gun y ah ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Lady ▁Dar ling . ▁They ▁then ▁purchased ▁the ▁Be ech worth ; ▁she ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire ▁at ▁the ▁E ch uca ▁wh arf ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 7 ; ▁they ▁re built ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁Jane ▁El iza . ▁Smith ▁and ▁B anks ' s ▁store ▁in ▁W ah gun y ah ▁was ▁swe pt ▁away ▁in ▁the ▁flo ods ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁They ▁sold ▁Te vi ot ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and ▁built ▁new ▁sh eds ▁and ▁wh ar ves , ▁founded ▁the ▁Upper ▁Murray ▁Navigation ▁Line ▁with ▁the ▁ad mission ▁of ▁John ▁Fo ord ▁and ▁his ▁War ad g ery , ▁to ▁run ▁between ▁Al bury ▁and ▁E ch uca . ▁George ▁was ▁owner ▁of ▁Lady ▁Dar ling ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁They ▁ski pper ed ▁Jane ▁El iza ▁themselves ▁until ▁around ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁when ▁they ▁char tered ▁her ▁to ▁George ▁Dor ward , ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁sold ▁her ▁to ▁H es elt ine ▁& ▁Re id ▁and ▁got ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁business . ▁They ▁had ▁tim ed ▁it ▁well : ▁within ▁ten ▁years ▁river ▁traffic ▁had ▁passed ▁its ▁peak ; ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁boats ▁on ▁the ▁Murray ▁than ▁ever , ▁and ▁newly ▁constructed ▁roads ▁and ▁rail ways ▁were ▁e ating ▁into ▁their ▁traffic , ▁subs