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Boston is a locality on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, situated in the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula.It consists of a coastal section immediately north of Port Lincoln and a broader area inland; while it is residential along the coast, much of the locality remains semi-rural. [2]
The settlement at Port Lincoln grew from 150 in the immediate aftermath of their arrival to 270 by 1840, and on 29 June 1839, Port Lincoln was designated as an official port for trade. [8] The town experienced strong development, and by 1936 was regarded as "the principal seaport town of the Eyre Peninsula , as well as being a "favourite ...
The town was also the base of the Port Lincoln, Tumby and West Coast Recorder (22 July 1904 – 6 October 1909), [56] later known as the West Coast Recorder (1909-1942), which was then absorbed by the Port Lincoln Times. These days, Port Lincoln has one local newspaper (the Port Lincoln Times), a Rural Press publication first issued on 5 August ...
A weekly passenger service from Port Lincoln to Thevenard was introduced in 1923 that included a sleeping car. It operated as a boat train being positioned at the foot of the jetty at Port Lincoln to connect with ships from Adelaide. In 1931 Fageol railbuses converted from motor buses were introduced, these were supplemented by Brill 75s in ...
The original Port Lincoln station opened in 1908 with a timber building. It was replaced by a two-storey stone and reinforced concrete building in 1927. [1] As well as serving as the South Australian Railways' Eyre Peninsula Railway divisional headquarters, the Adelaide Steamship Company had an office and waiting room within the station.
Flinders Highway connects the South Australian towns of Ceduna and Port Lincoln, a distance of 396 kilometres (246 mi) [1] Flinders Highway – along with Lincoln Highway – presents an alternative but somewhat longer coastal route between Ceduna and Port Augusta, compared to the more direct route along Eyre Highway. [3] It is designated route ...
There was access to the (small at the time) port at Cape Thevenard, but the all-important railway to send grain and wool cheaply to Port Lincoln, 426 km (265 mi) to the south-east, did not reach the town until 1924. [16]: 40 [a] Rail services were withdrawn in 1997. [16]: 39
Sleaford Bay is located on the south coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west of the municipal seat of Port Lincoln. [2]It lies between the headland of Cape Wiles at its western extremity and headland of Cape Tournefort at its eastern extremity.