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29-December-2020
29-December-2020
29-December-2020

Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren

An old standpipe commemorates the pioneers of the District, and the railways.

It was from such standpipes that farmers filled their tanks with water and carted it back to their farms in the days before water was reticulated to their properties.

Location

Address:Wharminda Road, Wharminda, 5603
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.957083
Long: 136.241873
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Monument Type:Technology
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 13th October, 1974
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Front Inscription

Unveiled by N. J. Fraser on 13th Oct 1974 as a tribute to the pioneers of the District and the railways.
 

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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