Quorn (Australia)

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Quorn
Quorn-Council-Chambers.JPG
Quorns town hall
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia
Founded : 1878
Coordinates : 32 ° 20 ′  S , 138 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 20 ′  S , 138 ° 2 ′  E
Area : 20.9  km²
Residents : 1,131 (2016)
Population density : 54 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : ACST (UTC + 9: 30)
Postal code : 5433
LGA : Flinders Ranges Council
Quorn (South Australia)
Quorn
Quorn

Quorn is a small town in northern South Australia , 39 kilometers northeast of Port Augusta . In a 2016 census, Quorn had 1,131 inhabitants.

history

The town was founded in 1878 by Godfrey Walsh as part of the construction of the Great Northern Railway and named after Quorn in Great Britain . The line between Quorn and Port Augusta is now operated by the Pichi Richi Railway (PRR), a museum railway named after the Pichi Richi Pass that the railway crosses.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Quorn (L) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ John Beckhaus: The Pichi Richi Railway Extension . In: Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin. May 2000, p. 163f.