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Cadnia - SA

Cadnia

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -30.77013 138.598251

DMS: 30º 46' 12.47" S 138º 35' 53.7" E

UTM: 54 J 6593407mN 270134mE

Altitude: 406.33m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

461.19kms North of Adelaide - Driving 534 km (7 hours 44 mins)

Address & Contact

5710

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Information

In 1872 the township of Cadnia was surveyed a few hundred metres east of the Sliding Rock. This town catered for up to 400 miners and their families and had a sense of permanence. Horse races and cricket matches were held. A court house dispensed justice, the Rock Hotel catered for workers while 4 general stores supplied goods and food. In 1877 the mine was abandoned as was the town.

More than a century later the water became valuable as a temporary supply to Leigh Creek. For fossickers and history buffs there is much to see here. Enjoy the walk around the ruins of the early township and mining site. There are also 2 cemeteries marking the passage of time.

Permission to camp should be sought from the nearby Warraweena Station.

PlaceID	41670

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Leigh Creek at 01/10:30pm CST

Distance from Cadnia 25.63km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
12.8°C	11.0°C	44%	0.9°C	1028.9hPa	0.0mm	CALM	0km/hr 0knots	0km/hr 0knots

Closest Climatic Station

Leigh Creek Airport

Distance from Cadnia 25.63km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	35.5	34.5	31.1	26.2	20.9	17.0	16.6	19.1	23.2	26.7	30.5	33.0
Mean Min. °C	20.7	20.4	17.3	12.9	8.7	5.4	4.7	6.1	9.3	12.4	16.1	18.6
Mean Rain mm	20.2	28.7	20.3	13.1	16.1	17.2	17.4	15.6	18.3	18.6	19.0	24.2