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Hundred Of Monarto
The Hundred of Monarto is a cadastral unit of hundred, the centre of which lies about east southeast of Adelaide in South Australia and about west of the Murray River. One of the ten hundreds of the County of Sturt, it is bounded on the west by the Bremer River, with the north west corner being set at the point where Mount Barker Creek merges with the river. It was named in 1847 by Governor Frederick Robe after "Queen Monarto", an aboriginal woman who lived at the time in the area. According to John Wrathall Bull, in his writings on early South Australia history, she was the ' (partner) of aboriginal tribal leader "King John", whose tribe resided "on the banks of the Murray" at the time. The following localities and towns of the Murray Bridge Council area are situated inside (or largely inside) the bounds of the Hundred of Monarto: * Rockleigh (most part) * Monarto, the township laid out in 1908 named after the hundred and located at its centre. * Monarto South (northern hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giraffe
The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, ''Giraffa camelopardalis'', with nine subspecies. Most recently, researchers proposed dividing them into up to eight extant species due to new research into their mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, as well as morphological measurements. Seven other extinct species of ''Giraffa'' are known from the fossil record. The giraffe's chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its spotted coat patterns. It is classified under the family Giraffidae, along with its closest extant relative, the okapi. Its scattered range extends from Chad in the north to South Africa in the south, and from Niger in the west to Somalia in the east. Giraffes usually inhabit savannahs and woodlands. Their food source is leaves, frui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 on the Westminster system of government, which is governed by an elected parliament. History Until 1857, the Province of South Australia was ruled by a Governor responsible to the British Crown. The Government of South Australia was formed in 1857, as prescribed in its Constitution created by the Constitution Act 1856 (an act of parliament of the then United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under Queen Victoria), which created South Australia as a self-governing colony rather than being a province governed from Britain. Since the federation of Australia in 1901, South Australia has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, which is a constitutional monarchy, and the Constitution of Australia regulates the state of South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporate Town Of Murray Bridge
The Corporate Town of Murray Bridge was a local government area in South Australia from 1924 to 1977. It was established in February 1924, when the town of Murray Bridge was severed from the District Council of Mobilong, of which it had been the council seat and largest town, and incorporated as its own municipality. It was divided into four wards at its inception (North, South, East and West), each electing two councillors. Maurice Parish, who had been chairman of the Mobilong council, was appointed as the inaugural mayor of Murray Bridge. The two councils subsequently agreed that the town council would inherit the existing Murray Bridge Town Hall in exchange for providing for the construction of new offices for the Mobilong council in Bridge Street. The council's early years saw the acquisition of roadmaking equipment, the construction of enclosed swimming baths, dressing and shelter sheds on the river foreshore, and the ongoing management of the Sturt Reserve and Long Island cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Murray Bridge
The Rural City of Murray Bridge is a Local government in Australia, local government area of South Australia centred on the regional city of Murray Bridge, South Australia, Murray Bridge and stretching south to Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, Lake Alexandrina. It was formed in 1977 by amalgamation of the District Council of Mobilong and the Corporate Town of Murray Bridge, Corporation of Murray Bridge. It includes the surrounding towns and localities of Avoca Dell, South Australia, Avoca Dell, Brinkley, South Australia, Brinkley, Chapman Bore, South Australia, Chapman Bore, East Wellington, South Australia, East Wellington, Ettrick, South Australia, Ettrick, Gifford Hill, South Australia, Gifford Hill, Greenbanks, South Australia, Greenbanks, Jervois, South Australia, Jervois, Kepa, South Australia, Kepa, Long Flat, South Australia, Long Flat, Mobilong, South Australia, Mobilong, Monarto, South Australia, Monarto, Monarto South, South Australia, Monarto South, Monteith, South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Mobilong
The District Council of Mobilong was a local government area in South Australia from 1884 to 1977. It was proclaimed on 26 June 1884, comprising the cadastral Hundred of Mobilong. The first meeting was held on 12 July 1884 in the Murray Bridge Round House. In 1910–1911, the council built the Murray Bridge Town Hall, which contained their offices as well as a library, reading room and public hall. By 1923, it comprised an area of approximately 700 square miles, including the Hundreds of Mobilong and Ettrick and parts of the Hundreds of Burdett and Brinkley, with the growing township of Murray Bridge having its own ward. At that time, it was responsible for the supply of electricity to Murray Bridge. On 6 May 1924, it lost the town of Murray Bridge, as the Murray Bridge Ward of the council was severed to form the Corporate Town of Murray Bridge; thereafter it represented the rural districts surrounding the town. The Mobilong council was substantially affected by a series of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Monarto
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Nairne
The District Council of Nairne was a local government area in South Australia seated at Nairne from 1853 to 1935. History The council was proclaimed on 1 September 1865 and included the entirety of the hundreds of Kanmantoo and Monarto. The inaugural council members were William Bower Dawes, William Giles junior, John Hillman, John Tallant Bee and Henry Appleton. On 5 October 1882 land in the east of the council area was detached to form the District Council of Monarto. On 21 March 1935 the council was combined with parts of Echunga and Macclesfield councils and added to the existing District Council of Mount Barker The Mount Barker District Council is a local government area centred on the town of Mount Barker just outside the Adelaide metropolitan area in South Australia. The council was first established in October 1853. It expanded to four times its o ..., roughly quadrupling the size of Mount Barker district. References {{Former local government areas in Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callington, South Australia
Callington is a small town on the eastern slopes of the Adelaide Hills, in South Australia. Callington is situated on the Bremer River, and is adjacent to the South Eastern Freeway and the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line, however no trains have stopped at the station for many years. Callington is located within the state electoral district of Kavel and the federal division of Mayo. History Callington was surveyed in 1848, at which time John Kiernan noticed copper in the rocks. Callington was named after the copper mining town Callington in Cornwall, UK. The Callington Inn opened in 1851. Little copper was mined at first, before the miners followed the Victorian gold rush. Mining restarted a few years later in the Bremer Mine, digging the lode down until the water table was reached. In 1857 a forty-inch steam engine was installed to pump out of water per day. An even bigger pump was brought from Hallett Cove in 1859. In 1860–61, 150 workers were mining 250-300 tons of ore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarto South, South Australia
Monarto South is a locality in South Australia west of the Murray River and south east by road from Adelaide. The Monarto South railway station is north of the South Eastern Freeway between the Callington and Murray Bridge exits, but the locality spans south of the freeway to Chaunceys Line Road and Ferries McDonald Conservation Park. In the late 1970s Monarto Junction (or "New Murray Town") was proposed to be the site of a new satellite city of Adelaide. By the turn of the century the proposal had been completely abandoned. Monarto South took its name from the cadastral Hundred of Monarto (established 1847) centred on the original township of Monarto to the north. The name of the hundred was after "Queen Monarto", an aboriginal woman (spouse of a tribal leader) who lived in the area at the time of its proclamation. Transport Monarto South is adjacent to the main Adelaide to Wolseley line, with Monarto South station formerly a junction for the Sedan branch line running n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural City Of Murray Bridge
The Rural City of Murray Bridge is a local government area of South Australia centred on the regional city of Murray Bridge and stretching south to Lake Alexandrina. It was formed in 1977 by amalgamation of the District Council of Mobilong and the Corporation of Murray Bridge. It includes the surrounding towns and localities of Avoca Dell, Brinkley, Chapman Bore, East Wellington, Ettrick, Gifford Hill, Greenbanks, Jervois, Kepa, Long Flat, Mobilong, Monarto, Monarto South, Monteith, Mulgundawa, Murrawong, Murray Bridge East, Murray Bridge North, Murray Bridge South, Mypolonga, Nalpa, Northern Heights, Pallamana, Riverglades, Riverglen, Rocky Gully, Sunnyside, Swanport, Toora, Wellington, White Hill, White Sands, Willow Banks, Woodlane and Woods Point, and parts of Burdett, Callington, Caloote, Naturi, Rockleigh, Tepko, Tolderol, Wall Flat and Lake Alexandrina. History It was first established in 1977 as the District Council of Murray Brid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wrathall Bull
John Wrathall Bull (23 June 1804 – 21 September 1886) was a settler, inventor and author in the early days of colonial South Australia.H. J. Finnis (1966)''Bull, John Wrathall (1804-1886)''/ref> History Early life and emigration Born in St Paul's Cray, Kent, England, Bull was a dairy farmer in Cheshire and Bedfordshire, before applying as a farmer and shepherd for free passage to the new colony of South Australia. In May 1838, Bull arrived in Adelaide aboard ''Canton'' with his wife and two infant sons. He acted as an agent for absentee landholders in South Australia and farmed in the Mount Barker and Rapid Bay districts. In 1852, he visited the Victorian goldfields but returned to South Australia the following year. Invention Bull was known for his creation of the agricultural stripping machine which he developed but was controversially beaten to the title of the inventor by John Ridley. The controversy was revived in 1875, when the University of Adelaide proposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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