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Populating the Mid North: a History of Settlement
Interactive Maps
A timeline of Settlement with a 5-yearly progression of land surveys.
1854-2012 Construction of Railways
The development and decline of the railways.
The Development of Agriculture
Graphics, showing increase in productivity and land use, with early Newspaper articles
A number of articles related to the history of Guano
Extracts from the Parliamentary Act and Newspaper articles
1836-1970 History of Sheep Scab in SA
Excellent Article by W. Stephen Smith, B.V.Sc.,F.A.C.V.Sc. PDF file.
Infrastructure
1895-1999 The Electrification of the Mid North
Timeline and early Newspaper articles showing the development of the electricity grid in South Australia.
A brief description of the creation of Road Boards, etc, with an 1879 newspaper article on the condition of the Main North Road.
A history of the invention of the Telegraph and its introduction to Australia
Whims, wells and the Morgan - Whyalla Pipeline.
Articles from Early Newspapers & Books
1836-1842 Preliminary & Special Surveys
Extract from H. J. Scott's South Australia in 1887 describing how the British Government organised the sale of South Australia
Correspondence between an 'old' settler and a Glaswegian. The last paragraph is a gem.
1841 The first port, Trade, the Financial Crisis, etc:
Contemporary Newspaper article.
Contemporary Newspaper article.
A short extract from Anthony Forster's book 'South Australia, its Progress and Prosperity' 1866
Rainfall chart, maps and articles describing the creation of Goyder's Line of rainfall.
Newspaper article discussing the state of the government dam, a sign calling Warnertown Napperby, and the need for a school
Newspaper article describing the Hundred, the towns of Carrieton and Eurelia, and the problem of water.
Newspaper article describing the condition of the land on the first railway trip from Murray Bridge to Bordertown
1910 Early Farming on the Appila Plain
Newspaper article describing the settlement of the early agriculturalists.
1914 Petersburg. A Dip into History
Newspaper article describing the establishment of the town of Peterborough, the railways and the water.
- Maps+
1828-1874 Routes of Exploration
Contemporary alongside early maps
1850-1920 Progress of the State:
Pastoral, Alienated Land & Infrastructure
Interactive Maps
2012 Map of the Area covered by this Site
showing Terrain, Subdivisions, Roads, Towns, Services, etc
A timeline of Settlement with a 5-yearly progression of land surveys.
1854-2012 Construction of Railways
The development and decline of the railways.
- Documents+
1834-1917 Parliamentary Acts
Parliamentary Acts in PDF format
Books in PDF format
1829 Wakefield's Colonization Proposals
1839 John Stephens' South Australia
1841-2 Edward John Eyre's Journals
- Climate+
Interactive Graphics
Graphics courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology
Figures courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology
- Towns+
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- Galleries+
In the Hills East of Port Pirie
Watercolours by George Angus, 1846
Trees Alongside Pekina Creek at Orroroo
Abandoned farmhouses between Orroroo and Appila
A drive from Port Pirie over the Hills to the Beetalo Valley
Paddock beside the road between Pekina and Booleroo Centre
Aboriginal Fire Trees North of Port Germein Gorge Road - 1 and 2
Trees beside the road from Laura to Warnertown and Crystal Brook
Bed & Breakfast and Farmstay
Booleroo Centre
Booleroo View Bed & Breakfast
Booleroo View Bed & Breakfast
Fully self contained 3 bedroom home
Phone: 08 8667 2238
Callum Brae
BOOLEROO CENTRE. Phone: 08 8667 2162
Tanderra Cottage
BOOLEROO CENTRE
08 8667 2312
Crystal Brook
Broughton Lodge Suffolk Stud
CRYSTAL BROOK
08 86365050
Gladstone
Conyngham Cottage
GLADSTONE
08 8662 2246
Edie's O'Nite Accommodation
GLADSTONE
0428 622 116
Gladstone Gaol Tourist Complex
Ward Street GLADSTONE
08 8662 2200
Jamestown
North Bundaleer Homestead
RM Williams Way BUNDALEER
00407 615 352
Laura
Alder House
LAURA
08 8663 2329
Laura Brewery Bed & Breakfast
8 West Terrace LAURA
08 8663 2251
Smith's Farmstay
LAURA
08 8663 2576
Mannanarie
Peggy's Retreat
Klingner Road MANNANARIE
0427 196 991 www.peggysretreat.com.au
Melrose
Bluey Blundstones Heritage Accommodation
30 - 32 Stuart Street MELROSE
08 8666 2173
Orroroo
Blue Gum House Bed & Breakfast
Phone: 08 8658 6021
Nuccaleena Cottages
Government Road
08 8648 4861
Peterborough
Peterborough Motorcycle & Antique Museum B & B
Tennyson Hall
Corner Kitchener & Jervois Street
0432 873 660
Spalding
Country Bakehouse Accommodation
20 Main Street Spalding
8845 2023 Mob 0458422677
Stone Hut
Stone Hut Cottage & Bakery
Main Road Stone Hut 8663 2165
Terowie
Old Terowie Hospital Bed & Breakfast
Phone: 08 8659 1061 or 0418 829 892
Wirrabara
Taralee Orchards Bed & Breakfast
Forest Road WIRRABARA
08 8668 4343
Wirrabara Craft House Bed & Breakfast
72 West Terrace WIRRABARA
08 8668 4250
Wirrabara Heritage Bed & Breakfast
70 West Terrace WIRRABARA
08 8668 4018
Camps
Gladstone
Camp Willochra
GLADSTONE
08 8662 2249 www.diowillochra.org.au
Laura
Talyala Hills Camp
LAURA
08 8663 2576
Campsites, Caravan & Cabin Parks
Carrieton
Carrieton Horse Shoe View
Caravan Park
Fourth Street CARRIETON
08 8658 9090
Crystal Brook
Crystal Brook Caravan Park
Bowman Street CRYSTAL BROOK
08 8636 2640
Gladstone
Gladstone Caravan Park
West Terrace GLADSTONE
08 86622522
Jamestown
Bundaleer Sporting & Recreation Grounds
RM Williams Way BUNDALEER
08 8664 0979
Country Retreat Caravan Park
103 Ayr Street JAMESTOWN
08 8664 0077
Motorhome Reserve
Vohr Street JAMESTOWN
08 8664 0070
Laura
Laura Caravan Park
Mill Street LAURA
08 8663 2296 www.laura.saaust.com
Melrose
Melrose Caravan Park & Tourist Information Centre
Joe's Road MELROSE
08 8666 2060
Orroroo
Orroroo Caravan Park
Second Street ORROROO
08 8658 1444
Peterborough
Peterborough Caravan Park
PETERBOROUGH 86512545
Port Pirie
Beach Caravan Park
Beach Road PORT PIRIE
08 8632 4275
Hillsview Caravan Park
Port Broughton Road PORT PIRIE
08 8633 0577
Port Pirie Cabin Park
137 Main Road PORT PIRIE
08 8633 2666check
Rangeview Caravan and Cabin Park
Lot 513 Highway 1 PORT PIRIE
08 8634 4221
Port Germein
Port Germein Caravan Park
The Esplanade PORT GERMEIN
08 8634 5266
Warnertown
Warnertown Motel & Caravan Park
WARNERTOWN
08 86343077
Wilmington
Beautiful Valley Caravan Park
Main North Road WILMINGTON
08 8667 5197
Wirrabara
Wirrabara Caravan Park
WIRRABARA
08 8668 4250
Hotel/Motel
Booleroo Centre
Booleroo Centre Hotel
BOOLEROO CENTRE
08 8667 2104
Caltowie
Caltowie Hotel
6 Charles Street CALTOWIE
08 86655003
Carrieton
Carrieton Hotel
1 Main Street CARRIETON
08 8658 9007
Crystal Brook
Crystal Brook Hotel
47 Railway Terrace CRYSTAL BROOK
08 8636 2023
Royal Hotel
24 Bowman Street CRYSTAL BROOK
Hotel 86362018
Georgetown
Georgetown Hotel
33 Fisher Street GEORGETOWN
08 86624114
Gladstone
Booyoolie Hotel
GLADSTONE
08 86622246
Gladstone Hotel
1 Bondowie Street GLADSTONE
08 86622015
Gladstone Commercial Hotel
2 Gladstone Street GLADSTONE
08 8662 2148
Jamestown
Commercial Hotel Motel
35 Ayr Street JAMESTOWN
08 8664 1013
Jamestown Hotel
79 Ayr Street JAMESTOWN
08 8664 1387
Jamestown Motel Terraces
10 Ayr Street JAMESTOWN
0408 086 353
Railway Hotel Motel
32 - 34 Alexandra Terrace JAMESTOWN
08 8664 1035
Laura
Laura Hotel
LAURA
08 8663 2426
North Laura Hotel
LAURA
08 8663 2421
Melrose
Melrose Holiday Units
Whitby Street MELROSE
08 8666 2021
Mount Remarkable Hotel Motel
Stuart Street MELROSE
08 8666 2119
North Star Hotel
MELROSE
08 8666 2110
Murray Town
Murray Town Hotel
Tin Line Road MURRAY TOWN
08 8666 4212
Orroroo
Commercial Hotel
30 Second Street
08 8658 1272
Orroroo Hotel
6 Second Street
08 8658 1018 . 0408 100 585
Orroroo Roadhouse
Railway Terrace
08 8658 1235
Peterborough
Peterborough Federal Hotel
PETERBOROUGH 86512197
Peterborough Golden Chain
Motor Inn
PETERBOROUGH 8651 2078
Peterborough Hotel
PETERBOROUGH 8651 3062
Peterborough Junction Hotel
PETERBOROUGH 86512195
Peterborough Motel
PETERBOROUGH 8651 2006
Peterborough Railway Hotel
PETERBOROUGH 86512427
St Cecelia Private Hotel
PETERBOROUGH 86512654
Port Germein
Port Germein Hotel
11 High Street PORT GERMEIN
08 8634 5244
Port Pirie
Abbacy Motel
47 Florence Street PORT PIRIE
08 8632 3701
Central Hotel
30 Alexander Street PORT PIRIE
08 8632 1031
Federal Hotel
160 The Terrace PORT PIRIE
08 8632 2654
Flinders Range Motor Inn
151 Main Road PORT PIRIE
08 8632 3555
International Hotel
40 Ellen Street PORT PIRIE
08 8632 2422
John Pirie Motor Inn
166-172 Warnertown Road PORT PIRIE
08 8632 4200
Portside Tavern
96 Ellen Street PORT PIRIE
08 8632 3833
Risdon Hotel
22 Moppett Road PORT PIRIE
08 8632 2663
Travelway Motel
149 Gertrude Street PORT PIRIE
08 8632 2222
Terowie
Terowie Roadhouse and Motel
Phone: 08 8659 1082
Warnertown
Warnertown Motel and Caravan Park
WARNERTOWN
08 86343077
Flinders Rest Hotel
WARNERTOWN
08 8634 3044
Wilmington
Wilmington Hotel
1 Main North Road WILMINGTON
08 8667 5154
Wirrabara
Wirrabara Hotel
65 High Street WIRRABARA
08 8668 4162
Self Catering Accommodation
Jamestown
Curnow's Hut & Conservator's Hut
Springs Road BUNDALEER FOREST
08 8668 5000
Mannanarie
Glenrest Farm Stay
Glenrest Road MANNANARIE
Phone: 00428 485 651
Orroroo
Magpies Nest
13b School Terrace ORROROO
Phone: 0427 581 302
Nana's Home
12 Fifth Street ORROROO
Phone: 0427 581 302
Port Pirie
Ellen Street Apartments
104 Ellen Street PORT PIRIE
Phone: 0417 899 002
Pirie Furnished Accommodation
PORT PIRIE
Phone: 08 8632 5382
Sampson's Cottage
Ellen Street PORT PIRIE
Phone: 08 8632 3096
Wirrabara
Stevens Cottage
Watts Road WIRRABARA FOREST
Phone: 08 8668 4193
Booleroo Centre
Caltowie
Carrieton
Georgetown
Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough
Wilmington
Wirrabara
