Australian Towns & Cities: South Australia: Beachport

Australian Towns & Cities
South Australia: Beachport
Incorporating photos and Information from Michael Greenslade's former Australian Towns, Cities and Highways site

Beachport is a small coastal town which was originally home to a whaling station in the 1830s and is named after former British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn. The Manning Index of Place Names of South Australia

In 1878, Beachport was officially proclaimed a port and a light house was built the same year on nearby on Penguin Island plus a railway line from Mount Gambier was completed. In 1879, a wool and grain store was built and served by the railway, allowing the export trade by rail and sea. The railway closed in 1957. 1

Population: 652 1
Postcode: 5280
Location: 311 km southeast of Adelaide
Main Roads: South Ports Hwy B101
Radio Stations: FM: ABC Classic (104.1 MHz), ABC News On Radio (105.7 MHz), ABC Radio National (103.3 MHz), Hit 96.1 (96.1 MHz), The FM (101.7 MHz) and Triple J (102.5 MHz). AM: ABC South East SA (1161 & 1476 KHz) and Triple M (963 MHz).

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	Entering Beachport: Millicent Rd as it enters the town of Beachport, December 2001. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Railway Terrace: Railway Terrace at Beachport looking southeast, December 2001. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Railway Terrace: Railway Terrace at Beachport, looking northwest, December 2001. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Beachport Jetty: Beachport Jetty, which runs off Beach Rd, December 2001. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Scenic Drive: Looking south on Scenic Dr, December 2001. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Beachport: View over the town of Beachport, December 2001. Image © Jamie Scuglia

1 Government of South Australia, Location SA Map Viewer
2 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census QuickStats

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