The ruins are 18km North of Hawker on the Leigh Creek Road. First settled in 1863 as a stopover for the overland teams. Consisting mainly of a hotel, store and blacksmith shop, the town declined and the hotel closed in 1892. Wheat-farming was established in the area during the 1870’s. It is in the Central Flinders Ranges and is a leisurely 5 hour drive from Adelaide. There are 3 different touring routes to get to Hawker, you can choose a scenic drive or travel up Highway One, turning off at the Stirling North intersection, 5 kms before Port Augusta. Hawker is 64 kms north of Quorn and 110 kms from Port Augusta and accessible by sealed road from all capital cities in Australia and is approximately 5 hours drive from Adelaide, the population of Hawker is approximately 300. The Heysen Trail and the Mawson Trail pass through or close to Hawker. Stay at the Hawker Hotel Motel, the Outback Chapmanton Motel or either of the two caravan parks, or in self contained accommodation (self catering accommodation) in Hawker. Northern roads pass through Hawker to Lyndhurst and Marree. From Lyndhurst take the Strzelecki Track to Innamincka and Southwest Queensland. Leigh Creek (formerly Leigh's Creek) is a coal-mining town in eastern central South Australia. At the 2006 census, Leigh Creek had a population of 549. Situated to the west of the northern Flinders Ranges, the current town is 13 km further south than the original town—it was moved in 1982 to allow the expansion of the mine.  Distance from Adelaide 374km. typical outback town, Hawker is the hub of the Flinders Ranges, being the junction of roads from Port Augusta, Orroroo, Leigh Creek/Marree and Wilpena/Blinman. It was once a thriving railway town before the line was relocated further west in 1956. Hookina (ruins) The ruins are 18km north of Hawker on the Leigh Creek Road. First settled in 1863 as a stopover for the overland teams. Consisting mainly of a hotel, store and blacksmith shop, the town declined and the hotel closed in 1892. A typical outback town, Hawker is known as “The Hub of the Flinders Ranges,” being the junction of roads from Port Augusta, Orroroo, Leigh Creek to Marree and Wilpena to Blinman. Hawker was proclaimed on 1 July 1880 and named after the Honourable George Charles Hawker, who was born in London in 1819. It is in the Central Flinders Ranges and is a leisurely 5 hour drive from Adelaide. There are 3 different touring routes to get to Hawker, you can choose a scenic drive or travel up Highway One, turning off at the Stirling North intersection, 5 kms before Port Augusta. Hawker. Hawker is one of the three main towns in the Flinders Ranges (the other two are Quorn and Leigh Creek). The ranges west of Hawker have Aboriginal names – Yourambulla and Yappala – and so do many of the creeks in the district Interesting historic railway town on the edge of the desert. Located 374 km north of Adelaide Hawker is a tiny settlement which describes itself 'The Hub of the Flinders Ranges'. This piece of self-promotion is based on the fact that it is at the junction of roads from Port Augusta, Marree, Orroroo and Wilpena Pound
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