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| caption = Tarcoola, South Australia, 2012.
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| established = 21 February 1901 (town)<br/>29 July 2004 (locality)
| established = 21 February 1901 (town)<br/>29 July 2004 (locality)
| established_footnotes = <ref name="SAGG-1901">{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=J.G. |title=TOWN OF TARCOOLA |url=http://www8.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1901/11/368.pdf |website=The South Australian Government Gazette |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=16 April 2019 |page=368 |date=21 February 1901}}</ref><ref name="SAGG-2004">{{cite web |last1=Kentish |first1=P.M. |title=GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places |url=https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/public/documents/gazette/2004/July/2004_065.pdf |website=The South Australian Government Gazette |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=16 April 2019 |page=2671 |date=29 July 2004 |quote=assign the names TARCOOLA, WOOMERA, PIMBA and IRON KNOB, to those areas Out of Councils and shown numbered 1 to 4 on Rack Plan 857 (Sheet 1).}}</ref>
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| postcode = 5710<ref name=postcode>{{cite web|title=Postcode for Tarcoola, South Australia |url=http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/sa/country+south+australia/tarcoola |publisher=postcodes-australia.com |date= |accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref>
| postcode = 5710<ref name=postcode>{{cite web|title=Postcode for Tarcoola, South Australia |url=http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/sa/country+south+australia/tarcoola |publisher=postcodes-australia.com |access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref>
| elevation = 123
| elevation = 123
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'''Tarcoola''' is a town in the [[Far North, South Australia|Far North]] of [[South Australia]] {{convert|416|km|mi}} north-northwest of [[Port Augusta, South Australia|Port Augusta]]. At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Tarcoola had no people living within its boundaries.<ref name ="Census2016"/>
'''Tarcoola''' is a town in the [[Far North (South Australia)|Far North]] of [[South Australia]] {{convert|416|km|mi}} north-northwest of [[Port Augusta]]. At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Tarcoola had no people living within its boundaries.<ref name ="Census2016"/>


''Tarcoola'' was named after ''Tarcoola'' the winner of the 1893 [[Melbourne Cup]] horse race. The horse ''Tarcoola'' had been raised on ''Tarcoola Station'' on the [[Darling River]] in New South Wales. It means ''river bend'' in the aboriginal language of the area around that Tarcoola Station.
''Tarcoola'' was named after ''Tarcoola'' the winner of the 1893 [[Melbourne Cup]] horse race. The horse ''Tarcoola'' had been raised on ''Tarcoola Station'' on the [[Darling River]] in New South Wales. It means ''river bend'' in the aboriginal language of the area around that Tarcoola Station.
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==History==
==History==
[[File:Tarcoola station building, 1926-1940.jpg|left|thumb|Tarcoola railway station, between 1926 and 1940.]]
[[File:Tarcoola station building, 1926-1940.jpg|left|thumb|Tarcoola railway station, between 1926 and 1940.]]
Tarcoola lies on what was [[Kokata]] land. The Tarcoola Goldfield was discovered and named in 1893, but it was in an isolated arid area, and there was little development until 1900. A Post Office opened on 18 August 1900 and the town was proclaimed on 21 February 1901.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=SA&country= | accessdate = 26 May 2011}}</ref>
Tarcoola lies on [[Kokata]] land. The Tarcoola Goldfield was discovered and named in 1893, but it was in an isolated arid area, and there was little development until 1900. A Post Office opened on 18 August 1900 and the town was proclaimed on 21 February 1901.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=SA&country= | access-date = 26 May 2011}}</ref>


The goldfield's heyday was from about 1901 to 1918. A government battery was built to process ore from small mines. Between 1901 and 1954 the field produced about 77,000oz (2.4 tonnes) of gold, most of it from the Tarcoola Blocks mine.<ref>J.F. Drexel, ''Mining in South Australia: a Pictorial History'' (Department of Mines & Energy, Adelaide, 1982, p. 129)</ref>
The goldfield's heyday was from about 1901 to 1918. A government battery was built to process ore from small mines. Between 1901 and 1954 the field produced about 77,000oz (2.4 tonnes) of gold, most of it from the Tarcoola Blocks mine.<ref>J.F. Drexel, ''Mining in South Australia: a Pictorial History'' (Department of Mines & Energy, Adelaide, 1982, p. 129)</ref>


The [[Trans-Australian Railway]] was built through Tarcoola in 1915, and in 1980 it became a [[junction station]] when the [[Adelaide–Darwin railway]] diverged from Tarcoola to [[Alice Springs railway station|Alice Springs]]. The link from Alice Spring through to Darwin was eventually completed in 2004.
The [[Trans-Australian Railway]] was built through Tarcoola in 1915, and in 1980 it became a [[junction station]] when the [[Adelaide–Darwin railway]] diverged from Tarcoola to [[Alice Springs railway station|Alice Springs]]. The link from Alice Springs through to Darwin was eventually completed in 2004.


The town is almost completely deserted today except for transient railway maintenance staff and geological exploration teams. The original Tarcoola goldfields are long closed. However, there is now new exploration for minerals in the wider area, including the [[Challenger Mine]].
The town is almost completely deserted today except for transient railway maintenance staff and geological exploration teams. The original Tarcoola goldfields are long closed. However, there is now new exploration for minerals in the wider area, including the [[Challenger Mine]].


The Tarcoola Goldfield, Battery and Township is listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]] as a designated place of archaeological significance.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=26041 | title=Tarcoola Goldfield, Government Battery and Township (designated place of archaeological significance) | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=12 February 2016 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215235538/http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=26041 | archivedate=15 February 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The Tarcoola Goldfield, Battery and Township is listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]] as a designated place of archaeological significance.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=26041 | title=Tarcoola Goldfield, Government Battery and Township (designated place of archaeological significance) | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=12 February 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215235538/http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=26041 | archive-date=15 February 2016}}</ref>


In 2017, [[WPG Resources]] commenced mining an open pit at Tarcoola intending to mine for at least two years, and transport the ore to the [[Challenger mine]] for processing in the facilities there.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-01-27/tarcoola-gold-mine-celebrates-major-milestone-with-first-haul/8218278 |title=Tarcoola gold mine celebrates major milestone with first haul to Challenger |work=[[ABC Rural]] |first=Courtney |last=Fowler |date=4 February 2017 |accessdate=4 April 2018 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref>
In 2017, [[WPG Resources]] commenced mining an open pit at Tarcoola intending to mine for at least two years, and transport the ore to the [[Challenger mine]] for processing in the facilities there.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-01-27/tarcoola-gold-mine-celebrates-major-milestone-with-first-haul/8218278 |title=Tarcoola gold mine celebrates major milestone with first haul to Challenger |work=[[ABC Rural]] |first=Courtney |last=Fowler |date=4 February 2017 |access-date=4 April 2018 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==
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Tarcoola is now best known as the northern junction of the [[Sydney-Perth railway|Sydney-Perth]] and [[Adelaide-Darwin railway]]s, which share approximately {{convert|530|km|mi|0}} of track between Tarcoola and [[Crystal Brook, South Australia|Crystal Brook]]. There is a [[Triangle (railway)|triangular junction]] at Tarcoola which joins Crystal Brook, Darwin and Perth. Another triangular junction at Crystal Brook joins Tarcoola, Adelaide and Sydney.
Tarcoola is now best known as the northern junction of the [[Sydney-Perth railway|Sydney-Perth]] and [[Adelaide-Darwin railway]]s, which share approximately {{convert|530|km|mi|0}} of track between Tarcoola and [[Crystal Brook, South Australia|Crystal Brook]]. There is a [[Triangle (railway)|triangular junction]] at Tarcoola which joins Crystal Brook, Darwin and Perth. Another triangular junction at Crystal Brook joins Tarcoola, Adelaide and Sydney.


[[The Ghan]] and the [[Indian Pacific]] passenger services through Tarcoola both run once per week in each direction all year round, and twice per week at various times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatsouthernrail.com.au/site/indian_pacific/timetables_schedules.jsp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205022020/http://www.greatsouthernrail.com.au/site/indian_pacific/timetables_schedules.jsp |archivedate=5 December 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatsouthernrail.com.au/site/the_ghan/timetables_schedules.jsp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010192346/http://www.greatsouthernrail.com.au/site/the_ghan/timetables_schedules.jsp |archivedate=10 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The mail for Tarcoola arrives by train.
[[The Ghan]] and the [[Indian Pacific]] passenger services through Tarcoola both run once per week in each direction all year round, and twice per week at various times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatsouthernrail.com.au/site/indian_pacific/timetables_schedules.jsp |title=Timetables :: GSR |access-date=2011-10-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205022020/http://www.greatsouthernrail.com.au/site/indian_pacific/timetables_schedules.jsp |archive-date=5 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatsouthernrail.com.au/site/the_ghan/timetables_schedules.jsp |title=Great Southern Rail :: Timetables |access-date=2011-10-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010192346/http://www.greatsouthernrail.com.au/site/the_ghan/timetables_schedules.jsp |archive-date=10 October 2011}}</ref> The mail for Tarcoola arrives by train.


==Governance==
==Governance==
Tarcoola is located within the federal [[division of Grey]], the state [[electoral district of Giles]] and the [[Pastoral Unincorporated Area]] of South Australia.<ref name=AEC>{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Grey |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-grey.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=ECSA>{{cite web|title=District of Giles Background Profile|url= http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?task=document.download&id=1028&Itemid=0 |publisher=Electoral Commission SA|accessdate=14 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="LMV"/>
Tarcoola is located within the federal [[division of Grey]], the state [[electoral district of Giles]] and the [[Pastoral Unincorporated Area]] of South Australia.<ref name=AEC>{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Grey |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-grey.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=ECSA>{{cite web|title=District of Giles Background Profile|url= http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?task=document.download&id=1028&Itemid=0 |publisher=Electoral Commission SA|access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="LMV"/>


==Climate==
==Climate==
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|Jan record high C = 49.1
|Feb record high C = 48.2
|Feb record high C = 48.2
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|Oct record high C = 42.9
|Oct record high C = 42.9
|Nov record high C = 46.5
|Nov record high C = 46.5
|Dec record high C = 47.1
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|Jan high C = 36.9
|Jan high C = 36.8
|Feb high C = 35.1
|Feb high C = 35.3
|Mar high C = 31.4
|Mar high C = 31.7
|Apr high C = 27.2
|Apr high C = 27.2
|May high C = 22.5
|May high C = 22.4
|Jun high C = 18.8
|Jun high C = 18.8
|Jul high C = 18.8
|Jul high C = 19.0
|Aug high C = 21.2
|Aug high C = 21.2
|Sep high C = 25.3
|Sep high C = 25.5
|Oct high C = 27.9
|Oct high C = 28.6
|Nov high C = 31.6
|Nov high C = 31.7
|Dec high C = 33.8
|Dec high C = 34.3
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|year high C =
|Jan low C = 19.7
|Jan low C = 19.8
|Feb low C = 19.3
|Feb low C = 19.1
|Mar low C = 16.1
|Mar low C = 16.2
|Apr low C = 12.1
|Apr low C = 12.3
|May low C = 8.2
|May low C = 8.1
|Jun low C = 5.1
|Jun low C = 5.2
|Jul low C = 4.6
|Jul low C = 4.6
|Aug low C = 5.5
|Aug low C = 5.7
|Sep low C = 9.0
|Sep low C = 9.0
|Oct low C = 11.7
|Oct low C = 12.2
|Nov low C = 15.6
|Nov low C = 15.4
|Dec low C = 17.4
|Dec low C = 17.6
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|Jan record low C = 5.6
|Feb record low C = 10.0
|Feb record low C = 9.1
|Mar record low C = 6.1
|Mar record low C = 6.1
|Apr record low C = 1.3
|Apr record low C = 1.3
|May record low C = 0.0
|May record low C = 0.0
|Jun record low C = -3.8
|Jun record low C = -3.8
|Jul record low C = -2.7
|Jul record low C = -2.9
|Aug record low C = -3.1
|Aug record low C = -3.1
|Sep record low C = 0.5
|Sep record low C = -0.1
|Oct record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = 1.0
|Nov record low C = 5.0
|Nov record low C = 5.0
|Dec record low C = 8.4
|Dec record low C = 7.8
|year record low C = -3.8
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|Feb precipitation mm = 26.4
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|Feb precipitation mm = 23.0
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Latest revision as of 18:20, 11 March 2023

"Tarcoola" redirects here. For other uses, see Tarcoola (disambiguation).

Tarcoola
South Australia
Tarcoola, South Australia, 2012.
Tarcoola is located in South Australia
Tarcoola
Tarcoola
Coordinates30°41′41″S 134°33′22″E / 30.694859°S 134.55616°E / -30.694859; 134.55616[1]
Population0 (2016 census)[2]
Established21 February 1901 (town)
29 July 2004 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5710[5]
Elevation123 m (404 ft)(airport)[6]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1]
RegionFar North[1]
State electorate(s)Giles[7]
Federal division(s)Grey[8]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
27.5 °C
82 °F		 12.0 °C
54 °F		 182.7 mm
7.2 in
Localities around Tarcoola:
Wilgena Wilgena Wilgena
Wilgena
Mulgathing		 Tarcoola Wilgena
Mulgathing Mulgathing Wilgena
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Tarcoola is a town in the Far North of South Australia 416 kilometres (258 mi) north-northwest of Port Augusta. At the 2016 census, Tarcoola had no people living within its boundaries.[2]

Tarcoola was named after Tarcoola the winner of the 1893 Melbourne Cup horse race. The horse Tarcoola had been raised on Tarcoola Station on the Darling River in New South Wales. It means river bend in the aboriginal language of the area around that Tarcoola Station.

History

[edit]
Tarcoola railway station, between 1926 and 1940.

Tarcoola lies on Kokata land. The Tarcoola Goldfield was discovered and named in 1893, but it was in an isolated arid area, and there was little development until 1900. A Post Office opened on 18 August 1900 and the town was proclaimed on 21 February 1901.[9]

The goldfield's heyday was from about 1901 to 1918. A government battery was built to process ore from small mines. Between 1901 and 1954 the field produced about 77,000oz (2.4 tonnes) of gold, most of it from the Tarcoola Blocks mine.[10]

The Trans-Australian Railway was built through Tarcoola in 1915, and in 1980 it became a junction station when the Adelaide–Darwin railway diverged from Tarcoola to Alice Springs. The link from Alice Springs through to Darwin was eventually completed in 2004.

The town is almost completely deserted today except for transient railway maintenance staff and geological exploration teams. The original Tarcoola goldfields are long closed. However, there is now new exploration for minerals in the wider area, including the Challenger Mine.

The Tarcoola Goldfield, Battery and Township is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register as a designated place of archaeological significance.[11]

In 2017, WPG Resources commenced mining an open pit at Tarcoola intending to mine for at least two years, and transport the ore to the Challenger mine for processing in the facilities there.[12]

Transport

[edit]

Rail

[edit]
Main article: Tarcoola railway station

Tarcoola is now best known as the northern junction of the Sydney-Perth and Adelaide-Darwin railways, which share approximately 530 kilometres (329 mi) of track between Tarcoola and Crystal Brook. There is a triangular junction at Tarcoola which joins Crystal Brook, Darwin and Perth. Another triangular junction at Crystal Brook joins Tarcoola, Adelaide and Sydney.

The Ghan and the Indian Pacific passenger services through Tarcoola both run once per week in each direction all year round, and twice per week at various times.[13][14] The mail for Tarcoola arrives by train.

Governance

[edit]

Tarcoola is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Giles and the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia.[8][7][1]

Climate

[edit]

Tarcoola has a desert climate with hot, dry summers and mild winters and sparse rainfall throughout the year.[citation needed] A record high temperature of 49.1 °C was recorded on 24 January 2019.[6]

Climate data for Tarcoola Aero (1997–2020); 123 m AMSL; 30° 42′ 18.36″ S
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 49.1
(120.4) 		48.2
(118.8) 		44.0
(111.2) 		39.7
(103.5) 		34.2
(93.6) 		28.7
(83.7) 		29.4
(84.9) 		33.5
(92.3) 		39.0
(102.2) 		42.9
(109.2) 		46.5
(115.7) 		48.1
(118.6) 		49.1
(120.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 36.8
(98.2) 		35.3
(95.5) 		31.7
(89.1) 		27.2
(81.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		18.8
(65.8) 		19.0
(66.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		28.6
(83.5) 		31.7
(89.1) 		34.3
(93.7) 		27.7
(81.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6) 		19.1
(66.4) 		16.2
(61.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		8.1
(46.6) 		5.2
(41.4) 		4.6
(40.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.2
(54.0) 		15.4
(59.7) 		17.6
(63.7) 		12.1
(53.8)
Record low °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1) 		9.1
(48.4) 		6.1
(43.0) 		1.3
(34.3) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		1.0
(33.8) 		5.0
(41.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		−3.8
(25.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.1
(0.48) 		23.0
(0.91) 		17.4
(0.69) 		12.6
(0.50) 		10.7
(0.42) 		13.1
(0.52) 		10.8
(0.43) 		13.0
(0.51) 		9.8
(0.39) 		16.5
(0.65) 		20.3
(0.80) 		19.8
(0.78) 		179.1
(7.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 2.6 2.8 3.2 4.0 4.9 5.8 4.7 5.3 3.2 4.8 4.8 4.0 50.1
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[6]

References

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tarcoola.
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  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tarcoola (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 March 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Jenkins, J.G. (21 February 1901). "TOWN OF TARCOOLA" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 368. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ Kentish, P.M. (29 July 2004). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 2671. Retrieved 16 April 2019. assign the names TARCOOLA, WOOMERA, PIMBA and IRON KNOB, to those areas Out of Councils and shown numbered 1 to 4 on Rack Plan 857 (Sheet 1).
  5. ^ "Postcode for Tarcoola, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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  7. ^ a b "District of Giles Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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  10. ^ J.F. Drexel, Mining in South Australia: a Pictorial History (Department of Mines & Energy, Adelaide, 1982, p. 129)
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  12. ^ Fowler, Courtney (4 February 2017). "Tarcoola gold mine celebrates major milestone with first haul to Challenger". ABC Rural. ABC News. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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