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Horseshoe Hotel, Noarlunga [B 7848] • Photograph

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Summary

Horseshoe Hotel, Noarlunga was built in the 1840's on a horseshoe shaped portion of the Onkaparinga River. No-orlunga is from the Aboriginal word for fishing place and the old inn was known for organising fishing parties on the tidal river. It also had the reputation as a watering hole for smugglers bringing their alcohol and tobacco from wrecks in the Gulf. The Horseshoe Inn was also a staging post for coaches and bullock teams from Adelaide. According to a researcher, the man to the left of the photo holding the horse reins is John Charles Dungey, proprietor from 1887-1889 and again from 1893-1914 and the girls are likely to be his daughters.

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Physical description

Photograph; 17.6 cm x 12.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1899

Collection

Part of Noarlunga Collection

Subject

Horseshoe Hotel (Noarlunga, S.A.)
Hotels -- South Australia -- Noarlunga

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Digitisation information

Date

08/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,183 x 2,205 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

21.08 MB

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