Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia.
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11 Facts About Gawler
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Historically a semi-rural area, Gawler has been swept up in Adelaide's growth in recent years, and is considered by some as an outer northern suburb of Adelaide.
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Gawler was established through a 4,000-acre "special survey" applied for by Henry Dundas Murray and John Reid and a syndicate of ten other colonists.
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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.
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Gawler is a commercial centre for the Mid-North districts of South Australia.
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Annual show, named the Gawler Show, was established in 1856 and is South Australia's largest country show.
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Gawler is just over forty kilometres north of Adelaide city centre along Main North Road.
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Gawler became a junction station when a branch was constructed into the Barossa Valley in 1911.
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Gawler Central is the terminus of the metropolitan rail services from Adelaide.
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Gawler Greyhound Racing Club hold greyhound racing meetings at the Showgrounds on Nixon Terrace.
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