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Armagh, South Australia

Coordinates: 33°50′S 138°35′E / 33.833°S 138.583°E / -33.833; 138.583
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Armagh
South Australia
The old disused kiln and chimney
Armagh is located in South Australia
Armagh
Armagh
Location in South Australia
Coordinates33°50′S 138°35′E / 33.833°S 138.583°E / -33.833; 138.583
Population351 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1850
Postcode(s)5453
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
RegionMid North
State electorate(s)Frome
Federal division(s)Grey
Localities around Armagh:
Hart Bungaree Stanley Flat
Benbournie, Blyth Armagh Clare
Boconnoc Park, Kybunga Emu Flat, Spring Gully Spring Farm

Armagh is a small historic village in the western Clare Valley, about 137 km north of Adelaide, South Australia.

History

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The village was named after the town and county of Armagh in Ireland.[citation needed] It was founded in 1850 to benefit from the new copper mine, operated by the Royal Mining Company at nearby Emu Flat. The mine was built as part of a mania for copper mining prompted by the large copper finds at Burra and Kapunda but, though some mining efforts continued until 1910, was never successful commercially.[2]

The town today

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Today the hills around Armagh are known for the production of wine and olive oil. Most of the old town has vanished leaving only a brick kiln, claypit, a few houses and the Miner’s Home Hotel, now a private museum.


References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Armagh (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Noye, Robert J. (1980). CLARE – A District History. Hawthorndene, South Australia: Investigator Press. pp. 118–123.
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