Tarlee. Old grain store in the main street.
Tarlee.
This tiny town in the picturesque Gilbert River valley was established in the 1860s as a stopover point between Burra and Gawler. It was not on the main bullock dray route from Burra to Kapunda, but drays sometimes went this way. As a staging point it was known as Forresters. There is much dispute over the origins of the town. Was its name derived from an Aboriginal word for a water hole, or was it a contraction of “Tralee” given to it by Irish workers? The town was laid out in 1868 when the railway to Burra was brought through. The town’s great claim to fame is that it provided stone for the foundations of the Adelaide GPO and the Adelaide Railway Station. The town services a rich agricultural district.
Tarlee. Old grain store in the main street.
Tarlee.
This tiny town in the picturesque Gilbert River valley was established in the 1860s as a stopover point between Burra and Gawler. It was not on the main bullock dray route from Burra to Kapunda, but drays sometimes went this way. As a staging point it was known as Forresters. There is much dispute over the origins of the town. Was its name derived from an Aboriginal word for a water hole, or was it a contraction of “Tralee” given to it by Irish workers? The town was laid out in 1868 when the railway to Burra was brought through. The town’s great claim to fame is that it provided stone for the foundations of the Adelaide GPO and the Adelaide Railway Station. The town services a rich agricultural district.