After a late start to the morning, I think it had something to do with being still stuffed from the day before. We eventually reached our next destination, the small town of Blyth, founded in 1875, we called it home for two days before we moved on. The sports ground where we stayed has been under going a slow but promising up grade.The fence at the front of the grounds is made of iron cut out panels and mosaic panels, very classy indeed.
We called into the neighbouring town of Snowtown (famous for all the wrong reasons) the bodies in the barrels in the Bank of SA vault. The town has moved on and the bank is now a private residence. They have a water tower in the main street that has been turned into a work of art by Adelaide artist Joel Van Moore and Sam Brooks.
Two days later back on the road and pulled into Mallala. The town got its name from the Aboriginal for "a place of the ground frog" according to SA historians.The present township lies midway between the hills and the sea. An impressive War Memorial stands at the hub of an eight road intersection in the centre of town, at this point in time I would like to add the population is 733. The War Memorial has an insignia that reads:' In honour of ten men who men who died in defence of home and liberty' in memory of ten local men who were killed in Egypt, France and Palestine.
In 1953 the RAAF established a training base to the north of the township it, was closed in 1960 and the land was sold at auction in early 1961. Later that year the Mallala Race Circuit opened on 19th August 1961, and less than two months later was the chosen site for the 1961 Australian Grand Prix.
The now expanded circuit plays host for rounds of the Australian Touring Car Championship, the V8 Supercars as well as the Australian Drivers' Championship. The track is also used by the South Australian Police for driver training and assessment. We saw three cop cars going through their paces when we were there.
We called into the neighbouring town of Snowtown (famous for all the wrong reasons) the bodies in the barrels in the Bank of SA vault. The town has moved on and the bank is now a private residence. They have a water tower in the main street that has been turned into a work of art by Adelaide artist Joel Van Moore and Sam Brooks.
Two days later back on the road and pulled into Mallala. The town got its name from the Aboriginal for "a place of the ground frog" according to SA historians.The present township lies midway between the hills and the sea. An impressive War Memorial stands at the hub of an eight road intersection in the centre of town, at this point in time I would like to add the population is 733. The War Memorial has an insignia that reads:' In honour of ten men who men who died in defence of home and liberty' in memory of ten local men who were killed in Egypt, France and Palestine.
In 1953 the RAAF established a training base to the north of the township it, was closed in 1960 and the land was sold at auction in early 1961. Later that year the Mallala Race Circuit opened on 19th August 1961, and less than two months later was the chosen site for the 1961 Australian Grand Prix.
The now expanded circuit plays host for rounds of the Australian Touring Car Championship, the V8 Supercars as well as the Australian Drivers' Championship. The track is also used by the South Australian Police for driver training and assessment. We saw three cop cars going through their paces when we were there.
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