Manoora is a
settlement
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*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
* Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fin ...
in the
Mid North
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region of
South Australia
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on the
Barrier Highway
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and upper reaches of the
Gilbert River.
It was also on the
Peterborough railway line serving
Burra until the line was closed. At the
2006 census, Manoora had a population of 277.
The first Europeans to settle at Manoora, in about 1841, were the sheep pastoralists Edward and
William Peter, of Scottish origin. Having established their head station near present Manoora, for a few years the brothers (or cousins) held extensive occupation licences reaching toward the Kapunda and
Burra districts.
Manoora is named for another early station in the district owned by A W J Grant. The name is believed to be derived from a
native name for a spring or water.
References
Towns in South Australia
Mid North (South Australia)
1840s establishments in Australia
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