Farrell Flat

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Farrell Flat
South Australia
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Farrell Flat
Coordinates 33°50′0″S138°48′0″E / 33.83333°S 138.80000°E / -33.83333; 138.80000
Population237 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 5416
Location
LGA(s) Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s) Frome, Stuart
Federal division(s) Grey
Website Farrell Flat
Localities around Farrell Flat:
Hill River Gum Creek Hanson
Clare Farrell Flat Porter Lagoon
Mintaro Manoora Black Springs

Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson) [2] is a town in South Australia. The town is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Clare and 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Burra on the former Peterborough railway line, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the 2006 census, Farrell Flat and the surrounding area had a population of 294. [3]

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Farrell Flat 1912

Once the heart of a thriving farming community, Farrell Flat today is largely a satellite town to the larger towns nearby. It has retained its own identity, with a functioning hotel, cafe and meeting house, engineering business and grain silos.

The town was surveyed as Hanson in 1870 and did not officially become Farrell Flat until 19 September 1940. [4] The name Farrell's Flat had been in use for some time, this being the name of the railway station. [5] The nearby town of Davies was officially renamed to Hanson on 19 September 1940. [5]

Farrell Flat was named for Colonial Chaplain and Dean of Adelaide, James Farrell (26 November 1803 – 26 April 1869)

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Farrell Flat (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 June 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Farrell Flat. South Australian History. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Farrell Flat (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  4. "NEW TOWN NAMES APPROVED". The Advertiser . South Australia. 26 July 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 5 September 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  5. 1 2 Towns and other places in the District, www.burrahistory.info Retrieved on 8 November 2014
  6. "The Aboriginal Name for Clare". The Northern Argus . Clare, SA: National Library of Australia. 19 May 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2013.