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Victor Harbor - Cockle Train to Goolwa
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Goolwa
- Located on the Murray River, the town of Goolwa is a popular holiday spot within easy reach of Adelaide. This charming old river port is steeped in steam and riverboat history. In its heyday between the 1850s and the 1880s, the town was a prosperous port where riverboats from New South Wales and Victoria unloaded at Goolwa wharf. From here, wool and grain were shipped to Victor Harbor, Port Adelaide and beyond. However, this early prosperity did not last after the Morgan to Port Adelaide railway opened in 1878 and the river trade on the lower reaches dwindled.
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scenicencounter. (2008, March 03). Victor Harbor - Cockle Train to Goolwa. Retrieved November 23, 2008, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/traveller/scenicencounter/photos/victor-harbor-south-australia/cockle-train.jpg.
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