Minlaton, South Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids MinlatonSouth Australia |
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War memorial on Main St.
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 Minlaton
Location in Yorke Peninsula Council
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| Established | 1876 (town) 1999 (locality) |
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| Postcode(s) | 5575 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Yorke Peninsula Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North | ||||||||||||||
| County | Fergusson | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narungga | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Minlaton is a town located in the middle of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. It's often called the "Barley capital of the world." This is because the area grows a lot of barley, which is a type of grain used for food and drinks.
Minlaton is also famous as the home of Harry Butler. He was a brave pilot during World War I. One of his amazing planes, a Bristol M1C monoplane, has been carefully restored. You can see it proudly displayed in a special building right in the town centre.
In 1919, Harry Butler made history. He flew an air mail flight from Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent to Minlaton. This was the very first time anyone had flown over water in the entire Southern Hemisphere!
How Minlaton is Governed
Minlaton is part of the District Council of Yorke Peninsula. This local council helps manage things like roads and parks in the town.
For bigger decisions, Minlaton is also part of larger government areas. It is in the federal Division of Grey. This means people in Minlaton vote for a representative in the national parliament. It's also in the state electoral district of Narungga. This means they vote for a representative in the state parliament of South Australia.
Minlaton's Climate
Minlaton, like most of the Yorke Peninsula, has a dry mediterranean climate. This means it has hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Sometimes, it can feel a bit like a semi-arid area, which is very dry.
The town gets about 360 millimetres (or 14 inches) of rain each year. Most of this rain falls during the winter months.
| Climate data for Minlaton Aero | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 45.6 (114.1) |
44.1 (111.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
37.4 (99.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
38.7 (101.7) |
44.3 (111.7) |
45.9 (114.6) |
45.6 (114.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.5 (0.57) |
18.1 (0.71) |
16.1 (0.63) |
24.5 (0.96) |
39.5 (1.56) |
52.5 (2.07) |
50.0 (1.97) |
46.1 (1.81) |
35.4 (1.39) |
22.8 (0.90) |
21.8 (0.86) |
19.6 (0.77) |
360.3 (14.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 4.6 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 13.1 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 126.3 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 36 | 39 | 40 | 47 | 49 | 67 | 70 | 63 | 58 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 50 |
Images for kids
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Harry Butler's Red Devil is on display in Minlaton
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Harry Butler memorial
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Main street
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St Benedict's Anglican church, built in 1886
