Port Augusta (32°29′ S 137°46′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=32_29_S_137_46_E_region:AU-SA_type:city(15250)), population 15,250) is a town in South Australia. The town is located at the head of the Spencer Gulf, 322 km north of state capital Adelaide. Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Spencer Gulf is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. ... Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ...

A natural harbour, the port was settled on 24 May 1852 by Alexander Elder and John Grainger. The port was named after Lady Augusta Sophia Young, the wife of the Governor of South Australia, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ...

Government

Port Augusta is the seat of the City of Port Augusta local government area. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ...

It is in the state electorate of Stuart, and the federal Division of Grey. Its postcode is 5700. The Division of Grey is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ...

Railways

In 1878, the town became the southern terminus of a proposed North South transcontinental line, headed for Darwin 2500km away. This 3' 6" gauge line never got there, and was later taken over by the Commonwealth in 1910, to be renamed the Central Australian Railway. 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Central Darwin, circa 1986 Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory, and is a city of 109,419 people (2001 census) on Australias far north-western coastline. ... Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Ghan is the 48-hour, 2,979-km passenger service on the Adelaide_Alice Springs-Darwin Central Australian Railway in Afghan camel trains which trekked the same route before the advent of the railway. ...

Between 1913 and 1917, an East West Transcontinental railway 2000km long was built from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. This was built in 4' 8½" gauge as part of a long term plan to harmonise gauges between the mainland states, causing a temporary 60 year break-of-gauge at Port Augusta. 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ...

In the 1990s the Pichi Richi heritage Railway reached Port Augusta from Quorn. The Pichi Richi Railway is a tourist railway using parts of the former Central Australia Railway. ... Quorn is a township and railhead in the Flinders Ranges in the north of South Australia. ...

The standard gauge Central Australian Railway to Darwin was finally completed in 2003. As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... The Ghan is the 48-hour, 2,979-km passenger service on the Adelaide_Alice Springs-Darwin Central Australian Railway in Afghan camel trains which trekked the same route before the advent of the railway. ... Central Darwin, circa 1986 Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory, and is a city of 109,419 people (2001 census) on Australias far north-western coastline. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

External Links

• Terraserver.com satellite image of Port Augusta (http://terraserver.com/imagery/image_gx.asp?cpx=137.77911071006338&cpy=-32.49797101796028&res=30&provider_id=340&t=pan)