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Two early speedboats, the Miranda and the Bulldozer, race across the Murray River at Goolwa around 1914 with timber landing structures visible along the undeveloped shoreline. This photograph documents early high-speed recreational boating at Goolwa, reflecting the popularity of motor-powered pleasure craft before the First World War.
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State Library of South Australia — PRG 280/1/14/285
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-35.5060, 138.7880
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Goolwa Wharf precinct, Goolwa, South Australia
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1914
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Speedboats on the Murray River at Goolwa, c. 1914 | South Australia
Speedboats on the Murray River at Goolwa, c. 1914
1914 • Goolwa Wharf precinct, Goolwa, South Australia
See the speedboats Miranda and Bulldozer racing on the Murray River at Goolwa Wharf in 1914, capturing the early era of motor-powered leisure boating in SA.
Two early speedboats, the Miranda and the Bulldozer, race across the Murray River at Goolwa around 1914 with timber landing structures visible along the undeveloped shoreline. This photograph documents early high-speed recreational boating at Goolwa, reflecting the popularity of motor-powered pleasure craft before the First World War.
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