Bute is a town in the Mid North of South Australia, approximately 40 kilometres east of Wallaroo and 24 kilometres west of Snowtown. It was proclaimed as a town in 1884[2] and named after the Isle of Bute, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.[4] Attractions to the town include the nearby Bute tannery,[2] Bute Hobbies Bromeliad Display Gardens and the Bute Hotel[5] The town is surrounded by agricultural and pastoral land.[citation needed]
Bute was the original site of the Yorke Peninsula Field Days in 1895; they are now held outside Paskeville.[2]
Railways
Bute is situated on the disused rail line between Wallaroo and Brinkworth. This line was originally narrow gauge (1067mm) but was converted to broad gauge (1600mm) in 1927.[6] From the late 1990s until 2009 a tourist train traversed the line from Wallaroo to Bute.[7]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bute (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Bute, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia". Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ "Bute". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bute, South Australia". Travelmate. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ "Attractions for Bute - South Australia, Australia". Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ Callaghan, W. H. (2002), "Horse and Steam, Wheat and Copper", Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin (January/February): 9–27, 46–63
- ↑ "Yorke Peninsula Rail". Lions Club of Yorke Peninsula Rail Inc. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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