News Corp Australia
First published 3 Sep 2025, 5:00am
A Wild West-style “tiny town’’ on Adelaide’s northern outskirts has hit the market, featuring a saloon bar, slaughterhouse and even a police lockup.
The miniature village, resembling something of a ghost town, has been a decades-long labour of love for its owner, who has been creating the various outbuildings since purchasing the then-vacant 5.47ha block of land at 19 Hughes Court, Yattalunga, in 1990.
Dubbed “Cunnamulla’’, the village includes a bakery with a working pizza oven, a general store, blacksmith’s workshop and a small church, as well as railings and troughs to rest and water the horses.
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19 Hughes Court, Yattalunga.
19 Hughes Court, Yattalunga.
19 Hughes Court, Yattalunga.
19 Hughes Court, Yattalunga.
There is also a replica cemetery along the driveway of the property, said Sallyann Vivian, who is selling the property with Ross Whiston, of Ray White Gawler East.
“(The vendor) is a really handy guy – a builder who doesn’t like sitting still,’’ Ms Vivian said.
“So he just started building this tiny town with recycled materials and when he had people over it became a bit of a spot to gather.
“It’s got the jail and the general store and the blacksmith shop – everything there has a real vintage feel.
“It’s just somewhere unique that people can come and sit around, have some fun and some drinks.’’
A well-kept secret, Ms Vivian said the village had been built purely for the enjoyment of the vendor and his family and friends.
But she said it presented an ideal tourism opportunity for potential buyers.
Ms Vivian said fixtures within the outbuildings, including the bakery pizza oven, unique signage and a large mural in the blacksmith’s workshop featuring the 1880 Glenrowan stand-off between Ned Kelly and the police, were included in the property’s $1.3m asking price.
The buyer will also snap up a three-bedroom family home that comes with a large recreation room with a bar and beer taps and an undercover outdoor patio with a jacuzzi.
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19 Hughes Court, Yattalunga.
19 Hughes Court, Yattalunga.
19 Hughes Court, Yattalunga.
19 Hughes Court, Yattalunga.
There is extensive shedding on the property, including an enormous 14m by 7m shed near the house and another large shed with a spray booth.
Dedicated cattle yards, electric fencing and a cattle crush made the property well-suited to running livestock, Ms Vivien said.
“This is a lifestyle property for people who are looking for some space to run a few animals,’’ she said.
“You are literally five minutes into Gawler, you are five to 10 minutes going into Munno Para or jumping into the CBD as well.
“(The village) is a bonus that comes with the property. You could sit up at the bar or entertain in the bakery.
“It’s incredible what (the vendor) has done. He’s really created something different and he has done it very well.’’
– by Lauren Ahwan
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