Angaston, South Australia

Angaston is a town on the eastern side of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, 77 km northeast of Adelaide. Its elevation is 347 m, one of the highest points in the valley, and has an average rainfall of 561  mm. Angaston was originally known as German Pass, but was later renamed after the politician, banker and pastoralist George Fife Angas, who settled in the area in the 1850s. Angaston is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Barker.^[2]

Angaston South Australia
Murray St, the main street of Angaston
Angaston
Coordinates	34°30′S 139°03′E
Population	2,095 (2016 census)[1]
Established	1842
Postcode(s)	5353
Elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Location	77 km (48 mi) north-east of Adelaide via
LGA(s)	Barossa Council
State electorate(s)	Schubert
Federal division(s)	Barker
Localities around Angaston: Light Pass Penrice, Stockwell Moculta, Truro Nuriootpa Angaston[2] Keyneton Bethany, Vine Vale, Tanunda Flaxman Valley Mount McKenzie, Eden Valley

Angaston painted by George French Angas in the 1840s

Railway

Angaston was the terminus of the Barossa Valley railway line which was built in 1911.^[3] Regular passenger trains ended in 1968 and the line from Nuriootpa to Angaston was replaced by a walking trail.

Notable former residents

• George Fife Angas (1789–1879) politician, banker and possible former slaveholder or slavery emancipist.
• Sir John Keith Angas (1900–1977) pastoralist^[4]
• Hugh Thomas Moffitt Angwin (1888–1949) engineer and public servant^[5]
• William Hague (1864–1924) storekeeper and politician^[6]
• Brian Hurn (1939–2015), cricketer.^[7]
• Shannon Hurn (1987-), AFL footballer, West Coast Eagles 2018 Premiership Captain, 2 X All Australian, AFLPA Best Captain 2019, West Coast Eagles games record holder. ^[8]
• O. P. Heggie (1877–1936) Actor. Played the Hermit who befriends the Monster in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Wineries

• Yalumba
• Saltram Winery^[9]
• Lambert Estate^[10]

Other places

• The Old Union Chapel^[11]
• Collingrove Homestead^[12]
• Pioneer Park in Murray Street
• Memorial Reserve

Tour Down Under

2014

The finish of the 135 kilometres (84 mi) first stage of the 2014 Tour Down Under occurred on 21 January 2014 within the town. The race started in Nuriootpa and was won by Simon Gerrans of Orica–GreenEDGE.^[13]