Kapunda, South Australia

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Old convent building in Kapunda

Kapunda is a town in South Australia, 79 km north of Adelaide.[1] First settled in 1842, it is the oldest copper mining town in Australia.[2] The name Kapunda comes from an Aboriginal words cappie oonda, which meant spring of water.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Kapunda". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. http://www.smh.com.au/news/South-Australia/Kapunda/2005/02/17/1108500204320.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  2. "Kapunda". southaustralianhistory.com.au. 2010 [last update]. http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/kapunda.htm. Retrieved 18 June 2011.