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District Council Of Orroroo Carrieton
The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton is a local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. The principal towns are Orroroo and Carrieton; it also includes the localities of Belton, Black Rock, Coomooroo, Erskine, Eurelia, Johnburgh, Minburra, Pekina, Walloway, Yalpara and Yanyarrie, and part of Cradock, Hammond, Moockra, Morchard, Tarcowie and Yatina. It was created in 1997 from the merger of the District Council of Carrieton and the District Council of Orroroo The District Council of Orroroo was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Orroroo. It was gazetted on 5 January 1888 under the provisions of the ''District Councils Act 1887'' and included all the land defined by the .... Elected Members References External links District Council of Orroroo Carrieton Orroroo Carrieton Mid North (South Australia) {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orroroo, South Australia
Orroroo is a town in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. At the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census, the locality of Orroroo had a population of 610 while its urban centre had a population of 537. The Wilmington-Ucolta Road passes through here, intersecting with the RM Williams Way which leads to the Birdsville Track, Birdsville and Oodnadatta Tracks. The Peterborough–Quorn railway line extended from Peterborough railway station, South Australia, Peterborough to Orroroo also in 1881 and Quorn, South Australia, Quorn in 1882, connecting with the new Central Australia Railway from Port Augusta railway station, Port Augusta. These railways have now been abandoned. Orroroo is situated near Goyder's Line, a line drawn up in 1865 by Surveyor General Goyder which he believed indicated the edge of the area suitable for agriculture. History Prior to European settlement, Orroroo was the home of the Ngadjuri Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people whose domain was the are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnburgh, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Johnburgh is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern side of the Flinders Ranges about north of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-east of the municipal seat of Orroroo. The government town of Johnburgh was proclaimed on land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Oladdie on 10 July 1879 while the boundaries for the locality were created on 16 December 1999 which include the site of the Government Town of Johnburgh. The town was named after Major John Jervois who was the second son of William Jervois, the then Governor of South Australia. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Johnburgh had a population of 13 people. Land use within the locality is ’primary production’ and is concerned with “agricultural production and the grazing of stock on relatively large holdings.” Johnburgh is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Orroroo
The District Council of Orroroo was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Orroroo. It was gazetted on 5 January 1888 under the provisions of the ''District Councils Act 1887'' and included all the land defined by the hundreds of Black Rock Plain, Coomooroo, Erskine, Pekina, and Walloway in the County of Dalhousie. In 1898, it leased the new Orroroo Water District from the South Australian Government and became responsible for local water supply until 1963, when those responsibilities were transferred to the state Energy and Water Supply Department. It built its own powerhouse in 1923, and was responsible for electricity supply until 1962, when Orroroo was connected to the state grid. It had also undertaken a tree planting scheme at Orroroo, Pekina, Morchard, Yatina and Black Rock. In 1923, the municipality covered an area of 322,880 acres, approximately 500 square miles, and comprising the Hundreds of Black Rock Plains, Coomooroo, Erskine, Peki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Carrieton
The District Council of Carrieton was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Carrieton from 1888 until 1997. History The council was established on 5 January 1888 as the District Council of Eurelia under the provisions of the ''District Councils Act 1887''. The name of the municipality was changed to Carrieton on 31 May 1894, and was divided into six wards in 1896. In 1923, the municipality covered 491,200 acres, 33 miles in length and 26 miles in breadth. It had consisted of the Hundreds of Bendleby, Eurelia, Eurilpa, McCulloch, O'Laddie, Uroonda, Yalpara and Yanyarrie since 1896, when two earlier additional hundreds (Minburra and Waroonce, together comprising the council's Minburra Ward) were severed. In 1923, it included the towns of Belton, Carrieton, Eurelia and Johnburgh, with 107 of the municipality's 847 residents living in Carrieton. Council chambers for the municipality were built in 1892 in Carrieton. On 10 August 1920, the council offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatina
Yatina is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the RM Williams Way about north of the state capital of Adelaide and about and respectively from the municipal seats of Jamestown and Orroroo. Yatina was proclaimed as a town in July 1874 and the first town lots were sold in September that year. The Yatina Hotel was also built that same year. Early hopes for the new town were disappointed in 1877 when a promised railway extension bypassed the town. In 1886, Yatina's population was 80, with an estimate of 100 residents the next year. Boundaries for the locality were created on 16 December 1999 that include the site of the Government Town of Yatina. The portion within the Northern Areas Council, being the southern side of locality, was added on 12 April 2001. Part of Yatina on its western side was 'excluded' and added to the adjoining locality of Tarcowie on 2 August 2012 following a request from residents. The name derives from the Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarcowie, South Australia
Tarcowie (postcode 5431) is a town in South Australia. ''Tarcowie'' is an aboriginal word meaning "torrential waters". It was named by Governor Musgrave on 20 May 1875. At the , Tarcowie had a population of 205, 10 fewer than the 2006 census. The dominant industry in Tarcowie is sheep farming, however in recent times wind farming may be taking over as the main industry for the town. The Tarcowie Landcare Group, an environmental organisation, is based in this town. The Tarcowie township and southern half of the locality is in the Northern Areas Council. The northern part of the locality is in the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton. The historic former Stagg Farm Complex, located on the Tarcowie to Appila Road, is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register The South Australian Heritage Register, also known as the SA Heritage Register, is a statutory register of historic places in South Australia. It extends legal protection regarding demolition and development under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morchard, South Australia
Morchard is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Wilmington-Ucolta Road in the state's Mid North The Mid North is a region of South Australia, north of the Adelaide Plains and south of the Far North and the outback. It is generally accepted to extend from Spencer Gulf east to the Barrier Highway, including the coastal plain, the southern ... region. The Morchard Hotel, which is still standing today, was opened in 1878. The licensee was George Dowdy. References Towns in South Australia {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moockra, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Moockra is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern side of the Flinders Ranges about north of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-east and south-east respectively of the municipal seats of Melrose and Quorn. Boundaries for the locality were created on 13 March 1997 for the part within the District Council of Mount Remarkable, on 25 November 1999 for the part in the Flinders Ranges Council and on 16 December 1999 for the part in the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton. Its boundaries include the sites of the Government Towns of Hawkshaw and Moockra. Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Moockra which is of Aboriginal origin and is ultimately derived from “a large rock on top of a hill” in the locality called the Moockra Tower. The locality consists of the full extent of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Moockra which itself covers an area of with parts of the following adjoining hundr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammond, South Australia
Hammond is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the southern Flinders Ranges. The town of Hammond was surveyed in May 1879 on the banks of the Bellaratta Creek. It is named after William Henry Hammond Jervois, the eldest son of Governor of South Australia William Jervois. St Dominic's Catholic Church in Hammond opened in 1907 but closed on 25 June 2006. Hammond school opened in 1886 but is also now closed. Railway From 1881, Hammond was on the Peterborough–Quorn railway line. Peterborough provided rail connection south to Adelaide, west to Port Pirie and east to Broken Hill. Quorn was on the Central Australia Railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs, Northern Territory. After 1917, the Port Augusta end connected to the Trans-Australian Railway to Perth, Western Australia as well. Interstate rail traffic stopped using this line from 1937 when a new railway was built connecting Port Pirie direct to Port Augusta, providing a more direct pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cradock, South Australia
Cradock is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia 320 kilometres north of the state capital of Adelaide on the RM Williams Way . The nearest town with a greater population is Hawker which is approximately 20 km away with a population of around 360. Cradock is in the Flinders Ranges Council area, the state Electoral district of Stuart and the federal Division of Grey. The town was surveyed during November 1878 and proclaimed on 6 March 1879. The locality's boundaries were gazetted on 25 November 1999 and include the Government Town of Cradock and the sites of the ceased Government Towns of Charlcome and Herbert. After the South Australian government permitted settlers to go into the semi-arid lands north of Goyder's Line Cradock was established in 1879 on a 'grassy flat' of 'strong red loam', by the Wirreanda Creek. Cradock takes its name from the then Governor of South Africa, Sir John Cradock. Soon after settlement, a school, police station, two h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanyarrie, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Yanyarrie is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern side of the Flinders Ranges about north of the state capital of Adelaide and about and north of the municipal seat of Orroroo. The locality’s boundaries were created on 16 December 1999 for the “local established name” which is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Yanyarrie whose northern side is occupied by the locality and ultimately from an aboriginal word meaning “Kangaroo Urine”. Land use within the locality is ’primary production’ and is concerned with “agricultural production and the grazing of stock on relatively large holdings.” The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Yanyarrie had a population of 5 people. Yanyarrie is located within the federal division of Grey, the state Stuart, and the local government area of the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yalpara, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Yalpara is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about north of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-east of the municipal seat in Orroroo. Geography The boundaries of Yalpara were created on 16 December 1999 for the "long established name". This name is based on the Hundred of Yalpara, a cadastral division which has similar boundaries to the locality. The locality includes the site of the now-ceased Government Town of Brassey which was surveyed in June 1879 and "declared ceased to exist" on 24 February 1927. Origin of the name The origin of the name ''Brassey'' is not known, Geoffrey Manning, the South Australian historian, suggests that "it was the name of an associate of Governor Jervois, the most likely candidate being Thomas Brassey (1805-1870), a railway contractor and an associate of Robert Stephenson." The Hundred of Yalpara, which also contains a portion of the locality of Minburra was named after an unknown Aborigina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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