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English: Narrow gauge track operated by a salt company between its factory and Muston, the port of shipment. The worker is Laurie Shakeshaft (1881-1960) and the prime mover is the Day's Rail Tractor built by W. Day & Sons of South Melbourne. During the 1800s salt was scraped from the surfaces of Muston Lake, White Lagoon, Salt Lagoon and smaller ones near Kingscote. Most of this was used for domestic purposes, meat preservation and tanning of hides which were pegged out on wooden boards and coated with salt. Exports of salt from Kangaroo Island to Adelaide in 1843 was 13 tons and by 1913 it was 20,000 tons.
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Source State Library of South Australia B 10351
Author Unknown photographer

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