Cockatoo Valley is a locality in the Australian state of
South Australia located about north-east of the state capital of
Adelaide and about south-west of the municipal seat of
Nuriootpa.
[
It was first seen and named by Europeans on 3 March 1838 when an exploration party of four young horsemen comprising ]John Hill John Hill may refer to:
Business
* John Henry Hill (1791–1882), American businessman, educator and missionary
* John Hill (planter) (1824–1910), Scottish-born American industrialist and planter
* John Hill (businessman) (1847–1926), Austral ...
, William Wood, Charles Willis, and John Oakden camped there on the first overland expedition from Adelaide to reach the River Murray
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest ...
at present Morgan Morgan may refer to:
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* Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend
* Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin
* Morgan (singer), ...
. Oakden reported that the valley was 'swarming with cockatoos, seven of which were shot' to roast for supper.[''Register'' newspaper, 17 March 1838, page 3] They encamped there at 'a rivulet' they had discovered, later named Yettie Creek.
The 2016 Australian census
The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an incre ...
which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Cockatoo Valley shared 700 people with the locality of Sandy Creek.Barker
Barker may refer to:
Occupations
* Barker (occupation), a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events
* Barker (coachbuilder), a builder of horse-drawn coaches and later of bodywork for prestige cars
* a person who strips tanbar ...
, the state electoral district of Schubert and the local government area of the Barossa Council.[
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Towns in South Australia
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