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District Council Of Loxton
The District Council of Loxton was a local government area in South Australia from 1910 to 1997, centring on the town of Loxton. It was proclaimed on 12 May 1910, following the naming and settling of the town in 1907. The district included the whole of the cadastral hundreds of Murtho, Paringa, Gordon, Bookpurnong, Pyap and Moorook, as well as "that portion of county Alfred south of the hundreds of Bookpurnong and Pyap." It was divided into three wards at its inception (North, South and West), each electing three councillors. A subsequent redistribution of wards created a five-ward system (East, Central, Pyap, West and Town), with a sixth ward (Irrigation Ward) created in 1953 to represent an influx of soldier settlers to the irrigation settlement around Loxton North. This reflected the increasing importance of irrigation to the district, with farmers growing citrus, stone fruit and vines on what had formerly been agricultural land. In 1912, a permanent council chamber and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Areas Of South Australia
Local government in the Australian state of South Australia describes the organisations and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by section 64A of '' Constitution Act 1934 (SA)''. LGAs sorted by region The organisations, often called local government areas (LGAs) are constituted and managed in accordance with the ''Local Government Act 1999'' (South Australia). They are grouped below by region, as defined by the Local Government Association of South Australia. Maralinga Tjarutja and Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara aboriginal councils both located in the remote north of the state are by far the largest South Australian LGAs, both exceeding 100,000 km2. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Coorong District Council and Loxton Waikerie are the next largest LGAs. The smallest LGAs are Walkerville and then Prospect, both occupying less than 10 km2 each. The area with the largest population growth was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Residence, South Australia
New Residence is a locality on the left bank of the Murray River between Loxton and Kingston On Murray in South Australia's Riverland region. The main industry is grape growing and fruit orchards. New Residence was first established as a Village settlement with a population of 75 in the last decade of the nineteenth century. These were set up as communes by the Government of South Australia The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government, SA Government or more formally, His Majesty’s Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of South Australia. It is modelled o ... as part of a scheme to mitigate the effects of the economic depression. However, New Residence only lasted as a village settlement for three years before it failed due to the settlers not having the skills and ability needed to make it a success. It was then taken up by a private lessee. By 1917, a Lutheran school had been established, as it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Pioneer And Australian River Record
The ''Murray Pioneer'' is a weekly newspaper published since 1892 in Renmark, South Australia. It is now owned by the Taylor Group of Newspapers. History The forerunner of the newspaper was the ''Renmark Pioneer'' (9 April 1892 – 4 July 1913?), which was a weekly newspaper published in Renmark, South Australia. Originally published on a Saturday, it later appeared on Fridays. Its first issue was produced by the "chromograph" method (a gelatin pad transfer system); its second by a form of mimeograph, with advertisements printed using a Cyclostyle machine by its first editor, A. P. Corrie. An ''Albion'' press was later procured. The last issue which has been digitised by the National Library of Australia for its "Trove" service is dated 4 July 1913. In 1913 it was renamed to the ''Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record'' subtitled ''"With which is incorporated The Renmark Pioneer"'' (which first appears in digitised form as the issue dated 2 January 1914; listed as Volume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Advertiser (Adelaide)
''The Advertiser'' is a daily tabloid format newspaper based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. First published as a broadsheet named ''The South Australian Advertiser'' on 12 July 1858,''The South Australian Advertiser'', published 1858–1889 National Library of Australia, digital newspaper library. it is currently a tabloid printed from Monday to Saturday. ''The Advertiser'' came under the ownership of in the 1950s, and the full ownership of in 1987. It is a publication of Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd (ADV), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Loxton Waikerie
The District Council of Loxton Waikerie is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. The council seat lies at Loxton, South Australia, Loxton, while it maintains a branch office at Waikerie, South Australia, Waikerie. The council was formed on 3 May 1997 as an amalgamation of the District Council of Brown's Well, the District Council of Loxton and the District Council of Waikerie. It includes the towns and localities of Alawoona, South Australia, Alawoona, Boolgun, South Australia, Boolgun, Bakara Well, South Australia, Bakara Well, Billiatt, South Australia, Billiatt, Bookpurnong, South Australia, Bookpurnong, Bugle Hut, South Australia, Bugle Hut, Caliph, South Australia, Caliph, Devlins Pound, South Australia, Devlins Pound, Golden Heights, South Australia, Golden Heights, Good Hope Landing, South Australia, Good Hope Landing, Holder, South Australia, Holder, Holder Siding, South Australia, Holder Siding, Kanni, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Waikerie
The District Council of Waikerie was a local government area in South Australia from 1914 to 1997, centring on the town of Waikerie. It was proclaimed on 19 February 1914 as a seven-member council comprising the cadastral Hundreds of Waikerie and Holder. It adopted a ward system in February 1923, with seven wards (Town, Waikerie, Ramco, Qualco, New Well, Holder South and Holder North) each electing one councillor. In 1923, the council was described as "the hub of what is one of the best fruitgrowing areas in the state", with Waikerie "a comparatively new township of rapid growth". In that year, the council was responsible for an area of 300,800 acres, with a population estimated at 1,866, including 400 ratepayers, and capital value of ratable property of £476,700. It initially operated out of the business office of its district clerk in Waikerie, but opened its own chambers on 12 May 1933. It gained the Hundred of Paisley from the District Council of Swan Reach on 7 September 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Brown's Well
The District Council of Brown's Well was a local government area in South Australia from 1916 to 1997. The name stemmed from the Brown's Well pastoral station, which was located near the council seat of Paruna. Meetings were also held on a regular basis in the institute at Alawoona, which was the district's major centre. It was proclaimed on 16 November 1916, and held its first meeting on 16 December. The area had formerly been part of the District Council of Loxton. The first council chamber was a ten by ten shed and it was reported that there were "no roads and very few grubbed tracks" and "the population of the entire district asvery small." A permanent council chambers building was opened in May 1929. In 1935, the council had a total population of 1,100, with 85 miles of main roads and 409 miles of district roads. In 1936, it comprised the cadastral hundreds of Allen, Kekwick and McGorrery, with a total land area of 340,800 acres, having increased since the initial proclamat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wunkar, South Australia
Wunkar is a small town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. Wunkar was originally a station on the Moorook railway line The Moorook railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It ran from a junction with the Barmera line at Wanbi north to Yinkanie near Moorook opening on 7 September 1925. It was proposed to later extend the line .... The town was surveyed in 1926 after the railway station name was approved in 1925. The railway closed in 1971. Wunkar now lies adjacent to the Stott Highway approximately 27 km west of Loxton. There are bulk grain silos at the former railway station. The school opened in 1925 and closed in 1973. The southern boundary of the locality of Wunkar on Farr Road includes the former town and railway siding of Tuscan. No infrastructure remains there. In its day, Tuscan had a sawmill and a busy railway siding, but no school. Towards the northern edge of the locality is the site of the former siding of Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taplan, South Australia
Taplan (postcode 5333) is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia near the border with Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle .... ''Taplan'' is an aboriginal word meaning ''grass tree''. The town was laid out by Henry George in 1914. The railway from Adelaide to Paringa was laid past the site of the future township in 1913, by rail from Adelaide. The Taplan Post Office was open from 1 July 1914 to 14 May 1982. Nadda The next railway siding south of Taplan was named Nadda (). It is now "incorporated into the bounded locality of Taplin" (sic). The name was proposed to be changed to Nalyilta (an Aboriginal name for a bough shelter) in 1916, but if it changed, it was changed back soon after. A school opened at Nadda in 1924 and closed in 1962. A postal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taldra, South Australia
Taldra (postcode 5311) is a small settlement in the northeastern Murray Mallee region of South Australia adjoining the border with Victoria. The aboriginal Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to: *Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology * Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area *One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ... word ''taldra'' means kangaroo. At the , Taldra had a population of 36. The railway through Taldra opened on 13 October 1913 but closed in the 1980s. The former towns and sidings between Taplan and Taldra are now incorporated in the Bounded Locality of Taldra. They were Nangari, Pungonda, Noora and Ingalta (all south of Taldra township). Little remains of any of these settlements. Nangari once had a shop, Noora once had a football team. Taldra still has grain silos at the former railway station erected in the 1950s, but if they are used, they are cleared by road, not rail. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyap, South Australia
Pyap is a locality in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is on the left (south) bank of the Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest r ... about 7 km downstream from Loxton. It includes both flat land near the river and higher land away from it. The environment is dry, so vineyards and orchards are irrigated from the river. It lies on the Kingston Road from Loxton, at the junction with the Stott Highway towards Swan Reach. Pyap was first settled as a Village Settlement in March 1894 with 94 members and 187 children on 9,145 acres (3,700 ha) and a total population of 388. The founding chairman was A. H. Brocklehurst and the secretary J. W. Rawnsley. In about 1900 the government became tired of trying to keep the settlement going and when most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pata, South Australia
Pata is a locality and former town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It lies on the Loxton railway line and Karoonda Highway between Alawoona Alawoona is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. At the , Alawoona had a population of 250. It lies on the Karoonda Highway and Loxton railway line where they both change direction from easterly to continue northwards for 35&nbs ... and Loxton. The town was surveyed as Muljarra in 1915, and renamed to Pata (an Aboriginal name meaning swamp gum trees) in 1929. The Congregational Union church opened in 1911. References Towns in South Australia {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
