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Port Wakefield (formerly Port Henry) is a town at the mouth of the River Wakefield, at the head of the Gulf St Vincent in South Australia. It was the first government town to be established north of the state capital, Adelaide. Port Wakefield is situated 98.7 kilometres (61.3 miles) from the Adelaide city centre on the Port Wakefield Highway ...
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The answer really depends on how much time you’ve got. Because if you’re on a limited timeframe, Port Wakefield can be safely marked as inessential. Walk around the town centre, and there are a fair few heritage buildings to coo at. These include St Alban’s Anglican Church, the mid-19thcentury Rising Sun Hotel, the Old Port Wakefield Police Station...
For long distance walkers, Port Wakefield is the trailhead of Walk the Yorke. For the uninitiated, Walk the Yorke is a series of coastal walking trails, stretching more than 500km around the Yorke Peninsula to Moonta Bay. The first stretch is the 32.8km walk from Port Wakefield to Port Clinton. A more manageable chunk is the first 15km to Port Arth...
Much of the Clinton Conservation Park is mangrove swamp, but it’s a massively important breeding ground for marine life and a rest spot for migratory birds. It’s hardly one of Australia’s great natural attractions, but worth a look if you’re interested in mangrove ecology.
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Wakefield River in flood at Whitwarta in 2010. The river rises above Merildin, flowing southward, passing the towns of Watervale and Auburn, where it is fed by several small creeks, and then curves to flow westerly past the town of Balaklava into the head of Gulf St Vincent at Port Wakefield . The river's catchment area covers 1,913 square ...
Port Wakefield is a progressive coastal town of the Adelaide Plains. The town is located approximately 100 Kilometres North of Adelaide, South Australia. It is serviced by a dual lane highway which passes through the Eastern edge of the town. It is seen as a major transportation corridor for both commercial and domestic travellers and provides ...
Jan 28, 2015 · Port Wakefield, SA Credit: Adam Bruzzone. Port Wakefield is a sleepy, but historically important, little town which is semi-bypassed by the main road to Port Pirie. It is located 99 km north west ...
* Port Wakefield can claim to be the first town to be established north of Adelaide in the infant colony of South Australia. * Between 1850 and 1877 (the mine at Burra stopped sending copper to the coast in 1877) Port Wakefield was a prosperous and important seaport.
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Port Wakefield was the first town to be established north of Adelaide in the colonisation of South Australia. Initially named Port Henry; it was changed to Port Wakefield after the River Wakefield, when the town was surveyed. The port was established to ship copper from the rich mines of Burra. It later served as the main local outlet for wheat ...
