Minlaton, South Australia

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Minlaton
South Australia
File:MinlatonWarMemorial.JPG
War memorial on Main St.
Minlaton is located in Yorke Peninsula Council
Minlaton
Minlaton
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Population 773 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 5575
Location
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s) Goyder[2]
Federal Division(s) Grey[3]
Localities around Minlaton:
Bluff Beach[4] Koolywurtie[4] Curramulka[4]
Spencer Gulf[4] Minlaton Curramulka
Ramsay[4]
Spencer Gulf[4] Brentwood
Yorketown[4]		 Yorketown[4]

Minlaton is a town in central Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2006 census, Minlaton had a population of 773.[1] It is known as the "Barley capital of the world", due to the rich Barley production in the region.

Minlaton was the home town of Harry Butler, a World War I flying ace. His Bristol M1C monoplane has been restored and is preserved in pride of place in a building the centre of the town. When he flew an air mail run from Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent to Minlaton in 1919, it was the first over-water flight in the Southern Hemisphere.

Minlaton is in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula, the federal Division of Grey[5] and the state electoral district of Goyder.[2]

Thirteen miles to the west is Brown Point, commonly known as "The Bluff" or "Bluff Beach", where the boat winching system is a tourist attraction.

Gallery

  • 'Red Devil' plane at Minlaton.jpg

    Harry Butler's Red Devil is on display in Minlaton

  • MinlatonButlerMemorial.JPG

    Harry Butler memorial

  • MinlatonMainStreet.JPG

    Main street

  • MinlatonAnglicanChurch1.JPG

    St Benedict's Anglican church, built in 1886

See also

References

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