Caltowie is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
Mid North
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region of
South Australia
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.
It is on the
Wilkins Highway and the
Crystal Brook-Broken Hill railway line
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between
Gladstone
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and
Jamestown.
History
Caltowie was first known to European settlers as 'Carcowie' (meaning ''lizard's water hole''), and became a popular stop for teamsters where they crossed the Yackamoorundie Creek.
The Government Town of Caltowie was surveyed in 1871 at the centre of the
Hundred of Caltowie a few months after the hundred had been proclaimed.
References
Towns in South Australia
Mid North (South Australia)
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