Peterborough - Flinders Ranges

PETERBOROUGH - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 5422
	Population: 2,300, Height above sea level: 517m Latitude: 32.5829 Longitude: 138.5020 Location: 252km north east of Adelaide Highway: Barrier Hwy Nearest Major Town: Adelaide Nearest Airport: Adelaide Touring Area: Flinders Ranges & The Outback

Peterborough has the distinction of being at the junction of three railway gauges of different width, and is an important railway centre as goods and carriages are moved from one gauge to the other. It is also an important stop on the way to Broken Hill or the Flinders Ranges.
Originally named Petersburg the railway first reached the town in 1881 and it became an important centre for transporting grain and other produce. Today it is a prosperous small town with a well appointed main shopping strip with most facilities.
The information centre is appropriately in an historic 1917 railway carriage in the main street.

PLACES OF INTEREST:

Federation Quilt. Town Hall foyer.

Ivan Leys Museum

St Cecilia Mansion
Built in 1912 of hewn sandstone as the home of Bishop Norton of Port Augusta, it became a boarding house and convent after his death in 1923. The 20 room residence was renamed St. Cecilia and opened to the public in 1981.

Rann's Museum. Ph: 08 8651 2969

has a collection of static enguines and assorted historic items.

Steamtown working railway museum.

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INFORMATION CENTRE:
Peterborough Tourist Information Centre
Main St. Peterborough. SA 5422
Ph: 08 8651 2708. Open daily.

HOW TO GET THERE:
By car along the Barrier Hwy. turn off at Terowie or from Port Augusta and Highway 1 via Wilmington over the Flinders Ranges.

Coach or Rail