Category: South Australia

Meadows sits within the Adelaide Hills and boasts several historic buildings, craft shops, a winery and excellent bakery. It is a thriving community with a wonderful lifestyle. Every year, the town hosts the famous Meadows Country Fair and Meadows Easter Fair. Nearby Prospect Hill Museum tells the story of the regional dairy industry and includes a re-created milk room. Or head to the 5000 hectare Kuitpo Forest for bushwalking, cycling and horse riding. The land incorporating Meadows was part of the Seventh Special Survey undertaken by Charles Flaxman on 31 January 1839.

Bruce, between Wilmington and Quorn, lies on the Willochra Plain surrounded by the Flinders Ranges and the Horseshoe Range. Mount Remarkable, Mount Brown and Moockra Tower are among many landmarks that can be seen from this 1880s settlement. Settlers were allocated a square mile, 640 acre blocks of land of what had been open pastoral holdings. In the 1890s drought forced many off their properties, and in most cases the land was reverted to grazing for sheep and cattle. Bruce now consists of three cottages, a memorial institute and a railway station that has been restored. The railway line is still in existence from Bruce to Quorn, and is owned by the Pichi Richi Railway Society.

Pimba is a small settlement lying on the railway line at the junction of the Stuart Highway to Alice Springs and the road to Woomera and Roxby Downs. Both the Ghan and the Indian Pacific trains pass through Pimba. Stop for refreshments at the seven-day Spud’s Roadhouse.

Glossop is a small service town for the surrounding fruit growing area. It was named after Vice Admiral Glossop of the HMAS Sydney, which sank the German vessel Emden in the First World War. An anchor serves as a memorial to this commander. The small irrigation settlement is situated on a scenic drive between Barmera and Berri on Sturt Highway.

Located 160 kilometres from Adelaide, Kadina is the largest town on the Yorke Peninsula. It houses Australia’s National Dryland Farming Centre and a Banking and Currency Museum. Kadina is a key site for the bustling Kernewek Lowender (Cornish Festival) held every odd-numbered year. Along with the nearby towns of Moonta and Wallaroo, Kadina forms what is known as Australia’s Little Cornwall. Kadina began as a township servicing the copper mines of the Wallaroo Mine. Copper was discovered in 1859. Now it is the largest commercial centre on Yorke Peninsula with government departments, four banks, shopping centres, three hotels and a caravan park.

Located only 14 kilometres or 20 minutes drive west of Adelaide, Port Adelaide is a sea port city and the historic maritime heart of South Australia. It is home to some of the finest historic buildings in the State.

Owen is a small town in the centre of a grain growing area, established in the late 1870s and named after John Owen who was a local landowner. The town layout is similar to that of Colonel Light’s Adelaide, with parklands around the urban centre square. In 1880, the Western System railway line between Hamley Bridge and Balaklava was opened, and it was a great asset to the early settlers. Despite being a small rural settlement with silos reinforcing the skyline, the town in recent times has become popular with commuters due to its relaxed and casual rural living, while still being in close proximity to Adelaide. The Wooroora Hotel, now known as the Owen Arms, was established in 1905 by WR Standley and remained in that family until 1972.