{"id":1909,"date":"2020-07-16T08:40:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T00:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/?post_type=listing&#038;p=1909"},"modified":"2020-07-16T08:40:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T00:40:49","slug":"attractions-in-gawler","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/listing\/attractions-in-gawler\/","title":{"rendered":"Attractions in Gawler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old Telegraph Station Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum portrays the local history of Gawler and district with displays of objects in context, located in a Heritage-listed building. This is a fine two-story stone structure initially built to house a telegraph office and first used in 1861. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TelegraphStationGawlerSA.jpg\" alt=\"Gawler Old Telegraph Station Museum - Country Airstrips Australia\" class=\"wp-image-1914\" width=\"475\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TelegraphStationGawlerSA.jpg 783w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TelegraphStationGawlerSA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TelegraphStationGawlerSA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TelegraphStationGawlerSA-287x190.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequent uses include a school of mines and an electoral office, and most recently for the Gawler Museum. Significant items in the museum\u2019s collection include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A Triola, <\/li><li>Aoelian Orchestralle, <\/li><li>Box piano, <\/li><li>Paternosters\u2019 musical instrument, <\/li><li>John McKinlay\u2019s travelling chests, <\/li><li>Timer fashion dresses and <\/li><li>Hoffman\u2019s pottery.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address: <\/strong> 59 Murray Street Gawler 5118 SA<br><strong>Phone: <\/strong>    (08) 8523 1082<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gawler&#8217;s Historic Main Street Walking Tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GawlerWalkTour-1.png\" alt=\"Gawler Main Street Walking tour - Country Airstrips Australia\" class=\"wp-image-1913 lazyload\" width=\"429\" height=\"345\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GawlerWalkTour-1.png 858w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GawlerWalkTour-1-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GawlerWalkTour-1-768x618.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 429px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 429\/345;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GawlerWalkTour-1.png\" alt=\"Gawler Main Street Walking tour - Country Airstrips Australia\" class=\"wp-image-1913\" width=\"429\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GawlerWalkTour-1.png 858w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GawlerWalkTour-1-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GawlerWalkTour-1-768x618.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a self-guided walking tour along Gawler&#8217;s historic Main Street and learn the fascinating history of the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gawler&#8217;s Historic Main Street reflects colonel William Lights vision; to create a settlement that could prosper on the banks of the north and south Para Rivers, bounded by rolling hills and within close proximity to Adelaide. Today you can witness the remarkable eras from the historical buildings that line Gawler&#8217;s Main Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attractive setting, coupled with major roles in the mining and agricultural booms of the 1860s, 70s and 80s saw Gawler blossom into a town of broad streets, peaceful parklands and distinctive architecture. As the walk unfolds you will gain an appreciation of the achievements that our ancestors accomplished in times of challenging environmental and social harshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maps and information for the self-guided tour can be collected from the Gawler Visitor Information Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address: <\/strong> Gawler Visitor Information Centre, 2 Lyndoch Road, Gawler East,<br>Phone:      (08)  8522 9260<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","listing-category":[120],"list-tags":[],"location":[110],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Attractions in Gawler | Country Airstrips Australia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/listing\/attractions-in-gawler\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Attractions in Gawler | Country Airstrips Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Old Telegraph Station Museum The museum portrays the local history of Gawler and district with displays of objects in context, located in a Heritage-l\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/listing\/attractions-in-gawler\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Country Airstrips Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-07-16T00:40:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TelegraphStationGawlerSA.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"783\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"522\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/#\/schema\/person\/80124d79dedf8684f066a78e14eada5a\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/plugins\/userswp\/assets\/images\/no_profile.png\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/#personlogo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/\",\"name\":\"Country Airstrips Australia\",\"description\":\"Airstrip, Accommodation, Food &amp; 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