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Onkaparinga Gorge
Onkapringa may refer to. *Onkaparinga Football Club, a predecessor of the Onkaparinga Valley Football Club *Onkaparinga Racecourse - now called the Oakbank Racecourse *Onkaparinga Racing Club - now called the Oakbank Racing Club *District Council of Onkaparinga, a former local government area in South Australia *Onkaparinga River, a river in South Australia *Onkaparinga Rugby Union Football Club * City of Onkaparinga, a local government area in South Australia *Electoral district of Onkaparinga, a former electorate district in South Australia * Hundred of Onkaparinga, a cadastral unit in South Australia See also * * *Onkaparinga Hills, South Australia Onkaparinga Hills is a southern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Onkaparinga. It covers an area of approximately . It has a population of 2534 people (2011 Census). It is a leafy suburb that includes parts of the Onkaparinga River National Par ... * Onkaparinga Valley Road {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onkaparinga Valley Football Club
The Onkaparinga Valley Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football club that serves the South Australian towns of Balhannah, Woodside and Oakbank. The Bulldogs currently compete in Division 1 of the Hills Football League and play their home games in Balhannah. Club history The Onkaparinga Valley Football Club was founded in 1967 at the same time as the amalgamation of the Hills Central Football League and the Torrens Valley Football League to form the current Hills Football League. The Onkaparinga Football Club joined with the Woodside Football Club to form the Onkaparinga Valley Football Club. In 1977 the OVFC became the only club in the HFL to own their headquarters, with the changerooms and lounging area built the following year in 1978. That same year saw the Bulldogs win their first premiership over Heathfield-Aldgate and won their second premiership in 1994. Their 1978 premiership ended Heathfield-Aldgate's hopes of leaving the HFL having w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakbank Racecourse
Oakbank Racecourse, also but less frequently known as the "Onkaparinga Racecourse", is home of the Oakbank Racing Club, a club which, until 2009, raced just twice annually, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday at the Oakbank Easter Racing Carnival, and has done continually since 1876, except during World War II when it was held at Victoria Park and Morphettville Racecourse due to the army taking over the facility. Located in South Australia's Adelaide Hills, it is the home of steeplechasing and jumping in SA, which combines with flat racing over the festival, including the famous Great Eastern Steeplechase and classic Harry D. Young Hurdle. Brooklyn Park Jockey Jack McGowan was a regular and prominent identity in the late 1800s and early 1900s on horses such as Strike and All Fours. Jack won the Harry D Young Hurdle on Jack Spratt and also run close seconds in the Great Eastern Steeplechase and Oakbank Hurdle on Edirol and Culleraine. In 2019 Oakbank Easter Saturday was still Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakbank Racing Club
Oakbank Racing Club, formerly the Onkaparinga Racing Club, is a thoroughbred horse racing organization in South Australia. It is responsible for the Oakbank Racecourse and running the events of the Easter Racing Carnival on that course, culminating in the Great Eastern Steeplechase. History The Oakbank course had its origins in 1867, when a handful of enthusiasts, with the support of James and Andrew Johnston, proprietors of the Oakbank Brewery, decided to lay a track alongside the brewery for their own entertainment. Those involved were Andrew Johnston, William Tucker, Robert Correll (the local blacksmith), Michael Mullins, Frank Inglis, Thomas Ball and Seth Ferry. Other early supporters were Alfred von Doussa and Dr. Hermann Esau JP. Facilities at their meetings were makeshift: Dr. Esau, who was nearly always the judge, would stand on a brewery wagon, and the grandstand would consist of two or three brewers' vans drawn up together. A race meeting was held on a paddock belongin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Onkaparinga
The District Council of Onkaparinga was a local government council of South Australia from 1853 to 1997. History The council was gazetted on 2 June 1853, on the same day as East Torrens and Hindmarsh. Local government had only been introduced in South Australia in 1852, and only the City of Adelaide (1852) and District Council of Mitcham (12 May 1853) had been created earlier. At the time of establishment the Onkaparinga council covered the eastern bulk of the Hundred of Onkaparinga (that is, excluding the western portion of the hundred which was proclaimed, on the same day, to be within the East Torrens council). The council area included the Onkaparinga Valley townships of Balhannah and Woodside at its centre, being roughly split north west from south east by the path of the upper Onkaparinga River. The inaugural councillors were Alexander Lorimer, F. William Kleinschmidt, William Kelly, James Johnston, and Johann D. Weinert. In 1997 Onkaparinga council was amalgamated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onkaparinga River
The Onkaparinga River, known as Ngangkiparri or Ngangkiparingga ("place of the women’s river") in the Kaurna language, is a river located in the Southern Adelaide region in the Australian state of South Australia. Rising in the Mount Lofty Ranges, the river's estuary extends from Old Noarlunga to the river's mouth between the suburbs of Port Noarlunga and Port Noarlunga South. Etymology and history The name derives from the language of the Kaurna people, a word written as either Ngangkiparri or Ngangkiparingga (the -''ngga'' suffix means "at"). Translated, it means "place of the women’s river". On 13 April 1831, British Military Officer Captain Collet Barker and his party arrived at Cape Jervis on the Isabella. He examined the east coast of Gulf St Vincent and discovered the Onkaparinga River on 15 April. After anchoring and heading inland Barker then explored the ranges inland, north of the present site of Adelaide, and climbed Mount Lofty where he also sighted the Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onkaparinga Rugby Union Football Club
Onkaparinga Rugby Union Football Club, established 1968, is located at Wilfred Taylor Reserve, Sports Park Drive in Morphett Vale, South Australia. Also known as "The Red Devils", Onkaparinga plays in all grades of the South Australian Rugby Union competition. This includes senior men and women and junior grades from under 7 through to under 18. Onkas also host a touch football competition during the summer months for open and mixed grades. Club Profile The Onkaparinga Rugby Union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ... Football Club is one of 13 rugby clubs in South Australia. The club was established in 1968 and moved to its present grounds at Wilfred Taylor Reserve in 1982. The club rooms are built on council property. In 2009, the club underwent a substantial bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Onkaparinga
The City of Onkaparinga () is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after the Onkaparinga River, whose name comes from ''Ngangkiparinga'', a Kaurna word meaning women's river. It is the largest LGA in South Australia, with a population of over 170,000 people in both urban and rural communities and is also geographically expansive, encompassing an area of 518.3 km². The council is headquartered in the Noarlunga Centre with area offices situated in Aberfoyle Park, Woodcroft and Willunga. History The council was formed on 1 July 1997 as the City of Happy Valley, Noarlunga and Willunga from the amalgamation of the former City of Happy Valley and City of Noarlunga with part of the District Council of Willunga. It adopted the City of Onkaparinga name from 22 December 1997. Culture The South Australian Writers' Centre and the City of Onkaparinga co-hosted the biennial South Australian Writers' Festival (2001– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Onkaparinga
Onkaparinga is a defunct electoral district that elected members to the House of Assembly, the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It was established in 1857, abolished in 1902; re-established in 1938 and abolished again in 1970. It was named after the Onkaparinga River The Onkaparinga River, known as Ngangkiparri or Ngangkiparingga ("place of the women’s river") in the Kaurna language, is a river located in the Southern Adelaide region in the Australian state of South Australia. Rising in the Mount Lofty Ran .... Members References Former Members of the Parliament of South Australia {{DEFAULTSORT:Onkaparinga Former electoral districts of South Australia 1857 establishments in Australia 1902 disestablishments in Australia 1938 establishments in Australia 1970 disestablishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Of Onkaparinga
The Hundred of Onkaparinga is a cadastral hundred of the County of Adelaide, South Australia, in the Adelaide Hills. It was proclaimed by Governor Frederick Robe in 1846 and named for the Onkaparinga River valley, which flows from north east to south west through the hundred. The main towns within the hundred are Woodside, Lobethal, Balhannah and, on the southern fringe, Hahndorf. The Adelaide suburb of Crafers is another major population centre in the hundred. Local government The earliest local government within the hundred was established with the formation of the district councils of Onkaparinga and East Torrens on the same day in 1853, which incorporated the entire hundred. East Torrens governed almost half of the hundred in the west and Onkaparinga council governed the remainder. In 1858 the District Council of Crafers seceded from the south of the hundred. Crafers was in turn annexed by the District Council of Stirling in 1935. In 1997 all of the hundred with the exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onkaparinga Hills, South Australia
Onkaparinga Hills is a southern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Onkaparinga. It covers an area of approximately . It has a population of 2534 people (2011 Census). It is a leafy suburb that includes parts of the Onkaparinga River National Park. Nearly 60% of families in the area are couples with children, compared to an Australian average of 45.3%. The median rent in 2006 was $230. The current median cost of a home in the area is $390 000. 93.5% of people speak English only at home (Australian average 78.5%) and 91% are Australian citizens compared to the Australian average of 86.1%. The Onkaparinga Hills are examples of folding. History Prior to European colonisation, the area was inhabited by the Kaurna The Kaurna people (, ; also Coorna, Kaura, Gaurna and other variations) are a group of Aboriginal people whose traditional lands include the Adelaide Plains of South Australia. They were known as the Adelaide tribe by the early settlers. Kaurn ... people. The name ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
