| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
WELLINGTON |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Murray Bridge Council |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Former Wellington Ferry Road & Stone Wall |
| Registered Name |
Former Ferry Rd & Stone Wall |
| Significance |
Wellington was the site of the earliest and, until the late 1870s, the most important crossing of the River Murray. This former ferry road and stone wall indicate the original route to the old ferry. They are of significance because they also demonstrate the effects of the immense shifting sandhills which were as much a threat to Wellington's existence as the diversion of traffic to Murray Bridge. From the early 1850s visitors and residents were troubled by encroaching sand which by the 1880s had almost buried West Wellington. The line of stones embedded in the roadside is the last vestige of the six feet high walls which were built to withstand the drift. |
| Subject Index |
Transport (Road) - Road; Miscellaneous - Fence, Gate or Wall |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
21-OCT-1993 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Murray Bridge |
| State Heritage ID |
14315 |
| Heritage Number |
14306 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 0000/0000 H170200 ROAD RESERVE |