Item MM 20521 Photograph - 'Snagging' the River, by A.J. Campbell, Echuca, Victoria, 1894

Summary

Image of a snagging operation on the Murray River, taken by A.J. Campbell in the 1894. This process of river management removed woody habitat from the river for ease of navigation. Part of a large collection of images depicting mainly aspects of the natural environment of south-eastern Australia, created by Archibald James Campbell between 1890 and 1915.

Description of Content

Winching logs into piles on the riverbank. The logs were snags within the river. A paddle steanmer, the "S.S.Wardell", is providing power for the winches.