Angaston, South Australia
Town in South Australia
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Angaston is a town on the eastern side of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, 77 km northeast of Adelaide. Its elevation is 347 m, one of the highest points in the valley, and has an average rainfall of 561 mm. Angaston was originally known as German Pass, but was later renamed after the politician, banker and pastoralist George Fife Angas, who settled in the area in the 1850s. Angaston is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Barker.[2]
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| Coordinates: 34°30′S 139°03′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1842 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 347 m (1,138 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,202 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5353 | ||||||||||||
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Railway
Angaston was the terminus of the Barossa Valley railway line which was built in 1911.[3] Regular passenger trains ended in 1968 and the line from Nuriootpa to Angaston was replaced by a walking trail.
Notable former residents
- George Fife Angas (1789–1879) politician, banker and emancipist
- Sir John Keith Angas (1900–1977) pastoralist[4]
- Hugh Thomas Moffitt Angwin (1888–1949) engineer and public servant[5]
- William Hague (1864–1924) storekeeper and politician[6]
- Brian Hurn (1939–2015), cricketer.[7]
- Shannon Hurn (1987-), AFL footballer, West Coast Eagles 2018 Premiership Captain, 2 X All Australian, AFLPA Best Captain 2019, West Coast Eagles games record holder.[8]
- O. P. Heggie (1877–1936) Actor. Played the Hermit who befriends the Monster in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Wineries
Other places
Tour Down Under
2014
The finish of the 135 kilometres (84 mi) first stage of the 2014 Tour Down Under occurred on 21 January 2014 within the town. The race started in Nuriootpa and was won by Simon Gerrans of Orica–GreenEDGE.[13]
