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Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson) is a town in South Australia. The town is located east of 
Once the heart of a thriving farming community, Farrell Flat today is largely a satellite town to the larger towns nearby. It has retained its own identity, with a functioning hotel, cafe and meeting house, engineering business and grain silos.
The town was surveyed as Hanson in 1870 and did not officially become Farrell Flat until 19 September 1940. The name Farrell's Flat had been in use for some time, this being the name of the railway station. The nearby town of Davies was officially renamed to Hanson on 19 September 1940.''Towns and other places in the District'', www.burrahistory.info
Retrieved on 8 November 2014 Farrell Flat was named for Colonial Chaplain and Dean of Adelaide, James Farrell (26 November 1803 – 26 April 1869).
File:Farrell Flat Hotel in 2013.jpg, Farrell Flat Hotel in 2013
File:Farrell Flat Railway Station.jpg, Farrell Flat Railway Station in 2013
File:Farrell Flat silos.JPG, Silos
File:Farrell Flat Institute.JPG, Farrell Flat Institute 1912
File:Farrell Flat steam engine water tank.JPG , Railway Water Tank
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and southwest of Burra on the former Peterborough railway line, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the 2006 census, Farrell Flat and the surrounding area had a population of 294.
Once the heart of a thriving farming community, Farrell Flat today is largely a satellite town to the larger towns nearby. It has retained its own identity, with a functioning hotel, cafe and meeting house, engineering business and grain silos.
The town was surveyed as Hanson in 1870 and did not officially become Farrell Flat until 19 September 1940. The name Farrell's Flat had been in use for some time, this being the name of the railway station. The nearby town of Davies was officially renamed to Hanson on 19 September 1940.''Towns and other places in the District'', www.burrahistory.infoRetrieved on 8 November 2014 Farrell Flat was named for Colonial Chaplain and Dean of Adelaide, James Farrell (26 November 1803 – 26 April 1869).
See also
*Stanley Football Association
The Stanley Football Association was an Australian rules football competition based in the Clare Valley region of South Australia, Australia. It operated between 1915 and 1936 with breaks in 1916-17 and 1919 due to World War I.
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