Bungaree (or Bungaree Station) is a locality in the

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of South Australia, situated north of

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, along the

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History

Bungaree Station was established by English settler James Collins Hawker, along with his two brothers

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and Charles Hawker, in 1841. The former had discovered a good supply of water there on 22 December 1841, so they sank a well and transferred all their livestock from their failed settlement at Nuriootpa, subsequently running sheep on 80,000 acres (32,000 ha) of purchased land. Over time, a large settlement evolved that included the main homestead and a number of outbuildings, including a church. The historic Bungaree Homestead Complex, including the homestead and its manager's house, council chamber, stables, office and store, men's kitchen, shearing shed, shearers' quarters, swagman's hut, stallion box and gate house, is listed on the

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The settlement today

Bungaree is still an active sheep station and remains in the ownership of the Hawker family. It has also become a centre for tourism, with accommodation and a conference centre.Bungaree Station website
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Governance

Bungaree is located within the

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, the state electoral district of

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and the federal electoral division of

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References

External links

South Australian Tourism website
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Clare, South Australia The town of Clare is located in South Australia in the Mid North region, 136 km north of Adelaide. It gives its name to the Clare Valley wine and tourist region. At the , Clare itself had a population of 3160 as part of an urban area with ...

‘Bungaree Station in 1906‘ {{District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys localities Mid North (South Australia) Stations in South Australia