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190 kilometres north of Adelaide, the Yorke Peninsula town of Port Victoria
sits on the western shores of the Spencer Gulf overlooking Wardang Island.
The town was originally called Wauraltee (bandicoot) - the name local Aborigines
gave the island. The town sprang into prominence as the turnaround port for
the clippers loading grain for the northern hemisphere run.
Because it marked the start of the great grain races to Britain, Port Victoria
is recognised as ‘the last of the windjammer ports.’ Those grand
old days are recorded in the Maritime Museum’s collection and, more
tragically, in the clipper wrecks lying in waters round Wardang Island. The
sites of eight of the wrecks are signalled on maps and plans included in a
waterproofed booklet entitled the Wardang Island Maritime Heritage Trail.
Indeed, the waters off Wardang, which boast eight recorded wreck sites, are
acknowledges as one of the nation's premier drive locations.
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Accommodation
Gulfhaven Caravan Park
Davies
Terrace
Port Victoria SA 5573
Phone:
08 8834 2012
Freecall: 1800 812 074
Email: colea1@bigpond.com.au
Port Victoria Progress Assoc Caravan Park
Victoria
Terrace
Port Victoria SA 5573
Phone:
08 8834 2001
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