Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson)[2] is a town in South Australia. The town is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Clare and 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Burra on the former Peterborough railway line, in the Regional Council of Goyder.
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| Coordinates | 33°50′0″S 138°48′0″E / 33.83333°S 138.80000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 201 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5416 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Frome, Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Farrell Flat | ||||||||||||||
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Once the heart of a thriving farming community, Farrell Flat today is largely a satellite town to the larger towns nearby. It has retained its own identity, with a functioning hotel, cafe and meeting house, engineering business and grain silos.
The town was surveyed as Hanson in 1870 and did not officially become Farrell Flat until 19 September 1940.[3] The name Farrell's Flat had been in use for some time, this being the name of the railway station.[4] The nearby town of Davies was officially renamed to Hanson on 19 September 1940.[4]
Farrell Flat was named for Colonial Chaplain and Dean of Adelaide, James Farrell (26 November 1803 – 26 April 1869)
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Gallery
Farrell Flat Hotel in 2013
Farrell Flat Railway Station in 2013
Silos
Farrell Flat Institute 1912
Railway Water Tank
