• Source: Angaston, South Australia

Angaston is a town on the eastern side of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, 77 km northeast of Adelaide. Its elevation is 347 m, one of the highest points in the valley, and has an average rainfall of 561
mm. Angaston was originally known as German Pass, but was later renamed after the politician, banker and pastoralist George Fife Angas, who settled in the area in the 1850s. Angaston is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Barker.




Railway


Angaston was the terminus of the Barossa Valley railway line which was built in 1911. Regular passenger trains ended in 1968 and the line from Nuriootpa to Angaston was replaced by a walking trail.




Notable former residents


George Fife Angas (1789–1879) politician, banker and possible former slaveholder or slavery emancipist.
Sir John Keith Angas (1900–1977) pastoralist
Hugh Thomas Moffitt Angwin (1888–1949) engineer and public servant
William Hague (1864–1924) storekeeper and politician
Brian Hurn (1939–2015), cricketer.
Shannon Hurn (1987-), AFL footballer, West Coast Eagles 2018 Premiership Captain, 2 X All Australian, AFLPA Best Captain 2019, West Coast Eagles games record holder.
O. P. Heggie (1877–1936) Actor. Played the Hermit who befriends the Monster in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)




Wineries


Yalumba
Saltram Winery
Lambert Estate




Other places


The Old Union Chapel
Collingrove Homestead
Pioneer Park in Murray Street
Memorial Reserve




Tour Down Under






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The finish of the 135 kilometres (84 mi) first stage of the 2014 Tour Down Under occurred on 21 January 2014 within the town. The race started in Nuriootpa and was won by Simon Gerrans of Orica–GreenEDGE.




References






External links



The history of Angaston Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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