Angorichina
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Angorichina Station is located in the Flinders Ranges
, near Blinman.
It was first established in the mid 19th century. In 1859, it was a shepherd on Angorichina Station who first discovered the copper and took out a mining lease which later became the Blinman mine.
The station continues to run sheep today, as well as being involved in the tourist industry.
Flinders Ranges
Flinders Ranges is the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts approximately north west of Adelaide. The discontinuous ranges stretch for over from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna...
, near Blinman.
It was first established in the mid 19th century. In 1859, it was a shepherd on Angorichina Station who first discovered the copper and took out a mining lease which later became the Blinman mine.
The station continues to run sheep today, as well as being involved in the tourist industry.
In popular culture
- British author Marion Grace Woolley writes about the station as a tuberculosis sanatorium in Angorichina, 2011.
External links
- http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/angorichina.htm