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Biographical entry Randell, William Richard (1824 - 1911)
- Born
- 2 May 1824
Sidbury, Devon, England - Died
- 4 March 1911
South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Paddle-steamer owner and Politician
Summary
William Richard Randell was the first man to put a steamboat on the Murray River. He had the boat, Mary Ann, built in 1852-53, 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.
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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
- National Library of Australia, 'Randell, W R', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003879. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 2 August 2006
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