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The Austral

Rundle St. On the main street for shopping and nightlife in Adelaide, which is really the same long street as Hindley St but with a different name either side of King William Road, and the pedestrian only Rundle Mall in the middle. The Austral is the unofficial backpackers pub of choice.

Address: 205 Rundle St
Website: theaustral.com (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Adelaide/City and North Adelaide, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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