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'''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.<ref>{{cite web |
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |publisher=Land Services, Government of South Australia |work=Property Location Browser |title=Placename Details: Australia Plains (LOCB) |id=SA0003563 |date=13 October 2009 |accessdate=22 February 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |archivedate=12 October 2016 }}</ref> |
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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.<ref>{{cite web |
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |publisher=Land Services, Government of South Australia |work=Property Location Browser |title=Placename Details: Australia Plains Post Office |id=SA0003564 |date=13 October 2009 |accessdate=22 February 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |archivedate=12 October 2016 }}</ref> A public school at Australia Plains operated from 1917 until 1956, replacing an earlier Lutheran school that was forcibly closed during [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105412044 |title=CLOSING GERMAN SCHOOLS |newspaper=[[The Herald (Adelaide)|Daily Herald]] |volume=8, |issue=2260 |location=South Australia |date=18 June 1917 |accessdate=24 December 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=Hills, Valley and Plains: History of the Eudunda District | author=Dreckow, Betty | year=1986 | pages=142}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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| Coordinates | 34°05′49″S 139°09′00″E / 34.097°S 139.15°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 41 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5374 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
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.[3] A public school at Australia Plains operated from 1917 until 1956, replacing an earlier Lutheran school that was forcibly closed during World War I.[4][5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Australia Plains (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Placename Details: Australia Plains (LOCB)". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 13 October 2009. SA0003563. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Placename Details: Australia Plains Post Office". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 13 October 2009. SA0003564. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "CLOSING GERMAN SCHOOLS". Daily Herald. Vol. 8, , no. 2260. South Australia. 18 June 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Dreckow, Betty (1986). Hills, Valley and Plains: History of the Eudunda District. p. 142.
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