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Commercial buildings facing the Soldier's Memorial Gardens at Goolwa [PRG 1258/2/407] • Photograph

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Summary

Commercial and residential buildings facing the Soldier's memorial gardens (out of the picture except for two cannons) at Goolwa, 'where the railway station used to be'. According to a researcher, the two "cannons" are actually the supports for a barbed wire fence top that was erected to keep the town cows from destroying the hedge around the gardens. The town cows were house cows owned by residents and registered by Goolwa Corporation and they were allowed to wander at will during the day. Each cow had a collar with a registration disc and a bell. The cows returned home for milking and yarding each afternoon. The fence along the footpath in front of the shops was to prevent the cows from straying on to the footpath or into shops.

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Physical description

Photoprint; 15 x 10 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920

Collection

Part of Godson Collection

Subject

Goolwa (S.A.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Catalogue record

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Historical information

(Godson number A7/14).

Digitisation information

Date

03/03/2021

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,635 x 3,702 pixels (20.9 MP)

Size

62.61 MB

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