Peterborough (South Australia)

Peterborough
View over Peterborough
State :  Australia State : South Australia Founded : 1879
Coordinates : 32 ° 58 ′  S , 138 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 58 ′  S , 138 ° 50 ′  E Height : 535  m Area : 5.7  km²
Residents : 1,416 (2016) Population density : 248 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 5422
LGA : District Council of Peterborough Website : www.peterborough.sa.gov.au
Peterborough

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

Locomotive on the main street of Peterborough

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

Commons : Peterborough (South Australia)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• 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

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Peterborough ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
2. ↑ 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