Biographical entry Randell, William Richard (1824 - 1911)

Summary

William Richard Randell was the first man to put a steamboat on the Murray River. He had the boat, Mary Ann, built in 1852-1953, extending it to 75 feet in 1854 and joining it with a new hull, in 1855, mounting the single paddle-wheel between the two hulls and renaming it Gemini.

Published resources

Book Sections

• Tolley, John C., 'Randell, William Richard (1824-1911), paddle-steamer owner and politician', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 6-7. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060008b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Randell, W R', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-558994. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_r.html. Details