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Burney Young's Mount Templeton Station
Mt Templeton estate homestead. Probably built in the 1870s when the property totalled 41,000 acres. In the background is Mount Templeton....

Jon Ruwolt
Jun 262 min read
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Snowtown's Big BESS !!
Energy developer Tilt Renewables proposes to build a big battery next to their Snowtown Wind Farm 1 sub-station, on Wokurna Road, 10 km...

Jon Ruwolt
Apr 161 min read
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Family forgives tourist driver
A 28-year-old Italian tourist accused of causing the deaths of an elderly couple and their daughter in a road crash in South Australia's...

Jon Ruwolt
Nov 23, 20243 min read
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Snowtown EV charging station named Australia’s best
An RAA charging station in Snowtown, South Australia, has been named Australia’s best by the Australian Electric Vehicle Association...

Jon Ruwolt
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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Blyth battery: the biggest in S.A.
Neoen’s Blyth battery will soon be the biggest battery project in South Australia. It has recently been registered in the Australian...

Jon Ruwolt
Aug 21, 20242 min read
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Blyth's Big Battery
Blyth West is to get a big battery built for French company Neoen, just like the Hornsdale Tesla Battery. It is being located next to the...

Jon Ruwolt
Jun 14, 20233 min read
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Hummocks Station's Farm to Yarn
Rosemary Michael, of Hummock's Station at Snowtown in South Australia, has set up business transforming 100% Merino wool from her own...

Jon Ruwolt
Jun 11, 20237 min read
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Why is Lake Bumbunga so pink?
Tucked away in the small South Australian town of Lochiel, a pink lake attracts models, singers and tourists wanting to use the iconic...

Jon Ruwolt
May 2, 20232 min read
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A Snowtown woman won $40m in Powerball
Snowtown is a small community but locals are none the wiser on who was the lucky winner of a $40 million lotto first division prize. So...

Jon Ruwolt
Sep 18, 20223 min read
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Snowtown's New Quarry
Clare's quarrier and transporter SC Heinrich & Co have won the contract to supply quartz gravel for the first stage of the Port Wakefield...

Jon Ruwolt
Sep 29, 20212 min read
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Spirited Sir Walter Hughes
Early life - On the Ocean Wave - Copper Calls - Discovery Disputed - Moonta Mine - Milestones - Fortunes Made - Goes Roving - Benefits -...

Jon Ruwolt
May 31, 202012 min read
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Snowtown's busy trains
This is a slideshow from Flickr on the trains passing through Snowtown, some with commentary on the drivers or of the loads and...

Jon Ruwolt
May 10, 20202 min read
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Early Pastoral Pioneers of Snowtown
Pastoral pioneers 1 (Captain) John Ellis Captain John Ellis (c. 1803 – 22 March 1873) was granted the first South Australian pastoral...

Jon Ruwolt
Apr 10, 20202 min read
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Snowtown's Wind Farm 2
Snowtown Wind Farm 2 is one of the most modern wind farms in Australia. This wind farm produces enough electricity for 180,000 South...

Jon Ruwolt
Mar 1, 20204 min read
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Snowtown's Wind Farms
The Snowtown Wind Farm sits on the Barunga and Hummocks Ranges, 170km north of Adelaide, in South Australia. The first stage of 47...

Jon Ruwolt
Feb 23, 20202 min read
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Snowtown's trees
Artist Marek Herburt creates vibrant impressionistic, semi-abstracted landscapes, typically of the Australian Bushland. He has a gallery...

Jon Ruwolt
Feb 22, 20201 min read
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Amazing Snowtown photos
Get cracking with your camera and send us your best photos, please. One day we will have the full story of this art work More photos are...

Jon Ruwolt
Feb 22, 20201 min read
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15 of the most beautiful photos around Snowtown
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Jon Ruwolt
Feb 22, 20201 min read
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