Finniss (formerly Queen's Own Town) is a
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), downward movement of a structure's foundation
*Settlement (finance), where securities are delivered against payment of money
*Settlement (litigatio ...
in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
.
It is on the
Victor Harbor railway line
The Victor Harbor railway line is a broad gauge line in South Australia. It originally branched from the Adelaide to Melbourne line at Mount Barker Junction then ran south to Victor Harbor. When the mainline was converted to standard gaug ...
, a short distance north-east of where it crosses the
Finniss River.
The town was originally surveyed with the name ''Queen's Own Town'' (after the
Queens Own Regiment of Foot)
in 1867 as the railway line was being extended from
Goolwa to
Strathalbyn. The name of the town was not changed to Finniss until 1940, although the adjacent railway station had already been named Finniss
in honour of an early surveyor and the first
Premier of South Australia
The premier of South Australia is the head of government in the state of South Australia, Australia. The Government of South Australia follows the Westminster system, with a Parliament of South Australia acting as the legislature. The premier i ...
, Colonel
Boyle Travers Finniss
Boyle Travers Finniss (18 August 1807 – 24 December 1893) was the first Premiers of South Australia, premier of South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857.
Early life
Finniss was Birth aboard aircraft and ships, born at ...
.
References
Towns in South Australia
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