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Robert Barr Smith, the rich and influential new owner of the Hummocks Run, arrived in the locality accompanied by surveyors in February 1870. The first paved road to Kadina was completed at Barunga Gap in 1874,and a railway was connected from Kadina in 1878.
The railway line from Kadina to Barunga Gap was begun in approximately August 1877 by day labour and piecework, to afford employment for the miners thrown out of work on the (Yorke) Peninsula. The completion of this contract was expected by December 31,1878.
The railway allowed Barr Smith to ship his massive wool exports directly to the Elders & Fyffes cargo ships at Wallaroo for auction in England, and surrounding farmers and graziers to use the port at Wallaroo instead of Port Wakefield, which was shallow and required transshipment to waiting shipping using small boats.
A government town was surveyed in 1879 at Barunga Gap and proclaimed as Percyton in 1880. Later the name was changed to the current designation
Location
| Address: | Lochiel-Snowtown Road, Barunga Gap, 5520 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.828504 Long: 138.124654 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 11th September, 1988 |
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Barunga Gap Rail Siding Percyton School
1879 - 1976 1883 - 1947
This Stone
Erected By Residents Of
Barunga Gap District
Perpetuates The Memory Of
Pioneers Of Percyton, Later Barunga Gap
Unveiled 11. 9. 1988.
Capsule To Be Opened 11. 9. 2038
Post Office Store
1882 - 1974 1882 - 1916
