Quorn - A city in South Australia - A place for your bucket list

detlev (73)in #travel • 6 years ago

A little town in the Flinders ranges in south Australia

Today a friend of mine from Quorn was posting this wonderful video about Quorn's Movie History wich was published at SA Weekender and I had to share it with you.

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The Website SA Weekender says about Quorn:

Quorn is a place buried deep in the consciousness of those who love Australian cinema. After all this Flinders Ranges town has featured in some of the classic Australian movies… like Gallipoli, Robbery Under Arms and The Shiralee.
Its iconic railway station was the backdrop for legendary actor Jack Thompson’s famous tirade in one of the South Australian Film Corporation’s most famous movies – Sunday Too Far Away.

Little wonder Quorn features so prominently in so many Aussie flicks. After all, it looks like a film set. Pubs like The Austral provide the perfect backdrop for a bar room brawl or two.

The Quorn video

Enjoy a video from SA Weekender

Taken from http://saweekender.com.au/places/quorns-movie-history to have it shareable for you!

Quorn’s kept its rugged outback charm. And much of its heritage appeal goes back to the days of steam. This is a town that honours its railway past… and preserves it.

Come school holidays chugging charmers like the world famous Coffee Pot take to the narrow gauge line outside the Quorn Railway Station. At one point this was railway central, with the Transcontinental Railway cutting across the country and the Great Northern Railway pushing north.

Quorn,
I will be back soon,
for some VB beers in that pub
and for all that your great people!

If it’s not the Coffee Pot serving up an espresso shot of railway history, it’s the legendary Afghan Express you’ll find rolling through Pichi Rich Pass. Over time the name of this world famous railway line changed to The Ghan.

Today it’s still a great place to stop for a feed and dine out on its railway and movie history. Quorn’s located in the Southern Flinders – a good four and a half hour’s drive north of Adelaide.

The Coffee Pot Railway

This nice rail film covers the Coffee Pot Heritage Rail Experience on the legendary Pichi Richi Railway

This film was recorded on Sunday 10th of June 2018 and it covers the trip between Quorn and Woolshed Flat & return, a total distance of 32 kilometres or 19.8 miles travelled.

More information and more video are here https://www.pichirichirailway.org.au/train-services

Where is Quorn?

As I'm been a few times in this lovely town to visit my friends, here a view to my SteemtitWorldMap

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Some more posts on Steemit about that part of Australia is here

Wilpena Pound Resort - Flinders Ranges by @exploreadelaide

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Trip to Wilpena Pound- Flinders Ranges by @dijana969

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Sacred Canyon - Flinders Ranges by @exploreadelaide

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Quorn and Pitchi Richi Railway

On my research about more Quorn Movies as well found this part

This short Movie by stephane M. comes with some more moving picturs from that area

The Coffee Pot of the Pichi Richi Railway

What a cool story behind this little train!

Steam Motor Coach Number 1 was built a century ago in 1905. When it began working the line between Quorn and Hawker it changed people's lives. They could climb onboard in Hawker early in the morning, and by the time they got to Quorn, they could connect with the train that went all the way to Adelaide. Same day - every day you could get to the big smoke. It was a revolution.