For the next century Port Augusta was primarily a port shipping the wool and wheat from the surrounding area. This activity continued until 1973 when the port ceased to operate.

The Port Augusta Town Hall was built in 1886-87 from stone quarried at Quorn and was the seat of local government from 1887 to 1983. It was badly damaged in a fire in 1944 but rebuilt in 1946 at a ...

For the next century Port Augusta was primarily a port shipping the wool and wheat from the surrounding area. This activity continued until 1973 when the port ceased to operate.