HISTORIC STRATHALBYN

Settled in 1839 by Scottish immigrants, the town became an important trading centre for the surrounding farmers. The Railway Station was always busy with goods and passenger trains: as the approximate half-way stop to Victor Harbor and the coast.

Prior to European settlement the area around Strathalbyn was part of the larger Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal world.
The town, for a while called Strath Albyn comes from two Gaelic words - 'strath' meaning 'broad valley' and 'Albion' meaning 'hilly land'

THE GASWORKS

In December 1869 the Provincial Gas Company opened its Strathalbyn Gasworks, providing gas lighting to the provincial town. The Gasworks was the "Smallest operational gasworks in the world" with the supply of gas maintained until 1918.

The original buildings have been painstakingly restored and renovated and will breathe new life into this historic landmark.