Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson) is a town in
South Australia
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. The town is located east of
Clare Clare may refer to:
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* Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land
Australia
* Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley
* Clare Valley, South Australia
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* Clare (electoral district), an electoral district
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and southwest of
Burra.
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
Hanson or Hansson may refer to:
People
* Hanson (surname)
* Hansson (surname)
* Hanson (wrestler) or Ivar (born 1984), American professional wrestler
Musical groups
* Hanson (band), an American pop rock band
* Hanson (UK band), an English ...
on 19 September 1940.[''Towns and other places in the District'', www.burrahistory.info]
Retrieved on 8 November 2014
Farrell Flat was on the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line. The last train ran through Farrell Flat in 2004.
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.
Brief history
The ...
Gallery
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
File:Silo farrell flat.jpg, Painted Silos at Farrell Flat
File:Painted Silos viewed from the Pub at Farrell Flat.jpg, Painted Silos at Farrell Flat
References
Towns in South Australia
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