Price, South Australia facts for kids
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 Price
Location in Yorke Peninsula Council
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| Established | 3 August 1882 (town) 27 May 1999 (locality) |
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| Postcode(s) | 5570 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Yorke Peninsula Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North | ||||||||||||||
| County | Daly Fergusson |
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| State electorate(s) | Narungga | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Price is a town and locality on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. It is part of the Yorke Peninsula Council area. The town is about 131 kilometers (81 miles) northwest of Adelaide, the state capital.
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Discovering Price: A Look Back
Price became an official town on August 3, 1882. It is located near the northern edge of an area called the Hundred of Cunningham.
How Price Got Its Name
The town was named by Sir William Jervois, who was the Governor of South Australia from 1877 to 1883. He named it after his daughter-in-law, Florence Annie Price. She was married to his oldest son, John Jervois. Florence's father, Henry Strong Price, was an important early farmer in the Flinders Ranges area.
When Price Became a Locality
The official boundaries for the area known as Price were set on May 27, 1999. This was done to formally recognize the name that had been used for a long time.
What Price Is Known For
The main jobs and businesses in Price are grain farming and making salt. About 170,000 tonnes of sea salt are collected each year. This salt comes from large coastal ponds that cover about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres). A company called Cheetham Salt runs these operations.
If you visit Price, there are not many places for tourists to stay. You can find the Wheatsheaf Hotel, which opened in 1886, and a caravan park.
Exploring Wills Creek
Even though Price is not right on the coast, it has a special connection to the sea. A raised road, called a causeway, leads from the town to Wills Creek. This creek is lined with mangrove trees and connects to the sea, which is the Gulf St Vincent.
Boating and Fishing at Wills Creek
At the end of the causeway, there is a public boat ramp. Once you get out of the creek and into the gulf, there are many places to go fishing. Wills Creek is a very safe place for boats to anchor because it is so sheltered.
Wills Creek's Past: A Busy Port
In the past, Wills Creek was a busy place. Salt and grain, packed in bags, were loaded onto special boats called ketches. These ketches would then take the products away for sale. Today, these goods are moved by road in large amounts. A newspaper from 1911 reported that many ketches visiting Price would get stuck in the mud of the creek when the tide was low.
