Talk:List of Murray–Darling steamboats

Enterprise
I suspect that Enterprise is actually two separate boats, and so the row should be split in two accordingly. PS Enterprise describes the boat that was built 1876-1878 and is now owned by the National Museum of Australia. Mitch Ames (talk) 09:10, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

Despatch & Dispatch
Need clarification on this paddle boat: Turns out that they are 2 separate boats: Doug butler, are you able to help sort out the captains listed? -- ThylacineHunter  (talk) 14:34, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Despatch built 1900 at Echuca (ex Tassy) by Charles Earnshaw - 65.5 ft x 13 ft x 4 ft - Most likely to be the one for 'Snagging duties 1910'
 * Dispatch built 1877 at Milang (official number 74781) by Thomas Smith and Frank Potts - 111.5 ft x 18.5 ft x 6.3 ft, 117.13 tons - Most likely to be the one 'Built as mail steamer on the Lower Lakes'. Dispatch left the rivers in 1899 (sold to Melbourne interests and renamed Bellarine)


 * Alas!! That was ten years ago! But clearly I assumed one vessel with two spellings and standardized on the more common, on the assumption that typesetters would have been agnostic. I still have Mudie somewhere (also not immune to slipups), and a couple of other books, and will see what I can find. In the meantime here is a table of those names, ripped from Murray-Darling steamboat people: Doug butler (talk) 23:07, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

I am working on updating the list and adding missing info. I have a copy of "Paddle Boats of the Murray-Darling River System" by Brian Marshall, which has most of the missing info (dimensions, weight & hp). I've also amassed a very comprehensive list of boat names. I'm also working on making a list (from this one) of the Barges on the river. -- ThylacineHunter  (talk) 03:08, 6 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Have split row as suggested, added more info on Tait and Wallace from Trove and a few nice refs. Will do the same for the other three. Doug butler (talk) 07:38, 6 September 2022 (UTC)