Tauragat Well
Tauragat Well
Location of Tauragat Well in South Australia[1]
Tauragat Well is a disused well in the Australian state of South Australia located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north east of Coonalpyn along the Coonalpyn-Lameroo Road.
Origin of the Well
The well was built in 1876 to water stock on route either to the greater South East or up north east to the Mallee.
History
A plaque was unveiled in 1976, on its Centenary by the Chairman of the District Council of Peake (now The Coorong District Council).
Tauragat Hill
A few kilometres east of Tauragat Well along the Coonalpyn-Lameroo Road is Tauragat Hill. It has a trig point on top of it.
Photo gallery
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Plaque commemorating the Centenary of the well & trough
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Trig point on Tauragat Hill
See also
References
- ↑ "Search result(s) for Tauragat Well (Well) (Record No. SA0035190) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
Coordinates: 35°36′56″S 139°58′06″E / 35.615630°S 139.9682°E
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