Port Pirie, South Australia
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Port Pirie is a city located in South Australia, Australia with a population of 15,200. It was founded in 1845 as a settlement. Located 225 kilometres north of Adelaide, Australia.
Geography
Port Pirie is located at Template:Coor dm, at an elevation of 4 metres above sea level.
Port Pirie operates the smelters for the wealthy Broken Hill lead and zinc mines, see BHP.
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Railways
From 1938 to 1970, Port Pirie had the dubious distinction of being a break-of-gauge railway junction between railways of three different gauges:
- 3' 6" to Broken Hill.
- 4' 8½" to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (trans-continental 'Indian Pacific' service).
- 5' 3" to Adelaide.
In 1970, the line from Port Pirie to Broken Hill was converted to standard gauge, reducing Port Pirie to having two gauges, but creating three-gauge stations at Gladstone and Peterborough. In 1982, the line to Adelaide was also converted to standard gauge.
External link
- Port Pirie, South Australia reference (http://www.wilmap.com.au/port_pirie.html)