This Internet page is maintained by David Clarke, 20 Musgrave St.,
Crystal Brook.
I intend that this page will help people living in (or visiting)
the area find out what is available.
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This Internet page is maintained by David Clarke, 20 Musgrave St.,
Crystal Brook.
I intend that this page will help people living in (or visiting)
the area find out what is available.
Suggestions for anything to go onto this site will be welcome; I'd rather stick to not-for-profit organizations or groups, formal or informal. It's all free of course (costs me nothing).
To contact me, use the above postal address or
email daveclarkecb@yahoo.com.
If you send something in writing rather than 'phoning there's
less likely to be any errors.
| "Crystal Brook, where the Flinders Ranges begin". |
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| Churches | ||||
| Name | Internet | Contact | Address | Phone |
| Anglican Church | - | Ms Judy Bell | PO Box 131, C.B. | 8636 2751 |
| Catholic Church | - | Rev. A.T. Fitzpatrick | PO Box 21, C.B. | 8636 2677 |
| Lutheran Church | - | Reverend Peter Traeger of Ms E. Vonow | Stanley Street, C.B. | 8636 2674 |
| Lutheran Women's Fellowship | - | Mrs C. Seidel | PO Box 32, C.B. | 8636 2205 |
| Uniting Church | - | N. Logan | 8 Forgan Street, C.B. | 8636 2165 |
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| A Melaleuca flowering in a Crystal Brook garden |
| Sport and recreation | |||||
| Name | Internet | Contact | Address | Phone | Notes |
| Bowling Club | - | Mr Rob Perry | PO Box 52, C.B. | 0428 810 200 or 8636 2342 | - |
| Croquet Club | - | L. Cox | PO Box 43, C.B. | 8636 2251 | - |
| Football Club CBFC | - | Mr Ian Hurst | 42 Mais Tce., C.B. | 8636 2583 | - |
| CBFC Past Players & Officials Club | - | Mr Graham Pavy | CBFC PO Box 95, C.B. | 8636 2058 | - |
| Golf Club | - | Mr L. Weber | PO Box 5, C.B. | 8636 2459 | - |
| Hocky Club | - | Mr Leith Gulin | PO Box 138, C.B. | 8636 2507 | - |
| Midnorth Bushwalking and Cycling Club | MNBCC | - | - | - | Do you like walking or hiking? This group schedules walks ranging from easy walks of several hours to harder bushwalks of several days. Most are within about a 100km radius of Crystal Brook. |
| Name | Internet | Contact | Address | Phone | Notes |
| Motor Cycle Club | - | Mrs Meridith Eberhard | PO Box 145, C.B. | 8636 2561 | - |
| Photography | Flinders Gallery | Dave Clarke | 20 Musgrave St., C.B. | 8636 2446 | Not really a group or a club. I'm looking for good photos of the Flinders Ranges. I'd also like to start a Crystal Brook photo page on this site. Anyone have some good photos? |
| Pony Club | - | Ms Gay Growden | PO Box 92, C.B. | 8662 2053 | - |
| Probus Club | - | Ms Edna Vonow | PO Box 165, C.B. | 8636 2674 | Recreation |
| RSL Auxiliary | - | Mrs M. Lambert or Mrs B. Robinson | c/- Post Officer, C.B. | 8636 2617 | Recreation |
| Scout Group | - | Mr Tony Hargans | Bowman Street, C.B. | 8636 2527 | Recreation |
| Senior Citizens | - | G. Lambert or Mrs L. Cox | PO. Box 61, C.B. | 8636 2251 | Recreation/Community facility |
| Swimming Pool | - | Mr Dennis Johnson | Mais Terrace, C.B. | - | Recreation/Community facility |
| Winemaking at home | - | Dave Clarke; contact me on 08 8636 2446 or email | - | 8636 2644 | We are close to several top winemaking regions; why buy wine? Make your own. But some winemaking equipment is expensive, perhaps we can share. As of Feb. 2003 a crusher-destemmer and a press (worth $1200) have been located at Laura, and may be available to interested winemakers in Crystal Brook. |
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| A bit of Crystal Brook golf course |
| Medical | |||||
| Name | Internet | Contact | Address | Phone | Notes |
| Ambulance Service | - | Graham Seidel | 35 Brandis St. Crystal Brook | 8636 2300 | Emergency Service |
| Ambulance Service; St. John | - | Mr Kevin Moore | PO Box 103, Crystal Brook | 8636 2481 | Emergency Service |
| Ambulance Service; St. John Women's Auxiliary | - | Mrs Dawn Greig | 38 Eyre Road, C.B. | 8636 2267 | Emergency Service |
| Child and Youth Health, Friends of | - | Mrs Pauline Calaby | 25 Forgan Street, C.B. | 8636 2275 | Children/Youth |
| Diabetes Support Group | - | Mrs Pam Davidson | 50 Mitchell Street, C.B. | 8636 2389 | Health support |
| Doctor - Medical Centre | - | - | Claridge Road, C.B. | 8636 2110 | Doctor/Health support |
| Hospital Guild | - | Mrs Leonie Atkinson | 49 Mitchell Street, C.B. | 8636 2181 | Service Club |
| Hospital | - | Ms Liz Tregaer | Edmund Terrace, C.B. | 8636 1100 | Health support |
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| Crystal Brook near Lion's Park |
| Other groups and organizations | |||||
| Name | Internet | Contact | Address | Phone | Notes |
| Agricultural Society, North Western | CB Show | P.J. Combe | PO Box 159, Crystal Brook 5523 | 8636 6237 or 8636 2194 | Responsible for the annual Crystal Brook Show |
| Animal and Plant Control Board | - | Mr Philip Moffatt | Bowman Street, C.B. | 8636 2218 | Government Agency |
| Country Fire Service | - | - | Railway Terrace, C.B. | Fire - 8636 2000 Station - 8636 2688 | Emergency Services |
| CFS Ladies Auxiliary | - | Ms I Nicolson | 4 Bowman Street, C.B. | 8636 | Service Club |
| Crystal Brook History Group | CBHG | - | - | - | Always looking for new members. Anything connected to the history of C.B. and environs. |
| Deli, Belly's | - | - | Bowman Street | 8636 2316 | Pizza menu |
| Deli, Harry's | - | - | Bowman Street | 8636 2207 | - |
| Kindergarten | - | Ms Loretta Carey | Bowman Street, C.B. | 8636 2411 | Education - Public |
| Library | - | - | Bowman Street, C.B. | 8636 2150 | Public. Internet access, best to book ahead. Opening hours: Tuesday 0900-1200hrs, Wednesday 1200-1700, Friday 1200-1700 |
| Masonic Lodge | - | - | Bowman Street, C.B. | - | Recreation/Service Club - Closed |
| Meals on Wheels | - | Ms Jean Sawyer | 61 Railway Terrace, C.B. | 8636 2396 | Community service/Service Club |
| Mens Shed | - | Mr Glen Gum | 44 Brandis Street, C.B. | 8636 2295 | Reconstruction of old farm machinery and equipment, hobbies |
| Name | Internet | Contact | Address | Phone | Notes |
| National Trust of SA | - | Mrs Jean Sawyer | PO Box 55, C.B. | 8636 2396 | Arts/Culture |
| Neighbourhood Watch | - | Mr Steven Gordge | Police Station, 29 Brandis Street, C.B. | 8636 2200 | Community Service |
| Nursing Mothers' Association | - | Ms Jenny Couzner | c/- 60 Eyre Road, C.B. | 8636 2098 | Health support/Children/Youth |
| Police | - | - | 29 Brandis Street, C.B. | 8636 2200 | - |
| Red Cross | - | Ms Rita Seidel | PO Box 49, C.B. | 8636 2186 | Community Service |
| Reflections Gallery | - | Debbie Johnson | - | 8636 2038 | Arts and crafts. Goods displayed and sold on consignment for
more than 90 local producers. All proceeds go back into the
gallery. Internet access Opening hours: 1000 to 1600hrs every day. |
| Willochra Home | - | Mrs Maureen Hobbs | Allan Street, C.B. | 8636 2320 | Community service |
There are more groups and organizations. I'd like to list
them all, but can't if people don't give me details.
| Name | When | Internet | Contact | Notes |
| Crystal Brook Show | 13thAugust 2005 | CB Show | Show office, ph. 8636 2194 | Sec. Martin Lloyd-Smith, ph/fax 8636 6238 |
| Crystal Brook Christmas Pageant | Fri. 10th December 2004 | - | - | Bowman Street, starts at 6.30pm, sausage sizzle starts at 5pm |
| Crystal Brook Carols in the Park | Sun. 5th December 2004 | - | - | Adleaide Square, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. APEX Club will be selling BBQ tea and refreshments. |
I'd like to fill in the blank spaces and add more events.
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The soil is well drained and alkaline. We probably get a light frost 2 or 3 times a year in the town. Natural rainfall averages just over 400mm and comes mainly in winter. I'm not much of a gardener, but here is an effort to list those plants that grow in Crystal Brook.
As always, I'm open to suggestions, see email address above.
| Fruit and nut trees |
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| Vines |
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| Ornimental and native plants | |
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| Botanical name | Common name and comments |
| Acacia sp. | wattle trees, many species |
| Alyogyne huegelii | native hibiscus |
| Bracichiton sp. | kurrajong and Illawarra Flame tree |
| Callistemon sp. | bottle brush |
| Casuarina and Allocasuarina sp. | she-oak group |
| Crassula arborescens | Chinese jade |
| Correa sp. | several species |
| Eucalypt sp. | gum trees, many species |
| Enchelina tomentosa | ruby saltbush |
| Gossypium sturtii | Sturt's dessert rose |
| Grevillia sp. | several species |
| Hakea sp. | several species |
| Jacaranda mimosifolia | jacaranda |
| Mellaleuca sp. | paper bark, tea tree |
| Senna (Cassia) sp. | - |
| Swainsona formosa | Sturt's dessert pea |
| Xanthorrhoea sp. | yacca, grass tree |
| - | bougainvillea |
| - | cactus |
| - (not Polygonum perfoliatum) | mile-a-minute (groundcover) |
| - | rose |
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| Name | Approx. distance | Notes |
| Crystal Brook to Bowman Park | 5km (one way) | This is a section of the Heysen Trail. A good walk is to go past the C.B. Primary School, up Cemetery Hill, along the bitumen road that follows a ridge-top (with good views) to Bowman Park and then return along the dirt road adjacent to the brook. |
| Bowman Park to Hughs Gap | 5km (one way) | A section of the Heysen Trail. Follows the Crystal
Brook* from the northern boundary of Bowman Park to the
Port Pirie-Gladstone road at Hughs Gap. Easy grade although
there are short rough sections, can be weedy; wet in a good winter.
The brook is dry most of the time.
Closed in the fire-ban season |
| Crystal Brook to Georgetown | about 17km (one way) | Another section of the Heysen trail. You will probably
want to arrange transport to get you back.
This track crosses the Rocky River which can have high flows
after rare rains. The first part of the trail follows
back roads and is not very interesting. I'd suggest
starting 5 or 6km east of Crystal Brook.
Closed in the fire-ban season |
| Bowman Park | - | This is a reserve of about 40ha 5km northeast of Crystal Brook. There are several short walks within the park, including one to a lookout tower on the northeastern side of the buildings. The Brook in Bowman Park has never been dry in my 27 years experience. |
| Crystal Brook park lands | - | Park lands, including a golf course and moto-cross track, follow the Crystal Brook right through the town and for a kilometre or more upstream and downstream. While this part of the Brook is usually dry, it is an attractive area with many majestic redgums. This is all open to walkers. |
| Closed road at top of Bowman Street | 5km round trip | See the map below. Start at Bowman Street (the shopping
street) and walk along Bowman Street away from the railway line
(to the NE). Bear right where the street forks. About 100m
before the
end of the road go through the gate on the left and follow the
vehicle track. On this public road moderate success has been
achieved at revegetation. The seeding took place in 1992.
When you reach the bitumen road turn right and return to
Crystal Brook past the cemetery.
Be sure to leave gates as you find them. |
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| Sketch map of walk including the closed road at the top of Bowman Street |
Maps of the Heysen Trail are available from whatever Government Department is handling that sort of thing at present.
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The Heysen trail near Hugh's Gap
This spot is on the Bowman Park to Hughs Gap walk mentioned
above.
Corellas
(a species of white cockatoo) can sometimes be seen
covering gum trees like this in summer in Crystal Brook.
This photo was taken before sun rise. The corellas usually fly
off to feed around sun rise.
Gum tree at Bowman Park
"The gorgeous tree stump just inside the entrance to Bowman Park - the kids loved it!"
Photo by Wye Yee Herbert
Crystal Brook from Bowman Park
From the lookout tower at Bowman Park, Crystal Brook township in the distance
Photo by Wye Yee Herbert
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