Benbournie (formerly Benbourni) is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, approximately halfway between the towns of
Clare Clare may refer to:
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* Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land
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* Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley
* Clare Valley, South Australia
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* Clare (electoral district), an electoral district
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and
Blyth. The formal boundaries of the locality were established in January 2001 with regard to the long established local name. The north-eastern corner contains a number of gazetted homesteads.
It is considered a 'lost' town (i.e. a planned town that was never subdivided), although the area was surveyed by a Private Holledge of the
Royal Sappers and Miners
The British Army during the Victorian era served through a period of great technological and social change. Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837, and died in 1901. Her long reign was marked by the steady expansion and consolidation of the Br ...
in the 19th century.
It was described as "situated near to and north-west of
Emu Flat in section 2083" of the Hundred of Blyth.
References
{{District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys localities
Mid North (South Australia)
Historically the place was known to locals as "Bumburnie" - see ref. notes at bottom RH corner of Page 32 of "Manning's Place names of South Australia" book