Car crossing river on punt |
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| Title : | Car crossing river on punt |
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| Source : | First Punt, Waikerie | ||
| Date of creation : | 1925 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Mr Jack Kock 9possibly Koch) with his new Chevrolet car crossing the river on the first punt. Ferries or punts provided the first crossings on the River Murray for many years, and still operate in many places today. At Waikerie ia ferry is recorded as operating in 1910 and like many others, was hand operated, later becoming motorised. The ferry shortened the road between Morgan and Renmark, and the first crossing was made 28 September 1910. |
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| Coverage year : | 1925 |
| Place : | Waikerie |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
| Further reading : | Nunn, Jean History of Waikerie: gateway to the Riverland [Waikerie, S. Aust.]: Waikerie Historical Society, 1994. Includes a photograph of modern Waikerie punt on p. 432 Arnold, Meredith Waikerie and district: a pictorial history compiled and edited by Meredith Arnold Waikerie, S. Aust.: Waikerie and District Historical Society, 1989. Includes a photograph on p. 96 of 3000 sheep |
| Internet links : | Punt at Waikerie opposite the Waikerie Pumping Station Waikerie Visitor Information Centre: includes image of the current ferry |
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