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Snowtown is a town located in the Mid North of South Australia 145 km north of Adelaide and lies on the main road and rail routes between Adelaide and Perth – the Augusta Highway and Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line.
- Origin of Name
- Things to See and Do
- Other Attractions in The Area
- History
- Visitor Information
- Useful Websites
No one is sure which member of the Snow family was being honoured when, in 1878, South Australian Governor William Jervois named the town after either Thomas Snow, who at the time was Jervois' aide de camp or Sebastian Snow who was the governor's private secretary. The Snows were reputedly his cousins.
History in the Main Street The town's main street, Fourth Street, is notable for a number of attractive public buildings - notably the Snowtown Memorial Hall (1919) which is attached to the Old Institute (1889). Over the road is the town's tribute to the pioneers. The street is a fine example of a veranda-ed rural street in a wheatbelt town with ma...
Bumbunga Lake Lying to the south of Snowtown near the village of Locheil is Bumbunga Lake, a fine example of a Pink Lake coloured by the strange pink lichen. On the Locheil-Ninnes Road is an excellent lookout over this impressive salt lake.
* Prior to the arrival of Europeans the area around Snowtown had been occupied by members of the Kaurna Aboriginal language group. * The first pioneers arrived between 1867 and 1869. * It was around 1868 that the original Snowtown Hotel was built. * It wasn't until 1869 that the government took much interest in the area. At that time they planned t...
Snowtown has no visitor information centre. The closest is Clare Valley Visitor Information Centre, cnr Main North Road and Spring Gully Road, tel: 1800 242 131 or (08) 8892 2154.
There is a small "official" site at http://www.snowtown-sa.org. It has useful information on the town.
Snowtown is a peaceful place with friendly faces and a thriving agriculture industry as its background. As you drive into the township be 'blown away' by South Australia's largest wind farm atop the Barunga and Hummocks Ranges.
Nov 29, 2023 · Snowtown is a town located in the Mid North of South Australia 145 km (90 miles) north of Adelaide and lies on the main road and rail routes between Adelaide and Perth – the Augusta Highway and Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line.
May 6, 2024 · There are growing calls to rename an Australian town as it marks the 25th anniversary of the "bodies in barrels" mass murder that residents say have left them living with the stigma of the past.
The town of Snowtown is located in the Mid North of South Australia 145 km north of Adelaide at 33°47’S, 138°12’E and lies on the main route between Adelaide and Perth.
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Snowtown is a peaceful place with friendly faces and a thriving agriculture industry as its background. As you drive into the township be 'blown away' by South Australia's largest wind farm atop the Barunga and Hummocks Ranges.
