillston and Urana. Warby purchased the business of J. H. Pollard in February 1869, and founded Wagga Wagga Steam Navigation Co. to operate J. H. P. and Victoria. The company folded after a few years. He married Sarah Lakeman (c. 1848 – 28 January 1911); they had a large family. | |
| William Warren | c. 1831 | 10 July 1889 | | Amphibious 1876 | Designed the novel twin screw steamer Amphibious and barge, built in Melbourne in 1876 for the shallow waters of the Murrumbidgee. | |
| Waters | | May 1914 | | Jolly Miller 1871 | | |
| S. Watson | | | | Mundoo 1912 Wilcannia 1921 | | |
| Frank Weaver | | | | Canally 1924 Waikerie 1926 Murrabit c. 1930 W. F. B. 1933 Success 1935 | Carting stone for locks c. 1930 (Mudie p. 183) | |
| William Webb | | | Moolgewanke (part) | lady Augusta 1854 Moolgewanke 1856–1859 | Part owner of Moolgewanke with Robert D. Napier. He lived at Echuca until around 1861. | |
| John Webb | c. 1855 | 16 March 1934 | Edwards | Pride of the Murray (Mudie p. 102) Edwards 1903, 1905 | Son of William Webb, "Jack" Webb was a teacher in Echuca, then newsagent before qualifying as a riverboat captain. | |
| Weir | | | | Enterprise 1879 | | |
| Peter Andreas Ammentorp Westergaard | 28 December 1854 | 17 January 1919 | | Kingfisher 1882 Barwon 1887–1893 Goldsbrough 1883–1886 Nile 1891 Wm. Davies 1895–1902 | Born in Odense, a son of shipwright (Frederick) William Westergaard, he was later Echuca manager of Permewan, Wright and Co. He married Janet Reid (1857–1939) lived at Echuca. | Westergaard |
| C. Westin | | | | Florence Annie 1892, 1896 Mundoo 1897–1898, | | |
| Weston | | | | Wm Randell 1910 | | |
| George White | | | Bunyip | Bunyip 1886 Brewarrina 1890–1900 Wandering Jew 1903, 1908, 1910–1914 | Various stories about "Nobby" White getting Bunyip stranded on Barwon during 1886 floods;(Mudie p. 93) and taking the Brewarrina 40 miles up the Moonie in the 1892 floods. He took Brewarrina up the Barwon to the Queensland border during the 1893 floods; the only vessel to visit all four riverine colonies.(Mudie p. 94) | |
| Edward Whitely | | | Lancashire Lass 1878 | | Sawmill proprietor of Echuca East to 1882 | |
| John Whyte | c. 1826 | 16 February 1902 | Decoy Tolarno Saddler South Australian Menindie | | Partner in Whyte, Counsell & Co., wholesale grocers and shipowners, with James Counsell (see above) until 1884. He married the widow Louisa Heath, a sister of James Counsell, on 18 May 1854. In 1890 he was owner of Decoy, Tolarno, Saddler and South Australian, and at the time of his death he was the owner of Menindie and Saddler. | |
| Wilkes or Wilks | | | | Emu 1874 Vesta 1877, 1879 | | |
| Rev. F. W. Wilkinson | | | | Etona (2) | Church of England minister | |
| Andrew Willcock | c. 1848 | 14 July 1929 | Tolarno | | An engineer, he built steamer Tolarno, operated by his father and himself. married Amelia Shetliff (6 March 1854 – 15 March 1920), only daughter of Sam Shetliff, sen., and the first white girl born in Goolwa. | |
| Samuel H. Williams | | | Kingfisher 1877 | Waradgery 1874 Freetrader 1874 Edwards 1875–1883 Lancashire Lass 1880, 1881 Emily Jane 1891 | "Sam" Williams was ambiguously reported as owner also of Golconda and her barge Leviathan. | |
| H. Williams | | | Vesta 1879 Emu 1879 | | Possibly the same person as S. H. Williams. | |
| Williams | | | | Grappler | At one time captained snagboat Grappler. | |
| R. F. Williamson | | | Golconda (part) 1877– | | | |
| Joseph Percy Willoughby | | | | Timor 1890, 1891 | Mildura dental surgeon, horticulturist and landowner | |
| Clarence James Wilson | 27 January 1863 | 24 March 1905 | | Glimpse 1887–1888 Lancashire Lass 1888–1894 | "Clarrie" Wilson, a son of James S. Wilson and brother of Bervin Robert Wilson (below) and Helen Jane Wilson (who married David Nutchey). He built the barge Impulse on the Murray river bank at Koondrook in 1885. He left Echuca for Western Australia in 1894 and died prospecting in Madagascar 1905. | |
| Bervin Robert Wilson | 24 February 1856 | 8 November 1919 | Glimpse 1886–1888 Lancashire Lass 1888–1896 | Lancashire Lass 1894–1895 | A brother of "Clarrie" Wilson, he built Glimpse on the Murray river bank at Koondrook in 1886. He was publican of the Bridge (previously Border) Hotel until 1901 and was twice mayor of Echuca. He was a popular contender in the "Skippers' Plate" bicycle race. | |
| William Wilson | | | Ferret (part) 1884– Waradgery (part) 1886 Australien 1897–1904 Rothbury 1899–1904 | Ferret 1884–1888 Clyde 1888–1895 Julia 1894–1899 | "Billy" "Cove" "Pirate" Wilson was a son of Richard Wilson, boatbuilder of Moama. He owned Ferret, Waradgery in partnership with Arthur Glew. He was one of the few to tackle the Edward/Wakool river system. (Mudie p. 77) He may be unrelated to the two brothers above. | |
| W. Wilson | | | Viola 1933 | | | |
| S. R. Wilson | | | | Moolgewanke 1871 | | |
| Wilhelm Adolf Ludwig Wolter | 24 February 1842 | 4 September 1933 | Pilot | Vesta 1869 Telegraph 1870 Pilot 1886–1901, 1916 Arcadia 1904–1917 | "William" Wolter was born in Hamburg. He married Emma Isabella Steer (1848 – 2 January 1916) of Goolwa in 1871. They had three daughters and four sons, one of whom, Albert (1877 – 4 November 1893), drowned after falling from a barge. Another, Herbert James Wolter, was Auditor for Goolwa council; left town 1915. W.A.L. Wolter sold up in May 1917 and left Goolwa; he died at Victor Harbor. | |
| F. Wolter | | | | Elfie 1897, 1898 | | |
| A. E. Workman | | | | Colonel 1924, 1925 | | |
| C. L. Van Zuilicom | | | | | In 1854 proved the navigability of the River Goulburn between Seymour and Maidens Punt (now Moama), a factor in the rise in importance of Echuca as a hub of commerce. Cadell pointed out need for snag clearance.(Mudie p. 89) | |