NA ="Port Lincoln, Coomunga, Green Patch, North Shields,";
FE1[0]=" Port Lincoln really is the keystone of the Eyre Peninsula. A substantial city located on Boston Bay (a bay which is more than three and a half times the size of Sydney Harbour) and nestled in on the easterly side of the Eyre Penin";
FE2[0]="sula over the years it has become the most important grain and fishing port in the region. As a result it has become the informal capital of the whole peninsula. Port Lincoln is located 656 km west of Adelaide, has a population of";
FE3[0]=" over 13 000, a rainfall of 488mm per annum, and enjoys a near-perfect Mediterranean climate. Eyre Peninsula has developed a strong international reputation for producing high quality, premium seafood products for overseas markets";
FE4[0]=", because of its pristine environment, clean unpolluted waters, low population base and vast stretches of untouched coastline. The region accounts for approximately 69 per cent of South Australia's seafood produce. Approximately 8";
FE5[0]="0 per cent of this product is exported. Abalone, pacific oysters, rock lobster, and western king prawns compliment the tuna industry, supplying a growing global market. Ten years ago the wine industry did not exist on Eyre Peninsu";
FE6[0]="la. Today there are three established wineries in and around Port Lincoln producing a recognised premium product. The region's reputation is growing with the two cellar doors Boston Bay and Dellacolline consistently producing awar";
FE7[0]="d-winning wines since 1984. Boston Bay Wines is located adjacent the ocean 6 km north of town, on the Lincoln Highway, Boston Bay Wines offers a cabernet sauvignon, merlot, shiraz, spatlise riesling, chardonnay, and a mistelle liq";
FE8[0]="ueur. The cellar door is open weekends and public holidays from 11.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (and daily in December and January) or by appointment. Dellacolline Estate Wines is located at 34 Whillas Rd (3 km north-west of town), this a";
FE9[0]="ward-winning winery is open weekends and public holidays from 1.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.";
LA1[0]=" There are two soil types in the vineyard areas: first, a variable sandy to more clayey loam over a limestone subsoil, and second a buckshot gravel again over limestone. Both are suited to viticulture, and support moderately vigoro";
LA2[0]="us vine growth. Principal Grape Varieties are Riesling, Shiraz, Cabernet sauvignon and a few other varieties. Where in Australia could you stand in a vineyard, look out to the sparkling blue water of a bay and watch dolphins at pl";
LA3[0]="ay and whales swim by? The answer Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia in the vineyard of Boston Bay Wines. This sixteen acre vineyard is located at the Gateway to Port Lincoln, 6klms north on the Lincoln Highway, over lo";
LA4[0]="oking Port Lincoln's beautiful Boston Bay. Delacolline Estate vineyard is situated near Winter Hill in Port Lincoln; on the beautiful Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Delacolline Estate was conceived by a group of enthusiastic win";
LA5[0]="e loving friends and vine planting was initiated in 1984. The first commercial wine production occurred in 1991, and since then there have been some alteration to the varietal mix as we strive to achieve the best grape production ";
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CL1[0]=" The climate is Mediterranean and very strongly maritime influenced by the vast expanses of water, which surround the Peninsula, and in particular its southern end. This results in temperatures are 1-2° warmer than Adelaide in wint";
CL2[0]="er, but 3-5° cooler in summer, with an average summer maximum of only 25°C. Rainfall is winter dominant. The low rainfall during the growing season means irrigation is essential. Spring frosts are not an issue, and the prevailing ";
CL3[0]="southerly winds seldom blow with sufficient force to inhibit growth. Statistics: Heat Degree Days: 1665; Sunshine hours per day: 7.8; Annual rainfall: 491 mm; Growing season rainfall: 121 mm; Mean January temperature: 20.5°C; Harv";
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HI1[0]=" The first European visitor was Matthew Flinders who discovered the harbour in February 1802 and, in a rare act of self-indulgence, he named it 'in honour of my native province'. Flinders had been born at Donington in Lincolnshire ";
HI2[0]="on 16 March 1774. He named the bay, island and point after his home town of Boston and Cape Donington was named after his birthplace. The port quickly became an important resting point for sealers from Kangaroo Island and whalers ";
HI3[0]="from Port Jackson who fished and hunted in the Southern Ocean. In 1839 the Port Lincoln Special Survey Association was formed and as a result of their labours the township was laid out on the southwesterly shores of Boston Bay. Th";
HI4[0]="e surveyor, Benjamin Pratt Winter, is remembered in Winter Hill, which offers a superb lookout across the city and is the location for Dellacolline Estate Wines. The first settlers arrived in March 1839 and a plaque denotes the si";
HI5[0]="te of their landing. On 20 March 1839 Robert Tod explored the area to the north of Port Lincoln and discovered a river, which was named the Tod in his honour. In the next twenty years the town grew quickly. The Lincoln Hotel, whic";
HI6[0]="h was the oldest on the Eyre Peninsula, being built in 1840, sadly burnt down in 2000. St Thomas' Anglican Church was built between 1849-50, the local Courthouse dates from 1862 and the Mill Cottage, now the National Trust Museum,";
HI7[0]=" was completed in 1866. The importance of the town continued to grow as more farmers moved onto the Eyre Peninsula. The construction of a jetty in 1875 and the completion of the rail links to the large sections of the Eyre Peninsu";
HI8[0]="la between 1907 and 1926 ensured the town's continued survival and guaranteed its growth. It was during this time that Port Lincoln's harbour was often a sea of masts and sails as the windjammers waited to loaded with wheat before";
HI9[0]=" setting sail for the markets of Europe. The first vineyards in the area were planted by Boston Bay Wines and Delacolline Estate vineyard in 1984.";