Crystal Brook (33°21′ S 138°12′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=33_21_S_138_12_E_type:city(2400)_region:AU-SA)) is named for (the stream) that passes through the town. It has a population of about 2400, an annual average rainfall of 400mm, is at an altitude of 110m above sea level, and is 200km North of Adelaide, the capital and largest city in the state of South Australia. The town, unusually for rural South Australia, has been growing steadily over the past few decades. It serves the local farming community and has many small businesses. The Crystal Brook Show is in early August; it has been held every year for a century and a quarter. Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ...
Major railway lines pass through Crystal Brook to Adelaide, Sydney, Darwin and Perth.
The town falls within the boundaries of the Port Pirie Regional Council. It is in the state electorate of Frome and the federalDivision of Grey. The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... The Division of Grey is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ...
The rising sun catching the Crystal Brook grain silos on a clear Winter's morning. The town sports oval is in the foreground.
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The train continues south to Port Pirie, then inland to CrystalBrook, and south to Adelaide, the capital of SouthAustralia.
It returns along the same track to CrystalBrook, then turns east again towards Broken Hill, passing through the historic triple-gauge railway towns of Gladstone and Peterborough.
Port Pirie to Broken Hill was rebuilt to standard gauge in 1970 (the previous version was narrow gauge), and the CrystalBrook to Adelaide section was built in 1982.
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