Bugle Ranges, South Australia
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Bugle Ranges is a locality on the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. It lies between Mount Barker and Strathalbyn, both by road and on the Victor Harbor railway line.
Bugle Ranges South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35.1381°S 138.8756°E / -35.1381; 138.8756 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 289 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5251 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | District Council of Mount Barker | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Heysen | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Division of Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Little remains of the village. However, the Bugle Inn was a licensed establishment. The licence was first granted to Frederick Rumble in 1852,[3] then Walton in 1853.[4][5] In 1856 the licence was transferred to first, Robert Sleep.,[6] then to William Kimber.[7][8][9] The Inn appears to have only operated for a few years[10] and was closed, remaining in use only as a landmark.[11] Robert Sleep remained in the area until his death in 1898.[12]
An annual Bugle Ranges ploughing match, held each year in September, was reported in the papers between 1853 and 1857 inclusive.[13][14][15][16][17] During this time period, newspapers reported ploughing matches in many Adelaide Plains, Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula centres.[18]