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May 31, 2020
12 min

Spirited Sir Walter Hughes

Early life - On the Ocean Wave - Copper Calls - Discovery Disputed - Moonta Mine - Milestones - Fortunes Made - Goes Roving - Benefits - ...

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Jon Ruwolt

May 10, 2020
2 min

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 destinati...

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Jon Ruwolt

Apr 10, 2020
2 min

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 Occ...

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Jon Ruwolt

Mar 1, 2020
4 min

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 Aust...

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Jon Ruwolt

Feb 23, 2020
2 min

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 turbi...

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Jon Ruwolt

Feb 22, 2020
1 min

Snowtown's trees

Artist Marek Herburt creates vibrant impressionistic, semi-abstracted landscapes, typically of the Australian Bushland. He has a gallery...

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Jon Ruwolt

Feb 22, 2020
1 min

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 ...

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15 of the most beautiful photos around Snowtown

Jon Ruwolt

Feb 22, 2020
1 min

15 of the most beautiful photos around Snowtown

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