Goler [1] ( born Gawler ) is a city in the state of South Australia , the first to be formed in this state . The city is named after the second governor (representative of the British Viceroy) of the colony of South Australia, George Gowler . Located 44 km north of the center of the capital of the state of Adelaide , and not far from the wine-growing region of Barossa Valley. Topographically, Gowler is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the Goler River, and the North Para and South Para rivers.
| City | |
| Goler | |
|---|---|
| English Gawler | |
| A country |  Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| History and geography | |
| Based | 1836 |
| Center height | 75 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 9.30 , in the summer UTC + 10.3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 20006 people ( 2006 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 5118 |
History
The city was formed as a result of a land sales company in the state of South Australia. The cost of land was £ 1 per 1 acre , while Goler sold a single area of 4000 acres (1600 hectares). This territory went to Henry Dundas Murray and John Read along with a syndicate of ten other colonists .
In the city, following the example of Adelaide, a master plan was developed with the participation of the colonial inspector William Light, and the project was provided by William Jacob. Light in this case took into account the geographical features of the area, so the city center has a triangular shape. A square mile was used as a grid for forming streets. There are also parks along the banks of the rivers, and preference is given to the Victorian style , and Light knew that he was planning a village, not a metropolis .
The city developed with the discovery of copper nearby, and Goler becomes a resting place when stopping from Adelaide. Later developed various industries, including flour milling and the manufacture of boilers for locomotives.
In the late 19th, early 20th centuries, the city experienced a modest cultural dawn, which is why Goler was nicknamed “Colonial Athens” [2] . The pinnacle of achievement for the city was the writing of the anthem of Australia in 1859, four decades before independence.
From 1879 to 1931 in the city as a public transport was used Konka [3] .
Famous residents
John McKinley , an Australian traveler, a native of Scotland , lived and died in the city.
Notes
- ↑ Australia // Atlas of the World / comp. and prepare. to ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2009; Ch. ed. G. V. Pozdnyak . - M .: PKO "Cartography": Onyx, 2010. - S. 188-189. - ISBN 978-5-85120-295-7 (Cartography). - ISBN 978-5-488-02609-4 (Onyx).
- ↑ 18 Apr 1878 - NEW COUNCIL CHAMBERS, GAWLER . Date of treatment January 13, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Australian Railway History, August / September 1950 pp55-56 / 75-76