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Delve into Laura in Australia
Laura in the region of South Australia with its 571 residents is located in Australia - some 635 mi or ( 1022 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital .
Local time in Laura is now 09:05 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Adelaide " with a UTC offset of 10.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Wirrabara, Gladstone, Appila, and Adelaide. While being here, you might want to check out Wirrabara . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Laura ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Gladstone + Laura S. Australia with Banksia Adventures
This was part of a famil trip organised by South Australia Tourism as part of Corroboree 2011 and features a quick visit to these two historic towns with Banksia Adventures and our host James. Banksia ..
Driving down muddy track, spot some Kangaroos.
This was filmed heading south across the Collaby Hill Road heading towards Hughes gap in The Southern Flinders Ranges in South Australia. ..
CharlieandMarionFarewellGladstone.AVI
Our HelpXers Charlie and Marion (www.helpx.net) farewell Gladstone. What a fun night this was, and thanks Charlie and Marion for the great song :). Glenn and Kristina, two other HelpXers we had stayin ..
Entrance to Wirrabra Forest
This is on the road from Wirrabara to the forest picnic area. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Laura, South Australia
Laura is a rural town in the Mid North - Southern Flinders Ranges region of South Australia, 12 km north of Gladstone on the Main North Road and 40 km east of Port Pirie. It is famous as the home of Golden North Icecream which has been manufactured in the town since 1923 (the factory being the biggest employer in the District), and was a boyhood home of poet C.J. Dennis, whose first poem was published in the Laura Standard newspaper.
Located at -33.18 138.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Gladstone, South Australia
Gladstone is a small rural town in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. At the 2006 census, Gladstone had a population of 629. The town services the surrounding district with two pubs, three churches, a bank, Post Office and several shops and small businesses providing basic goods and services. The closest hospital is 11 km away in a neighbouring rural town, but doctors take appointments in the town’s medical clinic.
Located at -33.27 138.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
GTS/BKN
GTS/BKN, known on-air as Southern Cross Television, is an Australian regional television station serving the Spencer Gulf of South Australia and the Broken Hill area of New South Wales. Based in Port Pirie with studio and playout facilities based in Canberra, the station's name originates from the original Port Pirie & Broken Hill stations callsigns, GTS-4 Port Pirie and BKN-7 Broken Hill.
Located at -33.10 138.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Bowman Park
Bowman Park is a public park on the Crystal Brook about 5 km northeast of the township of Crystal Brook and 200 km north of the major city of Adelaide. The park has an area of about 40ha and is in the Northern Agricultural Area of the state of South Australia, and named for the Bowman Brothers who settled in the area around 1850. . It is open to the public from sunrise to sunset. Toilets and gas fired barbecues are available, dogs are allowed on leashes.
Located at -33.32 138.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Wirrabara, South Australia
Wirrabara is a settlement in South Australia. At the 2006 census, Wirrabara had a population of 251. Wirrabara is located in the Southern Flinders Ranges in the mid-north of South Australia, along the Rocky River. A timber milling industry was established in Wirrabara during the early 1850s. In 1877 the first government forest nursery in Australia was planted in the nearby Wirrabara forest.
Located at -33.03 138.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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