Wirrabara, South Australia
| Wirrabara South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Wirrabara | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°01′52″S 138°16′07″E / 33.0311°S 138.2686°ECoordinates: 33°01′52″S 138°16′07″E / 33.0311°S 138.2686°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5481 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 329 m (1,079 ft) | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Mount Remarkable | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Stuart | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Grey | ||||||||||||
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Wirrabara is a settlement in South Australia.[1] At the 2006 census, Wirrabara had a population of 251.[2]
Wirrabara is located in the Southern Flinders Ranges in the Mid North of South Australia, along the Rocky River. The Horrocks Highway (Main North Road) passes through the town.
A timber milling industry was established in Wirrabara during the early 1850s. The town was surveyed in 1874. In 1877 the first government forest nursery in Australia was planted in the nearby Wirrabara forest. The town's name is a corruption of the Aboriginal name Wirrabirra which means gum forest and running water.[3] The railway was extended north from Gladstone and Laura through Wirrabara and Booleroo Centre to Wilmington in the 1910s after the locals had been pleading with the government to build it for many years.[4][5][6]
The historic Copper Mine Chimney, Wirrabara on Main North Road, a remnant of the former Charlton mine, is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[7]
References
- ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Wirrabara (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ↑ "Placename Details: Wirrabara". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 1 August 2013. SA0044201. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ "MEETING AT WIRRABARA.". Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) (SA: National Library of Australia). 15 March 1884. p. 38. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ "LAURA TO WIRRABARA RAILWAY.". Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 18 March 1905. p. 1 Supplement: The Observer Country Supplement. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ "WIRRABARA RAILWAY FACILITIES.". Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 - 1924) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 15 April 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ "Copper Mine Chimney [Welsh], Charlton Run". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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