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Peterborough is a medium sized town located in the southern Flinders Ranges region and is well known for being an historic railway town. Originally, the town was known as Petersburg but its name changed to Peterborough during WW2 due to its German influence. The town was established in the 1860's as a railway junction but now is the principal town on the Pt Pirie-Broken Hill line as well as being a major centre for the local sheep and wheat industries. The town's main street is excellent and boasts the interesting Steamtown Museum, railway station and several historic buildings.

• Population: 1416 1
• Postcode: 5422
• Location: 235 km north of Adelaide
• Main Roads: Petersburg Rd B56 and Beniah Rd B79
• Radio Stations: FM: ABC Classic (104.3 MHz), ABC News on Radio (102.7 MHz), ABC RN (106.7 MHz), Flow FM (107.5 MHz), Magic 105.9 (105.9 MHz) and Triple J (103.5 MHz). AM: 5AU (1242 kHz), 5CS (1044 kHz), ABC North and West SA (639 kHz) and ABC Radio Adelaide (891 kHz)

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	Entering Peterborough: Petersburg Rd (B56) entering the town of Peterborough, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Peterborough: Main Street, again looking west in Peterborough, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Peterborough: Main Street, Peterborough, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Peterborough: Main Street, looking east in Peterborough - outside the railway station, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census Quickstats

Last updated: 23-Dec-2020 19:50

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