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Morgan, Murray railhead port

Riverbank Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: riverboat refuse.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Where the Murray turns south, the 1878 railway met the riverboats and Morgan briefly handled more cargo than any SA port but Adelaide; wharf cliffs and refuse-bearing banks remain.

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