edward rich (c. 1844 – c. 15 september 1912) was founder and managing director of e. rich & co, shipping agents of brewarrina (founded 1872), then bourke (c. 1887) and wilcannia. they sold their fleet consisting of steamers "brewarrina", "cato", "excelsior", "lancashire lass", "maude", "mundoo", "pilot" and "rob roy" and the barges "albemarle", "alice", "border chief", "emily", "rabbie burns", "swan", "trader", and "victory" to permewan, wright & co. of victoria in 1907.