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HISTORY The first settlers in the area were James and Mary Dunn who opened a hotel in 1847. The town was laid out by Charles Fisher in 1869 and named it after the Battle Of Balaklava . He built large grain stores on the tramway from Hoyleton, South Australia to the port at Port Wakefield , intending to encourage farmers to settle near the town. Balaklava used to be on the railway line from Adelaide to Gladstone , with a junction to Port Wakefield . The line north from Hamley Bridge (connecting to Adelaide) opened in 1878 and still exists as far as Balaklava. GOVERNANCE Balaklava is the administrative centre for local government seat of Wakefield Regional Council . Balaklava lies in the state electoral district of Goyder and the federal electoral division of Wakefield . SEE ALSO
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