Mount Rat, South Australia
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| Mount Rat South Australia |
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 The "historical marker" at Mount Rat. |
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| Established: | 1850s |
| Elevation: | 134 m (440 ft) |
| LGA: | District Council of Yorke Peninsula |
| State District: | Goyder |
| Federal Division: | Wakefield |
Mount Rat is an almost non-town in the Yorke Peninsula. It is halfway between Maitland and Minlaton. It was first founded in the 1850s, and by 1882 had a school, hotel, blacksmiths, chapel and a large water tank. By 1905 the school had closed, and now the town is barely a blip on the radar.[1]
 A close-up of the information sign. |
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- ^ The sign (as per image above)
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