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    Snowtown's New Quarry
    Jon Ruwolt
    • Sep 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Spirited Sir Walter Hughes
    Jon Ruwolt
    • 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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    Snowtown's busy trains
    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...
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    Early Pastoral Pioneers of Snowtown
    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...
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    Snowtown's Wind Farm 2
    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...
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    Snowtown's Wind Farms
    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...
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    Snowtown's trees
    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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    Amazing Snowtown photos
    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

    Add your pictures please. Are you ready to get started? Simply create a new post now.
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