Farrell Flat
- 151 km (94 mi) N of Adelaide
- 20 km (12 mi) E of Clare
- 22 km (14 mi) SW of Burra
Localities around Farrell Flat: | ||
Hill River | Gum Creek | Hanson |
Clare | Farrell Flat | Porter Lagoon |
Mintaro | Manoora | Black Springs |
Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson)[2] is a town in South Australia. The town is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Clare and 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Burra.
Once the heart of a thriving farming community, Farrell Flat today is largely a satellite town to the larger towns nearby. It has retained its own identity, with a functioning hotel, cafe and meeting house, engineering business and grain silos.
The town was surveyed as Hanson in 1870 and did not officially become Farrell Flat until 19 September 1940.[3] The name Farrell's Flat had been in use for some time, this being the name of the railway station.[4] The nearby town of Davies was officially renamed to Hanson on 19 September 1940.[4]
Farrell Flat was on the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line. The last train ran through Farrell Flat in 2004.
Farrell Flat was named for Colonial Chaplain and Dean of Adelaide, James Farrell (26 November 1803 – 26 April 1869)
See also
Gallery
- Farrell Flat Hotel in 2013
- Farrell Flat Railway Station in 2013
- Silos
- Farrell Flat Institute 1912
- Railway Water Tank
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Farrell Flat (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Farrell Flat Archived 1 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. South Australian History. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "NEW TOWN NAMES APPROVED". The Advertiser. South Australia. 26 July 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Towns and other places in the District, www.burrahistory.info Retrieved on 8 November 2014
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