Armagh, South Australia
Armagh South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Armagh Location in South Australia | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°50′S 138°35′E / 33.833°S 138.583°ECoordinates: 33°50′S 138°35′E / 33.833°S 138.583°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 257 (2006 census)[1] around Emu Flat area (2006 Census) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1850 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5453 | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys | ||||||||||||||
Region | Mid North | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Frome | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Armagh is a small historic village in the western Clare Valley, about 137 km north of Adelaide, South Australia.
History[]
The village was named after the town and county of Armagh in Ireland.[citation needed] It was founded in 1850 to benefit from the new copper mine, operated by the Royal Mining Company at nearby Emu Flat. The mine was built as part of a mania for copper mining prompted by the large copper finds at Burra and Kapunda but, though some mining efforts continued until 1910, was never successful commercially.[2]
The town today[]
Today the hills around Armagh are known for the production of wine and olive oil. Most of the old town has vanished leaving only a brick kiln, claypit, a few houses and the Miner’s Home Hotel, now a private museum.
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Emu Flat (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
- ^ Noye, Robert J. (1980). CLARE – A District History. Hawthorndene, South Australia: Investigator Press. pp. 118–123.
External links[]
Categories:
- Towns in South Australia
- Mining towns in South Australia
- Mid North (South Australia)