Such beautiful stunning old buildings.Not much traffic around but then again you said it was Sunday.The town almost looks abandoned.Great SA history
@IntrepidsRus
Жыл бұрын
We were informed it was too hot to be there at this time and holiday makers took off for the beach and coast.
@kimfitzgeraldrockfam8973
Жыл бұрын
I just love the old buildings thank you for sharing with us
@IntrepidsRus
Жыл бұрын
Anything for you Kim xx
@kimfitzgeraldrockfam8973
Жыл бұрын
@@IntrepidsRus 🤗
@IntrepidsRus
Жыл бұрын
Quorn, South Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quorn is a small town and railhead in the Flinders Ranges in the north of South Australia, 39 kilometres (24 mi) northeast of Port Augusta. At the 2016 census, the locality had a population of 1,230, of which 1,131 lived in its town centre. Quorn is the home of the Flinders Ranges Council local government area. It is in the state Electoral district of Stuart and the federal Division of Grey. With its picturesque setting and heritage-listed buildings, the town is known for tourism and as a filming location, as well as being the terminus of the Pichi Richi Railway. History The town was surveyed by Godfrey Walsh in 1878 and named after Quorndon in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, as part of the preparations for building the railway line from Port Augusta northwards. The railway line from Port Augusta to Quorn opened in 1879 and was subsequently extended north to Government Gums (Farina) in 1882, Marree in 1884, Oodnadatta in 1890 and Alice Springs in 1929. This railway line later became known as the Great Northern Railway and later the Central Australia Railway. In 1917, Quorn became the crossroads of any north-south (on the Central Australian Railway to Oodnadatta) or east-west travel in Australia, when the Trans-Australian Railway was completed between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie. This made Quorn an important town, given that any person travelling east-west or north-south in Australia would need to pass through Quorn. As a result, many fine buildings were built as the town expanded. Quorn's role as a crossroads was lost when a standard gauge railway connection was opened between Port Pirie Junction and Port Augusta in 1937, meaning east-west trains bypassed Quorn. However, during World War II, Quorn was a vital service point for trains heading north to Alice Springs and carried over 1,000,000 troops heading to Darwin and on to Papua New Guinea. Trains services through Quorn peaked at over 50 per day during and immediately after the period of World War II. Services during this time also included coal mined at Leigh Creek being moved to the newly opened Playford A Power Station in Port Augusta. During the 1950s a new standard gauge line was built that passed on the western side of The Dutchmans Stern, Mount Arden and Mount Eyre, from Stirling North to Brachina and then roughly following the original narrow gauge route through Leigh Creek and to Marree, thus bypassing Quorn. This bypass took away the last railway traffic through the Pichi Richi Pass, and the last major freight traffic through Quorn. The only services left operating through Quorn were freight between Peterborough and Hawker. As a result, Quorn's importance diminished and eventually in 1980s the railway was completely closed as the last freight was moved to road transport. One unusual aspect of the railway working from Peterborough to Quorn and then on to Hawker was the need for the engine to be turned and attached to the opposite end of the train when arriving at Quorn, as it was not a "through" station for the trip from Peterborough to Hawker. In 1973, a group of railway enthusiasts assembled with the desire to preserve the unique bridges and stone work built in the previous century that formed the railway through the Pichi Richi Pass between Quorn and Stirling North. Thus the Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society was formed. Although the intention was to just preserve the railway through the Pichi Richi Pass, they later acquired operable railway rollingstock and locomotives and today provide a tourist railway service through the Pichi Richi Pass from Quorn to Port Augusta.[10] There is at least one book by preservationists showing the line in its heyday.
@highwayman1188
Жыл бұрын
My home town 💚 all four were still operating when I was growing up some 20-25 odd years ago
@MAMysteryTours
Жыл бұрын
Awesome buildings they could tell many cool stories I bet
@IntrepidsRus
Жыл бұрын
For sure! Hopefully we can explore it as a ghost town one day, lol!
@neilfromdownunder9204
Жыл бұрын
We've never had dimes in Australia, the price of 6d per game of pool is sixpence in the old Imperial system of £sd (pounds, shilling & pence), these days it would be equal to 5 cents.
@IntrepidsRus
Жыл бұрын
Ah, of course Neil, thanks for the great info. so dimes are American only? and why the d then, do you know? Cheers for stopping by.
@neilfromdownunder9204
Жыл бұрын
@@IntrepidsRus - £ The sign for a pound was either the abbreviation 'li', or the £ sign. Both come from the Latin word 'libra', meaning 'pound'. The £ sign developed from a very elaborate capital 'L'. s Shillings were usually abbreviated to 's'. The 's' stands for 'sesterius' or 'solidos', coins used by the Romans. d Pennies were, confusingly, abbreviated to 'd'. This is because the Latin word for this coin was 'denarius'.
@neilfromdownunder9204
Жыл бұрын
As for the dime, in United States usage, it is a ten-cent coin, one tenth of a United States dollar, labelled formally as "one dime".
@annelowe2691
3 ай бұрын
Some of my ancestors settled in qourn. Do you know what year these buildings were built?
@IntrepidsRus
3 ай бұрын
Hi. As a general idea, The town of Quorn was established in 1878, when the Great Northern Railway reached the town. Farming had commenced in the area three years earlier. The former Savings Bank of South Australia was built in Quorn in the 1890s.Originally built as a saddlery, it was later converted into a shop and resident. In 1909 it became the bank, including polished cedar counter and panelling. The bank closed in 2002, The former Quorn Court House was built in 1883. The former Salvation Army in Quorn was built in 1918. Thanks for watching
@darylephillips6778
Жыл бұрын
Quorn on a Friday and Saturday night rock and it is a very busy place .
@brianbochow
Жыл бұрын
Thats my old drinking pub the Criterion Hotel.Had many a great drunken night there...
@markwng
Жыл бұрын
Such a long time since I was there
@aussie807
3 ай бұрын
The ‘Trans’ was actually us as a court until they could build the dedicated one down near the ‘Cri’
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