Town in South Australia
Town in South Australia, Australia
Point Turton is a coastal town 114 kilometres (71 mi) west ofAdelaide,South Australia.[6] It is located in theYorke Peninsula Council.
The town was named by amarine surveyor, Captain John Hutchinson, as a commemoration of adouble wedding of two daughters of the thenGovernor of South Australia,Dominick Daly, atGovernment House. In August 1866, Daly's youngest daughter, artistCaroline Louisa Daly, married Henry Hobhouse Turton, manager of theSavings Bank of South Australia, while the eldest daughter, Joanna, married John Souttar,[8] Manager of theBank of Adelaide.[9]
The jetty at Point Turton was built in 1876[1] to ship out the local barley and stone. The quarrying of stone ended in 19173.
The Point Turton General Store is the main shopping facility in the town.[citation needed]
The Tavern on Turton is a hotel that opened in 2007.[10]
The town also has a caravan park and some holiday cottages houses along the beachfront.[11]
Tavern on Turton opened in mid-2007Point Turton Jetty: This is a popular spot for fishing and offers a great view of the surrounding area.[12]
Flaherty Beach: Known for its clear water and white beach sand.[13]
Walk the Yorke: A walking and bike riding trail located along the Point Turton foreshore.[14]
Captain Harry Butler Memorial: A tribute to the famous Australian aviator.[15]
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- ^"About The Park".Point Turton Caravan Park. Retrieved14 February 2024.
- ^"THE BEST Things to Do in Point Turton - 2024 (with Photos)".Tripadvisor. Retrieved14 February 2024.
- ^Flemming, Burghard (2020),"Beach sand and its origins",Sandy Beach Morphodynamics, Elsevier, pp. 15–37,doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-102927-5.00002-3,ISBN 978-0-08-102927-5, retrieved14 February 2024
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ^"Things to do around Point Turton, Yorke Peninsula".POINT TURTON BEACH HOUSE HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION. Retrieved14 February 2024.
- ^Jones, H. A. (23 September 2004)."Butler, Frank Hedges (1855–1928), motorist and aviator". In Lock, Julian (ed.).Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32210. (Subscription,Wikipedia Library access orUK public library membership required.)
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