Port Augusta SA
June 15th 2023 Port Augusta lies at the northern end of Spencer Gulf. Matthew Flinders in his ship the Investigator, explored the northern Spencer Gulf area in 1802, searching for the legendary Australian inland sea, and water supply in general. In the 1840s pastoralists settled in the Flinders Ranges. A port was needed to cart wool and wheat to England, and Port Augusta had a fine natural harbour. After several
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