Farrell Flat
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Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson) is a town in South Australia. The town is located east of Clare and southwest of Burra. 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. The name Farrell's Flat had been in use for some time, this being the name of the railway station. The nearby town of Davies was officially renamed to Hanson on 19 September 1940. Farrell Flat was on the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line. The last train ran through Farrell Flat in 2004. Farrell Flat was named for Colonial Chaplain and Dean of Adelaide, James Farrell (26 November 1803 – 26 April 1869)
Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson) is a town in South Australia. The town is located east of Clare and southwest of Burra. 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. The name Farrell's Flat had been in use for some time, this being the name of the railway station. The nearby town of Davies was officially renamed to Hanson on 19 September 1940. Farrell Flat was on the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line. The last train ran through Farrell Flat in 2004. Farrell Flat was named for Colonial Chaplain and Dean of Adelaide, James Farrell (26 November 1803 – 26 April 1869) ==See also== Stanley Football Association ==Gallery== File:Farrell Flat Hotel in 2013.jpg|Farrell Flat Hotel in 2013 File:Farrell Flat Railway Station.jpg|Farrell Flat Railway Station in 2013 File:Farrell Flat silos.JPG|Silos File:Farrell Flat Institute.JPG|Farrell Flat Institute 1912 File:Farrell Flat steam engine water tank.JPG |Railway Water Tank File:Silo farrell flat.jpg|Painted Silos at Farrell Flat File:Painted Silos viewed from the Pub at Farrell Flat.jpg|Painted Silos at Farrell Flat ==References==
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