Pyap, South Australia

Pyap
South Australia
Pyap
Coordinates 34°27′S 140°29′E / 34.45°S 140.49°E / -34.45; 140.49Coordinates: 34°27′S 140°29′E / 34.45°S 140.49°E / -34.45; 140.49
Postcode(s) 5333
State electorate(s) Chaffey
Federal Division(s) Barker
Localities around Pyap:
New Residence, Wappilka Spectacle Lake, Gerard Katarapko
Wunkar Pyap Loxton
Pyap West
Footnotes [1]

Pyap is a locality in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is on the left (south) bank of the Murray River about 7 km downstream from Loxton. It includes both flat land near the river and higher land away from it. The environment is dry, so vineyards and orchards are irrigated from the river. It lies on the Kingston Road from Loxton, at the junction with the Stott Highway towards Swan Reach.

Pyap was first settled as a Village Settlement in March 1894 with 94 members and 187 children on 9,145 acres (3,700 ha) and a total population of 388. The founding chairman was A. H. Brocklehurst and the secretary J. W. Rawnsley.[2]

Most of the village settlers abandoned the settlement and it was sold again by the government, eventually landing with C. J. DeGaris in 1913.[3]


References

  1. ↑ "Placename Details: Pyap (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 14 September 2012. SA0057256. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "THE IRRIGATION COLONIES". The Advertiser. XXXVI (11098). South Australia. 14 May 1894. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "PYAP". The Mildura Cultivator (2197). Victoria, Australia. 3 March 1920. p. 10. Retrieved 6 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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