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Port Augusta SA 5700
(Pop 13 900)
Port Augusta is an important Eyre Peninsula port and industrial city 322 km n of Adelaide. It sits at a true crossroads for traffic heading north (Alice Springs and Darwin), west (Nullabor Plain and Eyre Peninsula), east (Broken Hill and NSW) and south (Adelaide). European settlement began 1840s and the town was named to honour the SA Governor's wife. The area grew rapidly due to its strategic location, the Overland Telegraph Line and railway. Today power generation and tourism account for the city's economic prosperity. Outback Surfboat Carnival (Feb/Mar) & Cup Carnival (June).
Accommodation: Port Augusta has 8 motels, 7 hotels and 4 caravan parks.
Visitor Information Centre: 41 Flinders Tce. Tel (08) 8641 0793.
(Pop 13 900)
Port Augusta is an important Eyre Peninsula port and industrial city 322 km n of Adelaide. It sits at a true crossroads for traffic heading north (Alice Springs and Darwin), west (Nullabor Plain and Eyre Peninsula), east (Broken Hill and NSW) and south (Adelaide). European settlement began 1840s and the town was named to honour the SA Governor's wife. The area grew rapidly due to its strategic location, the Overland Telegraph Line and railway. Today power generation and tourism account for the city's economic prosperity. Outback Surfboat Carnival (Feb/Mar) & Cup Carnival (June).
Accommodation: Port Augusta has 8 motels, 7 hotels and 4 caravan parks.
Visitor Information Centre: 41 Flinders Tce. Tel (08) 8641 0793.
Airport: Port Augusta Airport
(PUG), off Eyre Hwy. (5 km west).
Hospital:P ort Augusta Hospital,
Hospital Rd. Tel (08) 8648 5500.
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