Nuriootpa, Tanunda, Light Pass, Collingrove House, Strait Gate Church
Shunning all things winery, we set out to explore a little of the Barossa's social history, starting at Light Pass (the name of a town no less) and Luhr's Cottage. One has to assume, as it can't be verified, that Light Pass was named in honour of Colonel William Light, Surveyor General of SA from the beginning in 1834 to his untimely death in 1838. He set-out Adelaide, the capital of the colony, and much of the Barossa valley, named after the Barrossa Ridge, part of the area around Cadiz in Spain where the Battle of the Barrossa took place. The name Barossa came about due to a public servant clerical error, the 'r' being dropped when it was being registered. Nothing changes, it seems Anyhow, Luhr was one of the earliest German settlers and built this cottage in 1845, next to the Immanuel Lutheran church, at which he taught in the school. Brian is taller than the Luhr cottage. Light Pass, SA Right across the road from the cottage is this quaint Post Office, w...