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       and a larger grain shed was con- when the municipality became  After Sturt first discovered and  second largest port with 240 boats
       structed in 1889 (where the Moama  part of the Shire of Murry.             named the Murray River in 1830,  annually  trading in  all types  of
       Bowling club is today), to store       Appreciation to Judy Hearn,         it was  over twenty  years  before  goods, particularly wool.
       grain for the mill. Coach build-     author of “Galleries of Pink Galahs”,   the  first  two  steamboats  made  But just before the turn of the cen-
       ers, black smiths, boot-makers,      for supplying this article.           their way upstream. In 1854 the  tury, railway lines were linking
       carpenters, stock agents, store-                                           'Mary  Ann' skippered by William  many river  towns  with the  larger
       keepers, and other businesses  History of the                              Randall, and the 'Lady  Augusta'  cities and the steamboat era was
       that  made  up  a  township  at  that   paddlesteamer era                  under Captain Francis Cadell, ran  already passing. Eventually boats
       time became firmly established.                                            an unexpected race up-river, each  were tied up all along the Murray
       Moama Agriculture show was held  Abandoned           steamboats      and sure of being the first to open up  River waiting for work that never
       annually and organisations and  barges, tall redgum wharf, small  the Murray for traffic. The 'Lady  came. Some sank or were broken
       clubs were in full swing. Most reli- towns that show evidence of  Augusta' passed the 'Mary  Ann'  up, a few ran halfway into this
       gious denominations were in evi- once  having  been  much  larger,  arriving at the tiny settlement of  century as fishing boats, logging
       dence – along with many hotels.      old station homesteads that face  Swan hill only hours before the  steamers and passenger boats.
        By 1880 Moama had a population  the Murray, all these are constant  'Mary Ann'. The few settlers along  Interest in restoring and using old
       of 700 and a district of 1000. It was  reminders to the river traveller of  the way greeted both with much  steamboats has been revived and
       proclaimed a Municipality with two  the days when hundreds of steam- enthusiasm and hospitality.                 there are some like the 'Etona',
       wards on 30th December 1890. The  ers raced along the Murray River,  By 1860 there were 17 steam- 'Melbourne'                    and     'Enterprise'
       first Council meeting was held on  opening up large areas of New  ers trading and operating on the  which, to the delight of steam
       16th March, 1891. Known at first  South  Wales,  Victoria  and  South  river and by 1863 the new town of  enthusiasts keep their steam
       as the Council of Municipality of  Australia. For many settlers, they  Echuca had a population of 300.  engines in defiance of diesel
       Moama in February 1907. Moama  were the only source of supply and  Less than 10 years later it was  power.
       retained this status until 1953  contact with the outside world.           1,600 and Echuca was  Victoria's


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