Yongala, South Australia
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| Population: | 80 | ||||||
| Postcode: | 5493 | ||||||
| Elevation: | 512 m (1,680 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | District Council of Peterborough | ||||||
| County: | Dalhousie | ||||||
| State electorate: | Stuart | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Grey | ||||||
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Yongala is a small town located in the state of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 80 people and is situated on the Clare-Peterborough Road (B79). The town was proclaimed on 23 May 1876 and within 5 years had a population of 353 as developers anticipated the connection of a railway. The railway instead went through the nearby town of Peterborough.[1]
Yongala is situated on a high plateau and winter snowfalls are common. The town holds several records for the lowest minimum temperature in South Australia.[1]
[edit] History
Yongala was established as a hundred and part of the Dalhousie county in 1871 as one of the first of the 12 hundreds to be declared in that county. Land could be purchased in a hundred as soon as it had been declared.[2]
The SS Yongala launched in 1903 and owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company was named after the town. It sank in a storm in 1911 and the wreck is now protected off the coast of Townsville, Queensland.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Yongala". Peterborough Tourist Promotion Association. 2007. http://www.peterboroughsa.com.au/yongala.php. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "Counties and Hundreds - South Australia". Adelaide Co-operative History. 2006. http://www.adelaideco-op.familyhistorysa.info/hundreds.html. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
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Coordinates: 33°01′47″S 138°44′58″E / 33.02972°S 138.74944°E
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