Armagh, South Australia
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Town in South Australia
| Armagh South Australia | |
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| The old disused kiln and chimney | |
Armagh is located in South Australia Armagh Armagh Location in South Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°50′S 138°35′E / 33.833°S 138.583°E / -33.833; 138.583 |
| Population | 351 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1850 |
| Postcode(s) | 5453 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys |
| Region | Mid North |
| State electorate(s) | Frome |
| Federal division(s) | Grey |
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Localities around Armagh: | |
Armagh is a small historic village in the western Clare Valley, about 137 km north of Adelaide, South Australia.
History
[edit ]The village was named after the town and county of Armagh in Ireland.[citation needed ] It was founded in 1850 to benefit from the new copper mine, operated by the Royal Mining Company at nearby Emu Flat. The mine was built as part of a mania for copper mining prompted by the large copper finds at Burra and Kapunda but, though some mining efforts continued until 1910, was never successful commercially.[2]
The town today
[edit ]Today the hills around Armagh are known for the production of wine and olive oil. Most of the old town has vanished leaving only a brick kiln, claypit, a few houses and the Miner’s Home Hotel, now a private museum.
References
[edit ]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Armagh (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ Noye, Robert J. (1980). CLARE – A District History. Hawthorndene, South Australia: Investigator Press. pp. 118–123.