Produce from Morgan
Wood the secret commodity Along with grains, hides, dried fruit, etc wool was a very important part of the river / rail trade. Large sheep stations would load their wool onto paddle steamers and transport it to the railhead at Morgan, to be railed to Port Adelaide or be stored at Landseer’s Warehouse for future sale.
Besides the railway line, Syd French’s truck being unloaded of firewood, which was much sought after both by paddle steamers, and as it was the only means of heating in these times as well as various other uses.
The hard work done, and it was hard work in the shimmering heat, the rail trucks are fully loaded, with each truck carrying approximately 28 ton of wood
The hard work done, and it was hard work in the shimmering heat, the rail trucks are fully loaded, with each truck carrying approximately 28 ton of wood
The neat woodpiles lie in wait to be manually loaded on to the rail trucks for transport to their final destination
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