Armagh, South Australia
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Armagh South Australia |
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Location in South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 257 (2006)[1] around Emu Flat area (2006 Census) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1850 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5453 | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Allan Aughey | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys | ||||||||||||||
Region | Mid North | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Frome | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Wakefield | ||||||||||||||
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Armagh is a small historic village in the western Clare Valley, about 137 km north of Adelaide, South Australia.
History
The village was named after the town and county of Armagh in Ireland.[citation needed] It was founded in 1850 to benefit from the new copper mine, operated by the Royal Mining Company at nearby Emu Flat. The mine was built as part of a mania for copper mining prompted by the large copper finds at Burra and Kapunda but, though some mining efforts continued until 1910, was never successful commercially.[2]
The town today
Today the hills around Armagh are known for the production of wine and olive oil. Most of the old town has vanished leaving only a brick kiln, claypit, a few houses and the Miner’s Home Hotel, now a private museum.