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First Edition; F'cap Folio; pp. 32, 8 coloured sketch plans of sections of the river, 1 folding plan of the river, 1 folding plan of Lock Navigation section Wentworth to 368 miles, 1 coloured sketch plan of Lock 6 feet lift, 1 folding longitudinal section on centre of flood cut, 1 coloured sections of Weirs hard rock bottom, 1 coloured sketch plan of a lock, 9 b/w. photographs, coloured sketch plan ten mile point rocks 486 miles from Wentworth, 1 plan Darling river Wilcannia to Wentworth, 22 pages of coloured plans showing proposed sites for locks and weirs, 1 coloured folding sketch of proposed Locks and Weirs; missing it original printed wrappers, first and last page loose, text and all plans and sketches in good condition. The Darling River is the third longest river in Australia, 1,472 Kilometers from source to Wentworth where it joins with the Murray River. In the late part of the 19th century the Darling became a major transportation route using shallow-draft paddle steamers from busy river ports of Bourke and Wilcannia to the South Australian railheads at Morgan and Murray Bridge Today there are 29 weirs and locks along the upper and lower parts of the river. Seller Inventory # 112703
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