AGNES

Location Lake Nagambie VHR Number S1076 Date lost n.a. Year of construction 1877

Statement of Significance

Physical Description
Construction Material	Wood
Hull Details	Originally built as a paddle steamer, converted to a barge around 1917.
Propulsion	Steam - Paddle
Engine Builder	HP portable steam engine, 18 HP.
Length / Breadth / Depth	82.0 Feet / 16.4 Feet / 5.8 Feet
History
Builder	J.B.Air
Built Date	1877
Built Port / Country	Moama / Australia
Details	Prior to the completion of the Goulburn Weir, and creation of Lake Nagambie, the PS Agnes was bought by the Nagambie Steam Navigation and Sawmilling Co, from Echuca for 800 pounds. The vessel departed Echuca on 28th August 1888, under Capt. Randell, and passed through the incomplete weir wall and remained on Lake Nagambie when the weir was completed. The vessel was used for transporting wood and general freight along the Goulburn River. The Agnes was one of the few vessels to reach Seymour, and later operated as a picnic and charted boat on Lake Nagambie and the Goulburn River. The Agnes was converted to a barge around 1917 and later sunk in Lake Nagambie (Lodding 2009)
Uses of Vessel
Primary Use	Transport; Recreation
Voyage Details
Date Lost	n.a.
Cargo	Originally used for transporting wood and general freight along the Goulburn River.
Owner	Bought by the Nagambie Steam Navigation and Sawmilling Co for 800 pounds in 1888
Master of Vessel	First captained by Capt. Randell.
Cause of Loss	Sunk in Lake Nagambie.