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1.https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-05-chrys-pics-23.jpg2015 06 05 chrys pics (23)https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-05-chrys-pics-30.jpg2015 06 05 chrys pics (30)2015-06-11T12:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/06/08/abc-rural-interview-at-lock-1-centenary-celebrations-june-5/2015-06-08T07:49:45+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/06/03/laying-of-foundation-stone-at-lock-1-blanchetown-sa/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/foundation-stone.jpgfoundation stone2015-06-03T00:48:07+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/06/02/the-end-of-the-vice-regal-trip-to-blanchetown-in-1916-a-splendid-trip-all-round/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/b4535-fw-coneybeer.jpgB4535 FW ConeybeerF W Coneybeer, a wonderful host on the trip!2015-06-02T06:12:27+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/05/31/the-wide-end-of-the-murray-splendid-possibilities/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/prg280_1_12_89-ferguson-lft-and-sir-henry-galway-govt-house-adelaide-1915.jpgPRG280_1_12_89 Ferguson lft and Sir henry Galway Govt house adelaide 1915State Library of SA image left Gov General Ronald Munro Ferguson and Governor Galway, grounds of Govt House Adelaide c 19152015-05-31T06:36:20+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/05/30/lock-1-a-mass-of-preliminaries/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/b-36187-slsa-no-rest.jpegB-36187 SLSAState Library of SA B-36187 Lock 1 cofferdam and Blanchetown in distance.2015-05-29T23:55:57+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/05/29/all-aboard-the-ps-marion-one-year-after-lock-1-foundation-stone-was-laid-continued/2015-05-28T23:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/05/26/getting-to-know-blanchetown-for-the-centenary-of-locking-the-river/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/general-email-flyer-v2.jpggeneral-email-flyer-v2Blanchetown gets national importance!2015-05-28T23:29:01+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/05/27/centenary-of-locking-the-river-murray-getting-to-know-blanchetown-100-years-on-continued/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/prg280_1_3_289-slsa-andrew-fisher.jpgPRG280_1_3_289 SLSA Andrew FisherState Library of South Australia PRG280_1_3_2892015-05-27T12:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/05/21/two-weeks-only-till-we-mark-100-years-of-harnessing-the-river-murray/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1915-06-05-b78-lock-1.jpgStone laying ceremony 1915 04 05Stone laying ceremony 1915 04 052015-05-21T08:38:33+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/04/17/book-launch-and-celebration-of-the-centenary-of-locking-the-murray-river/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/harnessing-the-river-murray.jpgHarnessing the River Murray.jpgThe book, with a foreword by Professor Geoffrey Blainey, has 258 pages and over 150 photographs.2015-05-21T08:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/03/21/rest-in-peace-maxwell-george-pearson/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2012-11-03-renmark-national-trust-visit-and-talk-15.jpgUniden Digital CameraMax Pearson sharing a story from Lock building days.2015-03-21T10:36:08+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/01/20/evelyn-rains-my-inspiration/2015-01-20T00:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/01/07/little-john-henry-bugg/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lock-2-map.jpgVivitarhttps://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lock-2-construction-sa-water.jpglock 2 construction sa water2015-01-07T12:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2015/01/01/2015-centenary-of-lock-1-foundation-stone/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mildura-weekly-article-heading-2.jpgMildura Weekly article heading (2)2015-01-01T10:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/11/04/the-mystery-poem-found/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ev-rains-lock-7-fancy-dress-fisher-woman.jpgev rains Lock 7 fancy dress fisher woman2014-11-03T23:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/10/01/can-you-help-with-a-song/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/lock-7-mum-photo-olivewood-album.jpglock 7 mum (photo Olivewood album)Lock 7 school girls as fisherwomen c 19322014-10-12T02:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/10/12/come-to-the-fair-lock-6-school-1929/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/lock-6-late-1930-2_0002.jpgSchool children Lock 6 late 1930Teacher T A Joraslafsky2014-10-12T02:53:23+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/09/18/book-proposed-article-from-mildura-weekly-september-12-2014-pp-18-19/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/arthur-rains-family-l-to-r-les-evelyn-my-mother-syd-waltergladys-probably-lock-1-blanchetown.jpgArthur Rains family L to R: Les, Evelyn, (my mother) Sid, Walter,Gladys. Probably Lock 1 Blanchetown, c 19212014-09-18T03:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/08/27/sports-day-big-day-out-at-the-locks/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/school-picnic-lock-7-mp.jpgschool picnic lock 7 MP2014-08-27T13:27:25+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/08/14/bush-telegraph-on-radio-national-15082014-11-30-am/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1926-adams-children.jpg1926 adams childrenCharlie, Herbert and Ruth Adams, Lock 9 1926.2014-08-14T12:09:16+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/08/14/before-the-harnessed-river/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/prg1258_2_2576-low-river-1914.jpgPRG1258_2_2576 Low river 19141914 Low river Waikeriehttps://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/grg-53-16-unit-1057-file-1160.jpgGRG 53 16 Unit 1057 file 11602014-08-14T02:03:38+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/08/13/link-to-tom-fedorowytschs-article-on-my-research/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bill-and-mate-out-shooting-mp.jpgBill pearson and mate out shooting MPBill Pearson and mate, after duck hunting, probably Lock 7 c 19312014-08-13T05:31:16+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/08/11/abc-tv-interest-in-my-research/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/max-with-his-tomahawk-blade.jpgMax with his tomahawk blade2014-08-11T04:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/07/03/william-billy-magnay-royal-humane-society-award-1928/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-04-14-billy-magnay-loxton-2.jpg2014 04 14 billy magnay loxton (2)2014-07-03T01:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/05/22/what-happened-to-frederick-dusker/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/b28184.jpgB28184Renmark Hospital 1925, State Library of South Australia2014-05-22T12:18:45+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/02/19/can-you-help-the-missing-school-records/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lock-7sch-mrs-mcphee-assistant-and-mr-bottrill-vic-fitcher-on-right-olivewood-photo.jpglock 7sch. Mrs Mcphee assistant and mr Bottril(L) Vic Fitcher on right (olivewood photo)Lock 7 School c. 1931. Photo. Courtesy Max Pearson2014-02-18T23:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/02/11/on-this-day-1921/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2012-11-03-renmark-lock-5-4.jpgLock 5Lock 5 taken by Helen Stagg 2012 (Copyright)2014-02-11T02:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/02/08/weather-extremes-and-working-on-lock-construction/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/b63241_91-lock-9-slsa-sheahan-collection.jpgB63241_91 Lock 9 slsa Sheahan collection2014-02-08T07:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/02/05/sir-george-ritchie-and-the-start-of-lock-3-before-lock-2/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/b6691_30-slsa-george-ritchie.jpgB6691_30 SLSA George ritchieSir George Ritchie. Photo State Library of South Australia2014-02-05T03:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/01/28/fruitful-outcome/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-08-lock-7-objects-32.jpg2014 01 08 lock 7 objects (3)The old iron Steve unearthed at Lock 7.https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-08-lock-7-objects-31.jpg2014 01 08 lock 7 objects (3)https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-08-lock-7-objects-3.jpg2014 01 08 lock 7 objects (3)https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-08-lock-9-1.jpg2014 01 08 lock 9 (1)Pelicans watching for a meal at Lock 9.https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-08-1926-beer-bottle-lock-9-2.jpg2014 01 08 1926 beer bottle lock 9 (2)Beer bottle with broken top found at Lock 9https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-08-161.jpg2014 01 08 (161)Mrs Ralton's Grave, Kulninehttps://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-08-lock-8-show-nav-pass.jpgLock 8 pelicans 2014-01-28T12:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/01/19/thwarted-2/2014-01-19T05:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/01/12/inspiration-a-trip/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-08-5-road-into-lock-7.jpg2014 01 08 (5) road into Lock 7After we left the bitumen2014-01-12T04:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/01/05/my-book/2015-05-15T06:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.com/2014/01/03/oral-history-lock-housing/https://historybyhelen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rains-children-near-lock-house.jpgRains children near lock house2014-01-03T04:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://historybyhelen.comdaily1.02025-10-20T03:20:00+00:00