Person

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 Randell was the first man to put a steamboat on the Murray River. He had the boat, Mary Ann, built in 1852-1853, 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 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 6-7. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060008b.htm. Details

Resources

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
  • Engineers Australia ed., Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2019), 236 pp. p.96. Details
  • Serle, Percival, Dictionary of Australian biography (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949). Details

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