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	Port Augusta - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Port Augusta, city on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, at the northern end of Spencer Gulf, an arm of the...
		Augusta (Maine), city and capital of Maine and seat of Kennebec County, on the Kennebec River, in the southwestern part of the state.
		Port Augusta (32°29′S, 137°46′E, is a city in South Australia, located at the head of the Spencer Gulf, 322 km north of state capital Adelaide
	encarta.msn.com /Port_Augusta.html (220 words)

	Port Augusta - South Australia - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
		Port Augusta is located 322 km north of Adelaide and is a genuine crossroads with roads heading north to Alice Springs and Darwin, west to the Nullarbor and the Eyre Peninsula and east to Adelaide.
		Port Augusta is a prosperous and interesting rural centre which is home to an excellent tourist information office which provides lots of valuable information for people planning to travel across the Nullarbor or north through the Northern Territory.
		Port Augusta, being located on the edge of the Outback, is one of the many bases for both the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the School of the Air.
	www.smh.com.au /news/South-Australia/Port-Augusta/2005/02/17/1108500204576.html (1212 words)

	Diocese of Port Augusta
		The town of Port Augusta commands a splendid position at the head of Spencer's Gulf, overlooking which is the cathedral, a fine stone edifice.
		The former have convents and primary schools in Port Augusta, Gladstone, Jamestown, Caltowie, Kooringa, Pekina, Quorn, Georgetown, and Petersburg; the latter are established at Port Pirie only, where they manage two primary schools, including a boarding and select school.
		Schools are maintained in 24 different places, the aggregate cost of salaries and general maintenance being estimated at £27,500 in the last twenty years, the original cost of the buildings at £18,250, or a total expenditure of £45,750 by the Catholic population, which, according to the census of 1901, is estimated at 11,953.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/p/port_augusta,diocese_of.html (850 words)

	Port Augusta - The Transcontinental
		Port Augusta is situated at the head of Spencer Gulf, the “Crossroads of Australia”.
		Port Augusta is home to three of the Royal Flying Doctor fleet of aircraft, the Wadlata Outback Tourist Centre, the Arid Lands Botanic Garden and the NRG Flinders power station.
		Port Augusta is a popular base for visiting the Flinders Ranges and the Pichi Richi Steam Railway in Quorn.
	www.cpasa.asn.au /newspapers/newspapers/port_augusta.htm (166 words)

	Port Augusta, South Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Port Augusta (32°29′S 137°46′E, population 15,250) is a town in South Australia.
		Port Augusta is the seat of the City of Port Augusta local government area.
		Port Augusta has been able to capitalise upon the growing eco tourism industry from its proximity to the Flinders Ranges.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Port_Augusta,_South_Australia (463 words)

	Port Augusta Travel Information & Prices
		Port Augusta is a city located in South Australia, it is situated about 300kms NNW of Adelaide at the top of the Spencer Gulf.
		Port Augusta has grown from a historic township that was first settled in 1852 by Alexander Elder and John Grainger.
		Port Augusta was named after, Augusta Sophia the wife of the governor of South Australia at the time Sir Henry Edward Fox Young.
	www.portaugusta.net (108 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Port Augusta
		At its inception the diocese was heavily burdened with debt and the Catholic population, numbering about 11,000, became much diminished owing to the periodical droughts to which a large portion of the diocese is subject.
		Augusta commands a splendid position at the head of Spencer's Gulf, overlooking which is the cathedral, a fine stone edifice.
		Schools are maintained in 24 different places, the aggregate cost of salaries and general maintenance being estimated at £27,500 in the last twenty years, the original cost of the buildings at £18,250, or a total expenditure of £45,750 by the Catholic population, which, according to the census of 1901, is estimated at 11,953.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12283d.htm (742 words)

	City of Port Augusta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The City of Port Augusta is the local government area at the northern end of Spencer Gulf in South Australia.
		It is centred on the town of Port Augusta.
		Port Augusta is a natural crossroads and aborigines have been trading in the area for 40 000 years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/City_of_Port_Augusta (209 words)

	Port Augusta - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Port Augusta - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Port Augusta lies on the most northerly point of the Spencer Gulf of the Indian Ocean.
		Port, in computer hardware, a location for passing data in and out of a computing device.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Port_Augusta.html (289 words)

	Port Augusta Combined Netball
		The Port Augusta A Grade Combined Netball Team, victorious in the 2003 Smart Choice Country South Australian Championships, held in Adelaide on the June long weekend, defeated Western Border by a massive 9 goals - 30 to 21.
		The crowd was stunned by the precise exactness of Port Augusta who led by as much as 12 goals in some parts of the game.
		Port Augusta "A Grade" combined side which narrowly lost the State Country Grand Final in Adelaide on June 11, 2001.
	www.webeze.com.au /combnet.htm (556 words)

	Port Augusta City Council
		Port Augusta still maintains a strong connection with major industries such as rail and power generation, which have historically played a vital role underpinning its economy.
		Following the downsizing of major industry in the late 80's and 90's Port Augusta has undergone a major economic resurgence in recent years and is now leading the way with a proactive approach to economic development.
		Port Augusta, at the cross roads of the nation's east west and north south land based transport networks plays this role.
	www.nrdb.com.au /index.php?id_pag=31 (670 words)

	Port Augusta - Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia
		Port Augusta is located 68 kilometres northeast of Iron Knob and 300 kilometres north of Adelaide.
		Port Augusta's Bus Terminal also displays a range of tourist brochures that may be of interest to backpackers.
		Port Augusta is well server with an abundance of Roadhouses and fuel outlets on both the eastern and western approaches to town.
	www.nullarbornet.com.au /towns/ptAugusta.html (1931 words)

	Australian Towns, Cities & Highways: Port Augusta
		Port Augusta, one of South Australia's premier regional cities is often dubbed the "Crossroads of Australia" due to its geographical position and being at the head of the Spencer Gulf.
		While the port has since closed, the city has become the home for SA's regional power station which provides a third of the state's electricity, has several large rail workshops and El Alamein army training base is 9km south.
		Port Augusta is also home to outback SA's Royal Flying Doctor Service and School of the Air.
	www.hotkey.net.au /~krool/photos/sa/portaugusta.html (424 words)

	Port Augusta Tourism Eyre Peninsula
		Port Augusta is known as the "Crossroads of Australia".
		Discovered by Matthew Flinders in 1802, it was established in 1854, and developed into one of the major ports for wool, minerals and wheat, with regular shipping until 1973.
		There are extensive shopping facilities and services befitting a city of some 15,000 residents, Port Augusta boasts a major hospital, many parks, and is serviced regularly by air, coach and rail.
	www.tep.com.au /region/port_augusta.htm (556 words)

	Port Augusta’s football heroes - Sport - General - The Transcontinental
		The Hall of Fame was initiated to recognise the greats of Port Augusta's players, which McMullan said they were not getting in their clubs or the league.
		Each of the Port Augusta football clubs nominated members to be inducted.
		Nathan Lawrence from Central Augusta was awarded the Dyason Medal for the Reserve Grade.
	portaugusta.yourguide.com.au /news/sport/general/port-augustas-football-heroes/1048466.html (333 words)

	Port Augusta
		From there it went by ship to Port Adelaide where it either went to England or was smelted at the English and Australian Copper Company at Port Adelaide which had completed its smelters by 1861.
		During March 1888 both the Quorn and Port Augusta people had formed committees to look into and secure the building of smelters in their town.
		Port Augusta is, however, preeminently adapted for such an undertaking.
	www.southaustralianhistory.com.au /augusta.htm (791 words)

	chilout : children out of detention
		The Port Augusta detention centre is for detainee women, girls and boys up to 18 years of age.
		Not all women and children live at Port Augusta, since they do not want to be separated from their husbands or fathers.
		The residential housing project is a gated cul-de-sac in a suburban street of Port Augusta.
	www.chilout.org /information/port_augusta_rhp.html (1735 words)

	Green Left - Issues: Port Augusta Indigenous community resists racist attacks
		Port Augusta city manager John Stevens was quoted as saying the extra police presence was aimed at “itinerants coming down from the north, displaying antisocial behaviour”.
		There have also been a number of people who have moved to Port Augusta because of the lack of resources in the Pitjanjara lands, and are now part of the local community.
		There is great potential for Port Augusta to become a centre of tourism, based on the art and culture of the Indigenous community, but the mayor and council have no respect for Indigenous culture.
	www.greenleft.org.au /2005/617/35300 (1021 words)

	Port Augusta - Beach Front Holidays, Holiday Accommodation and Beachfront Properties for Sale, Rent or Lease - Port ...
		These are the best Port Augusta - Beach Front Holidays, Holiday Accommodation and Beachfront Properties for Sale, Rent or Lease, that are on the beachfront, waterfront or close to the beach.
		Port Augusta, located 320 km north of Adelaide, has become a major tourist base for northern South Australia with the unique combination of the calm scenic waters of Spencer Gulf and the nearby Flinders Ranges to the north, and Nullarbor Plain to the west.
		Port Augusta is literally at the crossroads, head north to Alice Springs and Darwin, travel west to the desert landscapes of the vast Nullarbor Plain and the Eyre Peninsula, and head back east to Adelaide.
	www.ozbeachfront.com /ptaugusta.html (199 words)

	Hotelaugusta.com.au - Port Augusta Attractions
		Port Augusta is fast becoming the holiday play ground of northern South Australia.
		With the calm scenic waters of the upper Spencer gulf and at the foot of the magnificent Flinders Ranges it is an ideal base.
		As Port Augusta is a major service centre for Nothern South Australia we have a vast array of shopping options from major retailers to smaller retailers.
	www.hotelaugusta.com.au /port-augusta-attractions-flinders-ranges.html (225 words)

	Green Left - Issues: Fighting for refugees in Port Augusta
		PORT AUGUSTA — Port Augusta is known as the “crossroads of the outback”; a town of 17,000 people, located where highways join from the north, with many travelling south from Alice Springs and west from Perth.
		Port Augusta’s mayor of more than 20 years, Joy Baluch, meet many Mandaean families in Baxter and they themselves won her over with their dignity, love and simple hopes for the future.
		On principle, Port Augusta RAR supports the protests planned for the Easter weekend, outside the Baxter detention centre in Port Augusta.
	www.greenleft.org.au /2003/525/30938 (784 words)

	Port Augusta
		The city of Port Augusta sits at the apex of Spencer Gulf and is known as the crossroads of Australia.
		Today, Port Augusta is a busy outback centre with a large power generation plant and railway workshops.
		The Port Augusta base is one of fourteen in Australia and provides medical services to people in remote areas of the state.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/southaustralia/portaugusta.asp (1240 words)

	South Australia - Port Augusta Region - Beach Front Holidays, Holiday Accommodation and Beachfront Properties for Sale, ...
		These are the best South Australia - Port Augusta Region - Beach Front Holidays, Holiday Accommodation and Beachfront Properties for Sale, Rent or Lease, that are on the beachfront, waterfront or close to the beach.
		Port Augusta is literally at the cross-roads, and is the gateway to many adventures in all directions: the Flinders Range, Spencer Gulf, Nullarbor Desert and Outback, Eyre & Yorke Peninsulas.
		Port Augusta itself is a great holiday destination focused on the fishing, sailing and boating at the head of Spencer's Gulf.
	www.ozbeachfront.com /sa_augusta.html (249 words)

	Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services Inc.
		The first hospital in Port Augusta was opened in 1875.
		The hospital is a regional hospital serving Port Augusta with a population of 13941 and the sparsely populated Flinders and Far North area of South Australia.
		Port Augusta is the South Australian base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
	www.nfwrhs.sa.gov.au /port_augusta (296 words)

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		Known as the ‘Crossroads of Australia’, Port Augusta is strategically located on National Highway 1, at the head of Spencer Gulf.
		The city is the hub of road and rail transport to all parts of Australia and is adjacent to the spectacular Flinders Ranges and other great features of interest to visitors.
		Located only 3km from the CBD, Comfort Inn Port Augusta is a comfortable and convenient base for a business trip or holiday.
	comfortinnportaugusta.com.au (229 words)

	Port Augusta : aussielook.com Online Store : CafePress.com
		Port Augusta 9population 15,250) is a city in South Australia, located at the head of the Spencer Gulf, 322 km north of state capital Adelaide.
		A natural harbour, the port was settled on 24 May 1852 by Alexander Elder and John Grainger.
		The port was named after Augusta Sophia, Lady Young, the wife of the Governor of South Australia, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young.
	www.cafepress.com /aussielook/2484490 (130 words)

	Port Augusta travel guide - Wikitravel
		Port Augusta, dubbed as the "Gateway to the Outback," is in South Australia.
		It is also known as the "Crossroads of Australia", due to the fact it is situated on the major highway connecting Perth and Sydney, and also the highway connecting Adelaide and Darwin.
		Port Augusta is a small town of about 20,000 people 300km from Adelaide at the top of the Spencer Gulf.
	www.wikitravel.org /en/Port_Augusta (247 words)

	Port Augusta Welders - Steel Fabrication Mid North Engineering Upper North Carports Port Augusta Verandahs
		We are located in Port Augusta, South Australia and can service the Mid North, Far North and Upper North regions.
		Port Augusta Welders also manufacture custom carports and verandahs and specialise in the bigger jobs.
		Port Augusta Welders' workshop is in Port Augusta but we can also carry out on-site work.
	www.portaugustawelders.websyte.com.au (307 words)

	Port Augusta Tourism - Port Augusta Vacations
		The port and industrial town of Port Augusta (pop.
		Our Port Augusta tourist attractions helps you discover interesting and exciting places to visit on your next vacation.
		Port Augusta sightseeing routes for walking or driving tours are found within this handy guide.
	www.planetware.com /port-augusta-tourism-vacations-aus-sa-pag.htm (175 words)

	Port Augusta Hotels at up to 70% off with Check-in.com.au - Port Augusta Accommodation, SA
		Port Augusta is known as the Crossroads of Australia, where roads from Adelaide, the Flinders Ranges, Alice Springs, Perth and Whyalla all intersect.
		This friendly city sits at the head of Spencer Gulf and is an excellent holiday destination with a number of world class attractions, a wide range of water activities, a relaxing foreshore including playground and barbecue areas, and extensive shopping facilities.
		Port Augusta is a great base for easy access to the attractions of the Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula and Outback.
	www.check-in.com.au /SA/Port_Augusta_hotels.htm (167 words)

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