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Rivers for transport, trade and irrigation were of primary concern to the colonies of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales in the 1890s. Control of the Murray River was strongly debated at the 1897-98 Federation Convention, with South Australians aware of their vulnerable position. PS Queen loading cargo at Renmark, ca. 1890. MLSA: B 26324