๐ฆ๐บ Truro is a town in South Australia, 80 km north-east of Adelaide. It is situated in an agricultural and pastoral district on the Sturt Highway, east of the Barossa Valley, where the highway crosses somewhat lofty and rugged parts of the Mount Lofty Ranges.
Truro is in the Mid Murray Council local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Schubert and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Barker.
History The town was established on Truro Creek (White Hut Creek) in 1848 by John Howard Angas, the son of George Fife Angas who had bought the land in 1842. The survey was conducted by Thomas Burr, assisted by his (eventual) son in law Frederick Sinnett, during a period when both were freed from their usual commitments in order to pursue private contracts.
It is named after the city of Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is somewhat uncertain whether the name Truro was given by Angas, or the first settlers in the town, but with the Wheal Barton mine nearby, many of those settlers were Cornish miners, so it is quite likely that if they were not the namers of the town, they were certainly the inspiration thereof. The township of Barton was also nearby, however that soon became a part of Truro.
It was formerly the seat of its own municipality, the District Council of Truro, from 1876 to 1991.
Heritage listings Truro has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: โข Baldon Road: Baldon Homestead Complex โข 37 Moorundie Street: Former Truro Police Station and Cells โข off Sturt Highway: Stone Wall โข off Sturt Highway: Accommodation Hill Spring and Pipeline Relics
Economy: Industry The first industry that European settlers introduced to Truro district, from the early 1840s, was pastoralism, primarily the grazing of sheep flocks, watched over by shepherds, on unfenced occupation licenses. Many of the picturesque dry stone walls so prevalent in the district date from this era.
Copper was discovered in 1846 and was mined at the Wheal Barton mine 2ย km east of Truro from 1849 to 1889 and again between 1956 and 1972. These copper mines are what led to the survey and establishment of the town. The mine was established in 1849, and a church erected in the township by August 1850.
Truro was the terminus of the Truro railway line from its opening in 1917 until it ceased operating in the 1970s and was permanently closed in the 1980s.
Rainfall in Truro is lower than in the neighbouring Barossa Valley region. For this reason dry grain crop farming, mainly of wheat and barley, is more prevalent than viticulture.
There are two hotels in Truro. Truro also has several tourism offerings, in the form of the Pioneer Park, a specialist olive shop and several antique shops. The town also has service facilities for tourists and travellers along the Sturt Highway.
Truro has a population of over 395 people. Truro also forms part of the wider Mid Murray District which has a population of over 9,164 people. Truro is situated 80 km north-east of Adelaide.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Truro has links with:
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Truro, England๐ฆ๐บ Georges River -34.217
๐ฟ๐ฆ Somerset West -34.083
๐ฆ๐บ Campbelltown -34.067
๐ฟ๐ฆ Khayelitsha -34.05
๐ฟ๐ฆ Overstrand -34.417
๐ฆ๐บ Wollongong -34.423
๐ฆ๐ท San Fernando de la Buena Vista -34.433
๐ฆ๐ท San Fernando -34.44
๐บ๐พ Colonia del Sacramento -34.467
๐ฆ๐ท San Isidro -34.467
๐ฆ๐บ Murray Bridge 139.275
Locations Near: Truro 139.13,-34.4095
๐ฆ๐บ Murray Bridge 139.275,-35.12 d: 80.1
๐ฆ๐บ Adelaide 138.6,-34.917 d: 74.4
๐ฆ๐บ Port Adelaide 138.5,-34.833 d: 74.5
๐ฆ๐บ Victor Harbor 138.617,-35.55 d: 135.2
๐ฆ๐บ Mildura 141.6,-34.383 d: 226.6
๐ฆ๐บ Port Lincoln 135.85,-34.717 d: 302.3
๐ฆ๐บ Mount Gambier 140.781,-37.828 d: 408
๐ฆ๐บ Bendigo 144.285,-36.758 d: 534.2
Antipodal to: Truro -40.87,34.41
๐ง๐ท Florianรณpolis -48.552,27.592 d: 18961.9
๐ง๐ท Guarulhos -46.517,23.455 d: 18679.5
๐ง๐ท Vinhedo -46.975,23.03 d: 18617.5
๐ง๐ท Greater Vitรณria -40.308,20.289 d: 18444
๐ต๐น Angra do Heroรญsmo -27.217,38.65 d: 18708.8
๐ต๐น Ponta Delgada -25.673,37.736 d: 18601.8
๐ฆ๐ท Ensenada -57.9,34.867 d: 18458.1
๐จ๐ฆ St. John's -52.712,47.561 d: 18251.3
๐ฆ๐ท Hurlingham -58.639,34.588 d: 18388.7