The Blyth Plains has many forgotten settlements because it was settled early for grain growing. The first inland railway to open up this region reached out from Pt Wakefield to Hoyleton in 1871. An impressive stone goods shed was built to store the grain. The town of Hoyleton is still bypassed. Later the railway was extended to Blyth. You will visit the Medika Art gallery in the old Lutheran Church and spend the afternoon with an included lunch and an Australian classic film in the Blyth Cinema. Return via Mt Templeton church site another forgotten district near Blyth. Extensive history notes will be provided. This tour will depart from the WEA Centre at 223 Angas Street, Adelaide at 8:15am and return to the WEA Centre at approximately 6:00pm. Your tour leader is Dr Denis Binnion AM who has spent 40+ years developing study tours and writing notes for historical and geographical tours within South Australia, other states of Australia and places around the world including parts of Asia, South America and New Zealand. Now retired, he continues to lead WEA overseas study tours and runs regular one day and weekend historical tours of rural areas in South Australia.