Minlaton, South Australia
Minlaton is a town in central Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. It is known as the "Barley capital of the world", due to the rich Barley production in the region.
Minlaton was the hometown of Harry [Butler (aviator)|Harry Butler], a World [War I] flying ace. His Bristol M1C monoplane has been restored and is preserved in pride of place in a building the centre of the town. When he flew an air mail run from Adelaide across Gulf [St Vincent] to Minlaton in 1919, it was the first over-water flight in the Southern Hemisphere.
Minlaton is in the Yorke [Peninsula Council|District Council of Yorke Peninsula], the Australian [House of Representatives|federal] Division of Grey and the South [Australian Legislative Assembly|state] electoral district of Narungga.