Peterborough (South Australia)
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Peterborough is a city in South Australia with 1416 inhabitants (2016). Originally Petersburg named place was because of anti-German sentiment during World War I renamed .
history
The first settlers bought land here around 1875, including Peter Doecke, after whom the city was named. In 1880 it became clear that a railway junction was to be built here. Now the city grew considerably; a hotel and a post office were soon established; A school followed in 1883, and a town hall in 1884, built by the architect Chris Smith.
Peterborough is now the seat of the regional council and the largest city in the council area.
railroad
The East-West Line, which connects Port Pirie and Broken Hill , and the North-South Line, which connects Adelaide with Alice Springs , meet at Peterborough Station . The city is one of the few places in the world where all three common track widths come together.
In the city there is now a railway museum called "Steamtown" and a bronze statue for "Bob the Railway Dog", a kind of mascot for the railroad workers at the city's wedding from 1870 onwards.
Trivia
Cars parked on a hill called "Magnetic Hill" not far from the city are supposed to roll up the hill independently.
Web links
- District Council of Peterborough (EN)
- City site with a picture of the statue of the railway dog Bob (EN)
- Brief description of the city and Magnetic Hill
- City description (EN)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Peterborough ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ http://www.architectsdatabase.unisa.edu.au/arch_full.asp?Arch_ID=39 Report on the Town Hall to the Corporation of the Town of Peterborough