City of Port Augusta

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The City of Port Augusta is the local government area at the northern end of Spencer Gulf in South Australia. It is centred on the town of Port Augusta. In late 1964 Port Augusta reached City status.

Port Augusta is a natural crossroads and aborigines have been trading in the area for 40 000 years. European settlement began in the 1840s. The town grew from a pastoral service centre to a railway town with the construction of the overland telegraph line, then the commencement of the railways towards Alice Springs and Kalgoorlie.

Another major industry now is the production of electric power, with three coal-fired power stations burning coal mined at Leigh Creek. The first of these was completed in 1954.

The city council area is bordered to the north and west by non-council areas administered by the Outback Areas Community Development Trust. To the south west by the City of Whyalla, and to the east by Flinders Ranges Council and District Council of Mount Remarkable.

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Local Government Areas of South Australia

Adelaide Metropolitan	City of Adelaide \| City of Burnside \| City of Campbelltown \| City of Charles Sturt \| Town of Gawler \| City of Holdfast Bay \| City of Marion \| City of Mitcham \| City of Norwood Payneham St Peters \| City of Onkaparinga \| City of Playford \| City of Port Adelaide Enfield \| City of Prospect \| City of Salisbury \| City of Tea Tree Gully \| City of Unley \| City of West Torrens \| Town of Walkerville
Aboriginal	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara \| Gerard \| Maralinga Tjarutja \| Nepabunna \| Yalata
Central SA	Barossa Council \| Barunga West DC \| Clare and Gilbert Valleys DC \| Copper Coast DC \| Flinders Ranges Council \| Goyder RC \| Light RC \| Mallala DC \| Mount Remarkable DC \| Northern Areas Council \| Orroroo Carieton DC \| Peterborough DC \| Port Pirie RC \| Yorke Peninsula DC \| Wakefield RC
Murray Mallee	Berri Barmera Council \| The Coorong DC \| Karoonda East Murray DC \| Loxton Waikerie DC \| Mid Murray Council \| City of Murray Bridge \| Renmark Paringa DC \| Southern Mallee DC
Outback	Coober Pedy DC \| Roxby Downs MC \| Outback Areas CDT
South East	Grant DC \| Kingston RC \| Naracoorte Lucindale Council \| City of Mount Gambier \| Robe DC \| Wattle Range Council \| Tatiara DC
Southern & Hills	Adelaide Hills Council \| Alexandrina Council \| Kangaroo Island Council \| Mount Barker DC \| City of Victor Harbor \| Yankalilla DC
West Coast	Ceduna DC \| Cleve DC \| Elliston DC \| Franklin Harbour DC \| Kimba DC \| Le Hunte DC \| Lower Eyre Peninsula DC \| City of Port Augusta \| City of Port Lincoln \| Streaky Bay DC \| Tumby Bay DC \| City of Whyalla

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