Bute, South Australia
Encyclopedia
Bute is a town located in the northern Yorke Peninsula
, approximately 40 kilometres east of Wallaroo
and 24 kilometres west of Snowtown
. It was proclaimed as a town in 1884 and named after the Isle of Bute
, in the Firth of Clyde
, Scotland
. Attractions to the town include the nearby Bute tannery, Bute Hobbies Bromeliad Display Gardens and the Bute Hotel The town is surrounded by agricultural and pastoral land.
Bute was the original site of the Yorke Peninsula Field Days
in 1895; they are now held outside Paskeville
.
and Brinkworth
. This line was originally narrow gauge (1067mm) but was converted to broad gauge (1600mm) in 1927. From the late 1990s until 2009 a tourist train traversed the line from Wallaroo to Bute.
Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located north-west and west of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. It has geographic coordinates of...
, approximately 40 kilometres east of Wallaroo
Wallaroo, South Australia
Wallaroo is a port town on the western side of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, 160 kilometres north-northwest of Adelaide. It is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famed for their historic shared copper mining industry, and known together as "Little Cornwall", the other two being Kadina ...
and 24 kilometres west of Snowtown
Snowtown, South Australia
The town of Snowtown is located in the Mid North of South Australia 145 km north of Adelaide and lies on the main route between Adelaide and Perth. The town's elevation is 103 metres and on average the town receives 389 mm of rainfall per annum.-History:...
. It was proclaimed as a town in 1884 and named after the Isle of Bute
Isle of Bute
Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:...
, in the Firth of Clyde
Firth of Clyde
The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. The Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth of Clyde, separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the Isle of Arran.At...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Attractions to the town include the nearby Bute tannery, Bute Hobbies Bromeliad Display Gardens and the Bute Hotel The town is surrounded by agricultural and pastoral land.
Bute was the original site of the Yorke Peninsula Field Days
Yorke Peninsula Field Days
The Yorke Peninsula Field Days are three-day, biennial field days, held on a permanent site outside Paskeville on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. The Field Days have a major focus on agriculture...
in 1895; they are now held outside Paskeville
Paskeville, South Australia
Paskeville is a town on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula. It is located approximately 20 km east of Kadina on the Adelaide-to-Kadina road route...
.
Railways
Bute is situated on the disused rail line between WallarooWallaroo, South Australia
Wallaroo is a port town on the western side of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, 160 kilometres north-northwest of Adelaide. It is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famed for their historic shared copper mining industry, and known together as "Little Cornwall", the other two being Kadina ...
and Brinkworth
Brinkworth, South Australia
Brinkworth is a town in the Mid North region of South Australia with a current population of 401. It is 32 km north of the regional centre of Clare.The Brinkworth area was first settled in the 1860s and the town laid out in 1892...
. This line was originally narrow gauge (1067mm) but was converted to broad gauge (1600mm) in 1927. From the late 1990s until 2009 a tourist train traversed the line from Wallaroo to Bute.