Jupiter Creek, South Australia
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Jupiter Creek is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide
, South Australia
. It lies within the District Council of Mount Barker, west of Echunga.
Jupiter Creek was the site of a gold discovery in the mid 1800s, there still exists a fossicking reserve in the old diggings with an interpretive walking trail.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It lies within the District Council of Mount Barker, west of Echunga.
Gold Diggings
It is part of the former goldmining area the Battunga Country.Jupiter Creek was the site of a gold discovery in the mid 1800s, there still exists a fossicking reserve in the old diggings with an interpretive walking trail.