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and from the town (Adelaide). There were a range of services within the village such as a blacksmith, tearooms, chaff mill, hotels, butchery and post office. It became a hub of activity and a favoured settlement. Within a decade a population of carters, farm labourers, stonemasons, plasterers and carpenters settled there. Most of the houses were made of stone from
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