Belalie East is a rural locality in the
Mid North region of
South Australia. It is situated in the
Northern Areas Council. The boundaries were formally established in April 2001 for the long established local name, relating to the cadastral
Hundred of Belalie
The Hundred of Belalie is a cadastral unit of hundred located in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. It is one of the hundreds of the County of Victoria and its main town is Jamestown, South Australia.
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; however, the modern locality is divided between Belalie and the adjacent Hundred of Whyte.
The
Wilkins Highway
Wilkins Highway is an east–west route across the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. It runs from Augusta Highway south of Port Pirie east to Barrier Highway at the town of Hallett, near where Sir Hubert Wilkins
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runs roughly diagonally through the centre of Belalie East, connecting
Jamestown and
Hallett.
The Belalie East school opened in 1878 and closed in 1959.
The Belalie East Memorial Hall opened on 1 September 1923, and survives today.
A Presbyterian church was built in 1881; its date of closure is unknown. It also formerly had its own coursing club. Belalie East has had three post offices: the first operated between 11 June 1873 and 2 May 1876, the second operated between 1 November 1883 and 31 March 1892 and the third operated between approximately 1896 and 1898.
The historic
Coolootoo Shepherd's Hut, a remnant of the significant
Old Canowie Station, is located on the boundary between Belalie East and its southern neighbour
Mayfield, and is listed on the
South Australian Heritage Register.
References
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Towns in South Australia
Mid North (South Australia)