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Angaston, South Australia

Coordinates:34°30′S139°03′E / 34.500°S 139.050°E /-34.500; 139.050
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Town in South Australia
Town in South Australia, Australia
Angaston
Murray St, the main street of Angaston
Murray St, the main street of Angaston
Angaston is located in South Australia
Angaston
Angaston
Coordinates:34°30′S139°03′E / 34.500°S 139.050°E /-34.500; 139.050
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
LGA
Location
  • 77 km (48 mi) north-east ofAdelaide via
Established1842
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
347 m (1,138 ft)
Population
 • Total2,095 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
5353
Localities around Angaston
Light PassPenrice,StockwellMoculta,Truro
NuriootpaAngaston[3]Keyneton
Bethany,Vine Vale,TanundaFlaxman ValleyMount McKenzie,Eden Valley
Angaston painted byGeorge French Angas in the 1840s

Angaston is a town on the eastern side of theBarossa Valley inSouth Australia, 77 km northeast ofAdelaide. Its elevation is 347 m, one of the highest points in the valley, and has an average rainfall of 561 mm. Angaston was originally known asGerman Pass, but was later renamed after the politician, banker and pastoralistGeorge Fife Angas, who settled in the area in the 1850s. Angaston is in theBarossa Councillocal government area, thestateelectoral district of Schubert and thefederalDivision of Barker.[3]

Railway

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Angaston was the terminus of theBarossa Valley railway line which was built in 1911.[4] Regular passenger trains ended in 1968 and the line from Nuriootpa to Angaston was replaced by a walking trail.

Notable former residents

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Wineries

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Other places

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Tour Down Under

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2014

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The finish of the 135 kilometres (84 mi) first stage of the2014 Tour Down Under occurred on 21 January 2014 within the town. The race started inNuriootpa and was won bySimon Gerrans ofOrica–GreenEDGE.[14]

References

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  1. ^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022)."Angaston (urban centre and locality)".Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017)."Angaston (State Suburb)".2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved4 May 2018.Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ab"Property Location Browser".Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure,Government of South Australia. Archived fromthe original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved23 October 2014.
  4. ^"FOLLOWING THE IRON ROAD".The Register. Adelaide. 9 September 1911. p. 15. Retrieved1 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^R. W. Linn, 'Angas, Sir John Keith (1900–1977)',Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 30 March 2015
  6. ^Edgar, Suzanne,"Angwin, Hugh Thomas Moffitt (1888–1949)",Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved30 September 2022
  7. ^P. A. Howell, 'Hague, William (1864–1924)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1983, accessed online 30 March 2015.
  8. ^"Brian Hurn". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved8 November 2015.
  9. ^"Shannon Hurn". AFL Tables. Retrieved2 August 2023.
  10. ^"Saltram Wines | Barossa Valley Since 1859".www.saltramwines.com.au. Retrieved11 September 2023.
  11. ^"Lambert Estate Wines - Homepage".www.lambertestate.com.au. Retrieved11 September 2023.
  12. ^"Old Union Chapel | Barossa Venue Hire".www.oldunionchapel.com.au. Retrieved11 September 2023.
  13. ^"Collin Grove Homestead: Serene Getaway in South Australia".collingrove. Retrieved11 September 2023.
  14. ^"2014 Santos Tour Down Under results, stage 1".VeloNews. 21 January 2014. Archived fromthe original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved21 January 2014.

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