Australia Plains, South Australia

Australia Plains
South Australia
Former Church (left) and school
Australia Plains
Coordinates 34°05′49″S 139°09′00″E / 34.097°S 139.15°E / -34.097; 139.15Coordinates: 34°05′49″S 139°09′00″E / 34.097°S 139.15°E / -34.097; 139.15
Postcode(s) 5374
LGA(s) Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s) Stuart
Federal Division(s) Grey
Localities around Australia Plains:
Robertstown Rocky Plain Geranium Plains
Point Pass Australia Plains Bower
Eudunda Peep Hill Sutherlands

Australia Plains is a small town in the Regional Council of Goyder in South Australia. The post office, school and church have all closed. The current boundaries for the Bounded Locality were established in August 2000.[1]

The town drew its name from "Australia Hut" which appeared on old pastoral lease plans. The post office operated from 1 April 1882 to 31 May 1971.[2] A public school at Australia Plains operated from 1917 until 1956, replacing an earlier Lutheran school that was forced to close during World War I.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Placename Details: Australia Plains (LOCB)". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 13 October 2009. SA0003563. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Placename Details: Australia Plains Post Office". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 13 October 2009. SA0003564. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "CLOSING GERMAN SCHOOLS". Daily Herald. 8, (2260). South Australia. 18 June 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Dreckow, Betty (1986). Hills, Valley and Plains: History of the Eudunda District. p. 142.
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