Light Pass, South Australia Explained

Type:	town
Light Pass
State:	SA
Postcode:	5355
Dist1:	3
Dir1:	E
Location1:	Nuriootpa
Lga:	Barossa Council
Stategov:	Schubert
Fedgov:	Barker
Coordinates:	-34.4716°N 139.0229°W
Near-N:	Stockwell
Near-E:	Penrice
Near-Se:	Angaston
Near-Sw:	Tanunda
Near-W:	Nuriootpa

Light Pass is a settlement in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia. It was named by Charles Flaxman in honour of William Light.^[1] Light Pass is the site of two Lutheran churches^{[2] [3]} and a public primary school.^[4]

thumb|Immanual Lutheran ChurchLight Pass was previously served by the Light Pass railway station on the Barossa Valley railway line, previously known as the Minkie station, derived from an Aboriginal word for daylight. The station was near the intersection of Penrice and Light Pass Roads, slightly south of the town.^[5]

See also

• List of cities and towns in South Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Placename Details: Light Pass . Property Location Browser gazetteer . SA0039312 . 22 November 2010 . Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure . 5 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 .
2. Web site: Light Pass Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Incorporated . Lutheran Church of Australia . 5 April 2015.
3. Web site: Evangelical Lutheran Strait Gate Congregation . Lutheran Church of Australia . 5 April 2015.
4. Web site: Welcome to Light Pass Primary School . . 5 March 2014 . 5 April 2015.
5. Web site: Placename Details: Minkie Railway Station . Property Location Browser gazetteer . SA0045159 . 16 January 2009 . Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure . 5 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 .