Wangary is a town on the
Eyre Peninsula
The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north.
Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named aft ...
in
South Australia
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, located west of
Port Lincoln on the
Flinders Highway near
Coffin Bay
Coffin Bay, originally Coffin's Bay, is a town at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula, a wheat growing area of South Australia. At the 2016 census, Coffin Bay had a population of 611. Material was copied from this source, which is avai ...
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At the , Wangary had a population of 289.
It is located in the cadastral
Hundred of Lake Wangary.
It surrounds the freshwater Lake Wangary.
The government town of Wangary was surveyed in 1871 though never formally proclaimed. It was incorporated into the modern broader locality of Wangary when the boundaries of the latter were formalised in October 2003.
The Old Lake Wangary Hotel was built in 1871, and is one of the main surviving structures in town; it has not had a liquor license since 1933, but remains open as a general store. The sports oval and ruins of the former post office (established 1862, closed 1976), coach house and bakery are located nearby. Lake Wangary Primary School, located on Third Street, has existed since 1933.
Lake Wangary Cemetery, located on Snapper Hill Road, was first proclaimed in 1882 and used until the early 1900s, before being resurveyed as a modern cemetery in 1984. It is now maintained by the local council.
There are nearby
inselbergs called the Marble Range. They possess many unique lifeforms, some of which has been described scientifically.
Colonial views of the Lake Wangary area were done in the 1840s by English Colonial Artist
George French Angas
George French Angas (25 April 1822 – 4 October 1886), also known as G.F.A., was an English explorer, naturalist, painter and poet who emigrated to Australia. His paintings are held in a number of important Australian public art collections. ...
. His artwork is incorporated into one of South Australia's most valuable books – 'South Australia Illustrated'.
See also
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List of cities and towns in South Australia
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Murrunatta Conservation Park __NOTOC__
Murrunatta Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted localities of Wangary and Wanilla about west of the town centre in Wanilla and about north-w ...
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Kellidie Bay Conservation Park
Kellidie Bay Conservation Park (formerly the Kellidie Bay National Park) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia, located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula immediately east of the town centre in Coffin Bay and immediat ...
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Towns in South Australia
Eyre Peninsula