Eudunda, known locally as the “Valley of Hidden Treasures”, is a quiet town with simple charm and historic appeal. It is distinguished by an attractive main street with interesting historic buildings and vine-covered verandas. Most notably it is an historic German settlement and it is still common to find residents with distinctively German surnames. Eudunda came into existence as an important watering hole for cattle and horses which were being overlanded to South Australia from western Queensland in the late 19th century. Their destination was Kapunda which, at the time, was a town effectively owned by Sir Sidney Kidman. Eudunda was the birthplace of the educationalist and novelist Colin Thiele who achieved fame with his hugely successful children’s books, Storm Boy and Blue Fin. Thiele’s presence is evidenced by the silhouette of one of his characters, ‘Gustav’ and his kelpie dog at the entrance to the town and the sculpture of Thiele in the centre of town.
Information collected from Aussie Towns