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Preparing to lay track to shift the 'Dora Bassett' over the dunes [PRG 1258/1/800] • Photograph

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Summary

Preparing to lay the track to take 'Dora Bassett' over the dunes. 'Dora Bassett' was a screw motor launch, which was blown ashore and grounded at the Murray Mouth, and shifted by cutting access through the sand dunes of Younghusband Peninsula to the Coorong. Teams of draught horses were used to drag it on makeshift railway tracks.

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Physical description

Photoprint; 15.5 x 9.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1940

Collection

Part of Godson Collection

Subject

Dora Bassett (Launch)
River boats -- South Australia -- Murray River Estuary
Launches -- South Australia -- Murray River Estuary

Catalogue record

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Historical information

Owned by Bowmans, brought through the Murray from Robe: used at Murray Bridge as a milk boat. (Godson number 136A).

Digitisation information

Date

19/04/2001

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,075 x 1,724 pixels (5.3 MP)

Size

5.30 MB

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