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Mount Rat in the region of South Australia is a town located in Australia - some 655 mi or ( 1054 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital .
Local time in Mount Rat is now 10:28 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Adelaide " with a UTC offset of 10.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Urania, Port Victoria, Port Rickaby, Minlaton, and Curramulka. When in this area, you might want to check out Urania . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Mount Rat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Urban Orchard Trailer
Full length DVD here: www.adelaide.foe.org.au Produced with assistance of: www.adelaide.foe.org.au & www.unley.sa.gov.au Archive photos from: www.slsa.sa.gov.au Music by www.aviatorlane.com.au ..
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Mount Rat, South Australia
Mount Rat is a town in the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. It is halfway between Maitland and Minlaton, South Australia. It was first founded in the 1850s, and by 1882 had a school, hotel, blacksmiths, chapel and a large water tank. By 1905 the school had closed, and now the town has mostly disappeared. \t\t \t\t\tMount rat info sign close. jpg \t\t\t A close-up of the information sign.
Located at -34.63 137.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Curramulka, South Australia
Curramulka is a town on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia. Curramulka is within easy driving distance of the coastal resort towns of Port Victoria and Port Vincent and is 15 kilometres north-east of the regional ‘capital’ of Minlaton. At the 2006 census, Curramulka had a population of 148. Nearby is what are acknowledged as the most extensive chain of limestone caves in the southern hemisphere. The sheer size of the system is also the reason why so little is known about it.
Located at -34.70 137.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Minlaton, South Australia
Minlaton is a town in lower Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2006 census, Minlaton had a population of 773. It is known as the "Barley capital of the world". Minlaton was the home town of Harry Butler, a World War I flying ace. His Bristol M1C Monoplane has been restored and is preserved in pride of place in a building the centre of the town.
Located at -34.77 137.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Port Victoria, South Australia
Port Victoria is a town on the Spencer Gulf coast of southern Yorke Peninsula. At the 2006 census, Port Victoria had a population of 345. Like many other coastal towns on the peninsula, it has a jetty and used to be a thriving port for the export of grain to England. Its anchorage is sheltered from westerly weather by nearby Wardang Island. The windjammers carrying the bagged grain called at Falmouth, England or Queenstown, Ireland for orders of where the grain was to be taken.
Located at -34.50 137.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Port Victoria Maritime Museum
Port Victoria Maritime Museum is a maritime museum on Yorke Peninsula, which is housed in the original general cargo shed which was brought out from England in kit form in 1877. It was erected at the landward end of the jetty. The jetty took only seven months to build and was completed in January 1878. Household goods for the early settlers in the town and surrounding farmlands were brought by steamers from Port Adelaide and stored in the cargo shed until the settlers’ homes were completed.
Located at -34.50 137.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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