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Hundred Of Naracoorte
The County of Robe is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by and named for Governor Frederick Robe in 1846. It covers a portion of the state's south-east from the west coast at Robe to the border with Victoria on the east. This includes the following contemporary local government areas of the state: * District Council of Robe * Naracoorte Lucindale Council (excluding north third) * Kingston District Council (small south portion) * Wattle Range Council (small north portion) Hundreds The County of Robe is divided into the following 18 hundreds: * Hundred of Mount Benson ( Wangolina) * Hundred of Bowaka ( Reedy Creek) * Hundred of Townsend ( Avenue Range) * Hundred of Joyce (Lucindale) * Hundred of Spence ( Spence) * Hundred of Naracoorte ( Naracoorte) * Hundred of Jessie ( Hynam) * Hundred of Waterhouse (Robe) * Hundred of Ross ( Mount Benson) * Hundred of Conmurra ( Conmurra) * Hundred of Robertson (Bool Lagoon) * Hundred of Joanna (Joann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samphire
Samphire is a name given to a number of succulent salt-tolerant plants (halophytes) that tend to be associated with water bodies. *Rock samphire, ''Crithmum maritimum'' is a coastal species with white flowers that grows in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. This is probably the species mentioned by Shakespeare in King Lear. *Golden samphire, ''Limbarda crithmoides'' is a coastal species with yellow flowers that grows across Eurasia. *Several species in the genus ''Salicornia'', known as "marsh samphire" in Britain. * ''Blutaparon vermiculare'', Central America, southeastern North America *''Tecticornia'', Australia *''Sarcocornia'', cosmopolitan Following the construction of the Channel Tunnel, the nature reserve created on new land near Folkestone made from excavated rock was named "Samphire Hoe". Etymology Originally "sampiere", a corruption of the French "Saint Pierre" (Saint Peter), samphire was named after the patron saint of fishermen because all of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangolina, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Wangolina is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state’s south-east coast overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is about south-east of the Adelaide city centre and south of the centre of Mount Gambier. Boundaries were created in December 1998 for the “long established name” which is derived from Wangolina Station, once an outstation of the nearby Woolmit station but later a property in its own right. The Wangolina drain joins the Butchers Gap Drain which is part of the drainage infrastructure built in the south east of the state since European settlement. Wangolina consists of land along the coastline associated with the Cape Jaffa promontory which its shares with the gazetted locality of Cape Jaffa. Wangolina has coastline frontage to both Lacepede Bay in the north and to the ocean in the south. The Southern Ports Highway pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Of Waterhouse (South Australia)
The Hundred of Waterhouse is a cadastral hundred of the County of Robe, South Australia, established in 1846. The hundred is located on the south-east coast near Lake Hawdon and the port of Robe A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment. Unlike garments described as capes or cloaks, robes usually have sleeves. The English word ''robe'' derives from Middle English ''robe'' ("garment"), borrowed from Old French ''robe'' ("booty, spoils" .... References Waterhouse {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hynam, South Australia
Hynam (formerly Hynam East) is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region on the border with the state of Victoria about south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about east of the municipal seat of Naracoorte. Hynam began as a government town proclaimed as Hynam East on 10 June 1909. It is located adjacent to the Hynam Railway Station and consisted of two parts which were respectively placed on the north and south sides of the railway line. Its name was 'altered' to 'Hynam' on 20 February 1941. Boundaries for the locality of Hynam were created on 12 April 2001. Its boundaries include the Government Town of Hynam and northern part of the site of the ceased Government Town of Jessie. Hynam was on the Mount Gambier railway line between Wolseley and Mount Gambier, South Australia which closed on 12 April 1995. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Of Jessie
Jessie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jessie (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jessie (surname), a list of people Arts and entertainment * ''Jessie'' (2011 TV series), a 2011–15 Disney Channel sitcom * ''Jessie'' (1984 TV series), a series starring Lindsay Wagner * ''Jessie'' (film), a 2016 Indian film * "Jessie" (song), by Joshua Kadison * "Jessie", by Uriah Heep from the album ''Outsider'' * Jessie Richardson Theatre Award, also known as the Jessie Award Places Australia * Jessie, South Australia, a former town * Jessie Island, Queensland, Australia Canada * Jessie Lake, Alberta, Canada South Orkney Islands * Jessie Bay, South Orkney Islands, north-east of Antarctica United States * Jessie, North Dakota, United States, a census-designated place * Lake Jessie (Winter Haven, Florida), United States * Lake Jessie (North Dakota), United States Technology * Jessie, the codename of version 8 of the Debian Linux oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naracoorte, South Australia
Naracoorte is a town in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, approximately 336 kilometres south-east of Adelaide and 100 kilometres north of Mount Gambier, South Australia, Mount Gambier on the Riddoch Highway (A66). History Before the colonisation of South Australia in 1836, the land now occupied by the town of Naracoorte was situated on the border of lands occuped by the Bindjali people to the east and Ngarrindjeri to the east. Naracoorte was formed from the merger of two towns, Kincraig, founded in 1845 by Scottish explorer William Macintosh, and Narracoorte, established as a government settlement in 1847. The name has gone through a number of spellings, and is believed to be derived from the Australian Aborigine, Aboriginal words for ''place of running water'' or ''large waterhole''. It grew during the 1850s as a service town for people going to and from the Victorian gold rush. The Post Office opened on 22 March 1853 and was known as Mosquito Plains until 1861. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Of Naracoorte
The County of Robe is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by and named for Governor Frederick Robe in 1846. It covers a portion of the state's south-east from the west coast at Robe to the border with Victoria on the east. This includes the following contemporary local government areas of the state: * District Council of Robe * Naracoorte Lucindale Council (excluding north third) * Kingston District Council (small south portion) * Wattle Range Council (small north portion) Hundreds The County of Robe is divided into the following 18 hundreds: * Hundred of Mount Benson ( Wangolina) * Hundred of Bowaka ( Reedy Creek) * Hundred of Townsend ( Avenue Range) * Hundred of Joyce (Lucindale) * Hundred of Spence ( Spence) * Hundred of Naracoorte ( Naracoorte) * Hundred of Jessie ( Hynam) * Hundred of Waterhouse (Robe) * Hundred of Ross ( Mount Benson) * Hundred of Conmurra ( Conmurra) * Hundred of Robertson (Bool Lagoon) * Hundred of Joanna (Joann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spence, South Australia
Spence is a locality located within the Naracoorte Lucindale Council in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... It comprises approximately the southern half of the Hundred of Spence. References Limestone Coast {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Of Spence
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to describe the long hundred of six score or 120. In mathematics 100 is the square of 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standard SI prefix for a hundred is " hecto-". 100 is the basis of percentages (''per cent'' meaning "per hundred" in Latin), with 100% being a full amount. 100 is a Harshad number in decimal, and also in base-four, a base in-which it is also a self-descriptive number. 100 is the sum of the first nine prime numbers, from 2 through 23. It is also divisible by the number of primes below it, 25. 100 cannot be expressed as the difference between any integer and the total of coprimes below it, making it a noncototient. 100 has a reduced totient of 20, and an Euler totient of 40. A totient value of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucindale, South Australia
Lucindale is a small town in the south-east of South Australia. The town is located south east of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2006 census, Lucindale had a population of 301. The town is best known for hosting the annual South East Field Days, attracting over 26,000 visitors every March. History The town was proclaimed on 25 January 1877. It was named after Lady Jeannie Lucinda Musgrave—the wife of the Governor of South Australia, Anthony Musgrave. It was a station on the Kingston-Naracoorte railway line which opened around the same time and closed on 28 November 1987 then dismantled on 15 September 1991. A school was established in 1878. The Post Office opened on 1 May 1877 but was known as Baker's Range for a few months. The locality of Lucindale was proclaimed on 3 December 1998. Today Lucindale is home to a health centre, licensed post office and newsagent and a service station. Education from reception to Year 12 is provided by the Lucindale Area School. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Of Joyce
The County of Robe is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by and named for Governor Frederick Robe in 1846. It covers a portion of the state's south-east from the west coast at Robe to the border with Victoria on the east. This includes the following contemporary local government areas of the state: * District Council of Robe * Naracoorte Lucindale Council (excluding north third) * Kingston District Council (small south portion) * Wattle Range Council (small north portion) Hundreds The County of Robe is divided into the following 18 hundreds: * Hundred of Mount Benson ( Wangolina) * Hundred of Bowaka ( Reedy Creek) * Hundred of Townsend ( Avenue Range) * Hundred of Joyce (Lucindale) * Hundred of Spence ( Spence) * Hundred of Naracoorte ( Naracoorte) * Hundred of Jessie ( Hynam) * Hundred of Waterhouse (Robe) * Hundred of Ross ( Mount Benson) * Hundred of Conmurra ( Conmurra) * Hundred of Robertson (Bool Lagoon) * Hundred of Joanna (Joanna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenue Range, South Australia
Avenue Range (formerly Downer) is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about south east of the Adelaide city centre. The traditional owners of this region are the Bungandidj (Boandik) people. In 1843 a pastoralist named John ‘Jacky’ White acquired a run of 134 square miles spanning Reedy Creek, Keilira, Crower and Lucindale. He was the first European settler in Avenue Range. Avenue Range was a stop on the Kingston-Naracoorte railway line. The first passenger train to travel on the line from Kingston to Naracoorte was on 1 September 1876 until the last on 28 November 1987 spanning 111 years. The first Avenue school, named Downer School, was built south of the railway line and operated from 1890 to 1901. A new school, built on Council of Education land opened in 1901 and operated until 1955. The locality includes the Cairnbank Homestead and Shearing Shed, which is listed on the South Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
