Clements Gap is a locality in
South Australia
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's
Mid North
The Mid North is a region of South Australia, north of the Adelaide Plains and south of the Far North and the outback. It is generally accepted to extend from Spencer Gulf east to the Barrier Highway, including the coastal plain, the southern ...
. The name is a reference to the co-located pass through the north end of the
Barunga Range
The Barunga Range is a range of hills in the northern Mount Lofty Ranges starting near Clements Gap and Merriton in South Australia's Mid North. At the range's southern end it merges with Hummock Range at Barunga Gap, approximately south wes ...
. The Clements Gap pass in turn is thought to be named after a shepherd in the area prior to 1880, per research by local historian
Rodney Cockburn
Rodney Cockburn (21 October 1877 – 28 September 1932) was a South Australian journalist, author of a popular reference book on South Australian place names.
History
Cockburn was born in Kent Town, South Australia, a son of George (c. 1835 †...
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The Clements Gap school was opened in 1880 by John Wauchope and closed in 1942.
See also
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Clements Gap Conservation Park
Clements Gap Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Mid North of South Australia about west of Redhill, South Australia, Redhill, north east of Port Broughton, South Australia, Port Broughton and 42 metres above sea level. The pa ...
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Clements Gap Wind Farm
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List of cities and towns in South Australia
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Towns in South Australia
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