This is an old town that took me almost 2 hours on the train to get there!!! This is the furthest of the northern region one can get to on a convenient public transport. 42km from Adelaide.
Somehow i wanted to see new places and shoot new things, hence i went on this train to visit this town. It turned out to be quite a nice day walk + shooting.
Gawler is one of the gateways for most people to get to the
famous Barossa Valley due to its closer proximity. Much to my unknown, this
town is the first country town of SA!!! Hence, there's a lot of heritage value
in this town. The town plan was devised by
the colonial surveyor William Light, and was the only town planned by him
other than Adelaide. Gawler prospered early with the discovery of copper
nearby at Kapunda and Burra,
which resulted in Gawler becoming a resting stop to and from Adelaide. Later,
it developed industries including flour milling and manufacturing steam locomotives.
Now, Gawler is a commercial centre for the Mid-North districts of South
Australia.
My visit was near Christmas where they have the Gawler Christmas street festival, almost the same time this time of the year!!! (sigh, lol). One can see X'mas decoration on the buildings. Here's the photos!!! Enjoy!!!
My visit was near Christmas where they have the Gawler Christmas street festival, almost the same time this time of the year!!! (sigh, lol). One can see X'mas decoration on the buildings. Here's the photos!!! Enjoy!!!
The last train stop
