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Once McKinnon had established the route, the track developed quickly. For a time, prisoners were used to cut the track. Shown at work in 1893, this prison gang under Edward Price (far left) cut the route along the Arthur River towards Lake Ada.
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Reference: 1/2-066563; F
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