A Holiday On Yorke Peninsula, South Australia: European settlement of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia began around the middle of the 19th century. The area soon developed a...

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European settlement of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia began around the middle of the 19th century. The area soon developed a reputation for the production of high quality grains including wheat and malting barley. Besides agriculture and aquaculture, active industries include the production of salt, dolomite, limestone and sand mining. Gypsum was also mined for about 70 years with most of it being processed on site into plaster of Paris and cement. With no rail network on the peninsula many of the small towns along the coast developed port facilities to cater for ketches, schooners and other small sailing vessels bringing in supplies and taking out produce and minerals. Eventually shipping by sea gave way to road transport as suitable heavy vehicles were developed and roads improved. The coastal towns now thrive on tourists and recreational fishing and it is not unusual during the Easter and Christmas holiday periods to see a steady stream of traffic making the two hour journey from Adelaide to various parts of the peninsula. My wife and I spent four enjoyable weeks exploring Yorke Peninsula in March this year (2018).

Port Victoria, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia March 2018

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Stansbury, South Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, March 2018

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South Yorke Peninsula Coast March 2018

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Troubridge Hill Lighthouse, South Yorke Peninsula South Australia, March 2018. Built in 1980 using specially fired custom made wedge shaped clay bricks.

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Coastal View Of Troubridge Hill Lighthouse. South Yorke Peninsula, South Australia March 2018

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Due to the rocky nature of the soil, dry stone walls like these are a common sight on Yorke Peninsula.

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Between 1900 and 1910, six of these lime kilns were built at Wool Bay, South Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. This is the only remaining example. Lime was burnt in these kilns to produce quicklime used to make mortar for brick laying.