Port Augusta is a small city in South Australia. It is a seaport
and railway junction city mainly located on the east coast of the
Spencer Gulf immediately south of the gulf's head and about 322
kilometres north of the state capital Adelaide.
14,527 people in the area of Port Augusta.
Port Augusta is about 68 klm
northeast of Iron Knob. See previous post on Iron Knob.
By 1852 South Australian colonists
had settled in Port Augusta and the town soon became a thriving
commercial centre and port, serving the needs of pastoralists
in the truly vast hinterlands to the north. For a time wool exports
were the mainstay of Port Augusta's economy with many London sailing
clippers bearing cargoes to English wool mills.
By the 1870s wheat had overtaken wool
as Port Augusta's chief export. Early promises of a thriving wheat
industry proved illusory however. Rainfall was too unreliable
and the area was subject to frequent droughts. The area soon resorted
to its previous pastoral activities.
Today Port Augusta's unique geographic
position sees it as a major service centre for travellers and
freight trucks crossing the Nullarbor. In many respects Port Augusta
is also the southern gateway to the Northern Territory. Travellers
heading north can do so via the Stuart Highway. An alternate means
of transport is to take a more leisurely journey via the "Ghan"
rail service which was extended from Alice Springs to Darwin in 2003.
Information taken from [ here ]
Our Caravan and vehicle at the Big 4 Caravan Park, Port Augusta.
Plus washing on the line.
This building is opposite the Police Station.
The Railway Station building.
The Court House.
Older house in Port August.
This one has a lawn, most have gravel, concrete or tiles due to the lack of water.
Bird of Paradise - Strelitzia
Map of where Iron Knob is and Port Augusta.
