Attraction
Yorke Peninsula
'Edith' the Clydesdale Sculpture and Jetty Truck
Yorke Peninsula
Free
Standing at the end of Edith Street, Edithburgh's distinctive jetty was once the centre of a remarkably busy working port. By the early 1920s, Edithburgh had become South Australia's third-busiest outport, shipping vast quantities of grain, wool, lime, gypsum and salt harvested from Lake Fowler and the many salt lakes surrounding the town.
The waterfront bustled with ships, workers, wagons and horses. During the busiest years of the salt trade, hundreds of horses could be working in and around Edithburgh in a single day. Clydesdale teams hauled heavily laden wagons from the lakes and pulled small jetty trucks along the rails to ships waiting offshore. Their strength helped transform this modest coastal town into one of South Australia's most important regional ports.
To mark the jetty's 150th anniversary in 2023, the Edithburgh Progress Association commissioned a sculpture of "Edith" the Clydesdale and arranged for an original jetty truck to be faithfully restored. Edith was painstakingly created by Peter "Turtle" Crosby of Cleve, while the historic truck was restored by the Ardrossan Men's Shed.
Together, they honour the thousands of horses whose largely forgotten labour kept Edithburgh's industries and its busy port moving. You will find Edith and the restored jetty truck in Edith Street, near the centre of town, on the approach to the jetty.
The waterfront bustled with ships, workers, wagons and horses. During the busiest years of the salt trade, hundreds of horses could be working in and around Edithburgh in a single day. Clydesdale teams hauled heavily laden wagons from the lakes and pulled small jetty trucks along the rails to ships waiting offshore. Their strength helped transform this modest coastal town into one of South Australia's most important regional ports.
To mark the jetty's 150th anniversary in 2023, the Edithburgh Progress Association commissioned a sculpture of "Edith" the Clydesdale and arranged for an original jetty truck to be faithfully restored. Edith was painstakingly created by Peter "Turtle" Crosby of Cleve, while the historic truck was restored by the Ardrossan Men's Shed.
Together, they honour the thousands of horses whose largely forgotten labour kept Edithburgh's industries and its busy port moving. You will find Edith and the restored jetty truck in Edith Street, near the centre of town, on the approach to the jetty.
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