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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 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.957083 Long: 136.241873 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Technology |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 13th October, 1974 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAUnveiled by N. J. Fraser on 13th Oct 1974 as a tribute to the pioneers of the District and the railways.
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