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'''Dowlingville''' is a locality in the Australian state of [[South Australia]] located on the east coast of [[Yorke Peninsula]] immediately adjoining [[Gulf St Vincent]] about {{convert|89|km|abbr=off}} north-west of the state capital of [[Adelaide city centre|Adelaide]].<ref name=postcode/><ref name="PLB"/> |
'''Dowlingville''' is a locality in the Australian state of [[South Australia]] located on the east coast of [[Yorke Peninsula]] immediately adjoining [[Gulf St Vincent]] about {{convert|89|km|abbr=off}} north-west of the state capital of [[Adelaide city centre|Adelaide]].<ref name=postcode/><ref name="PLB"/> |
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Its boundaries were created in May 1999.<ref name="PLB"/><ref>{{Citation | last = Kentish | first = P. M. | title = GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places | journal = The South Australian Government Gazette | volume = | issue = | page =2696 | date=27 May 1999 | url =http://www.governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/1999/May/1999_068 |accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref> |
Its boundaries were created in May 1999.<ref name="PLB"/><ref>{{Citation | last = Kentish | first = P. M. | title = GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places | journal = The South Australian Government Gazette | volume = | issue = | page = 2696 | date = 27 May 1999 | url = http://www.governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/1999/May/1999_068 | accessdate = 5 December 2015 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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[[File:DowlingvillePostOfice.JPG|thumb|left|Dowlingville Post Office in 2012]] |
[[File:DowlingvillePostOfice.JPG|thumb|left|Dowlingville Post Office in 2012]] |
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The name of the locality is considered to have been derived from a Mr G.P. Dowling Whittaker who was an early resident.<ref name="PLB"/><ref name=Manning>{{cite web|title=Dowlingville |url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/d/d4.htm#dowlingville |publisher=State Library of South Australia|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref> As of 1904, it was described as follows:<ref name=Manning/><blockquote>This is essentially a farming district, so that it is not surprising to find only a few houses, a store, a post office conducted by Mr. Whittaker, a State school, in charge of Mrs Lewis and a church. Only a few years ago this country was covered with scrub. Industry and manures have transformed the district considerably...</blockquote> The locality contains the historic former [[Dowlingville Post Office]], which is listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]].<ref>{{cite web|title= |
The name of the locality is considered to have been derived from a Mr G.P. Dowling Whittaker who was an early resident.<ref name="PLB"/><ref name=Manning>{{cite web|title=Dowlingville |url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/d/d4.htm#dowlingville |publisher=State Library of South Australia|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref> As of 1904, it was described as follows:<ref name=Manning/><blockquote>This is essentially a farming district, so that it is not surprising to find only a few houses, a store, a post office conducted by Mr. Whittaker, a State school, in charge of Mrs Lewis and a church. Only a few years ago this country was covered with scrub. Industry and manures have transformed the district considerably...</blockquote> The locality contains the historic former [[Dowlingville Post Office]], which is listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dowlingville Post Office|url=http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16066|publisher=Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources|date=16 March 2000|accessdate=25 February 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305155621/http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16066|archivedate=5 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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As of 2014, the majority land use within the locality is “[[Primary sector of the economy|primary production]].”<ref name=Yorke>{{cite web|title=Development Plan - Yorke Peninsula Council |url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/17297/Yorke_Peninsula_Council_Development_Plan.pdf |publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]] |accessdate=24 July 2015|pages=336–340}}</ref> Dowlingville is located within the federal [[division of Grey]], the state [[electoral district of Goyder]] and the local government area of the [[Yorke Peninsula Council]].<ref name="PLB"/><ref name=ECSA/><ref name=AEC/> |
As of 2014, the majority land use within the locality is “[[Primary sector of the economy|primary production]].”<ref name=Yorke>{{cite web |title=Development Plan - Yorke Peninsula Council |url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/17297/Yorke_Peninsula_Council_Development_Plan.pdf |publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]] |accessdate=24 July 2015 |pages=336–340 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604011613/http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/17297/Yorke_Peninsula_Council_Development_Plan.pdf |archivedate=4 June 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Dowlingville is located within the federal [[division of Grey]], the state [[electoral district of Goyder]] and the local government area of the [[Yorke Peninsula Council]].<ref name="PLB"/><ref name=ECSA/><ref name=AEC/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Coordinates | 34°19′37″S 137°55′09″E / 34.327010°S 137.919250°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 490 (shared with adjoining localities in the “State Suburb of Price”) (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5555 [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 89 km (55 mi) north-west of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Yorke Peninsula Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North[4] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Fergusson[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goyder[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Distances[3] Coordinates[2] Climate[7] Adjoining localities[2] | ||||||||||||||
Dowlingville is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Gulf St Vincent about 89 kilometres (55 miles) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.[3][2] Its boundaries were created in May 1999.[2][8]
The name of the locality is considered to have been derived from a Mr G.P. Dowling Whittaker who was an early resident.[2][9] As of 1904, it was described as follows:[9]
This is essentially a farming district, so that it is not surprising to find only a few houses, a store, a post office conducted by Mr. Whittaker, a State school, in charge of Mrs Lewis and a church. Only a few years ago this country was covered with scrub. Industry and manures have transformed the district considerably...
The locality contains the historic former Dowlingville Post Office, which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[10]
As of 2014, the majority land use within the locality is “primary production.”[11] Dowlingville is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Goyder and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.[2][5][6]
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dowlingville, South Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Price". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Search result for "Dowlingville (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0020604) with the following layers selected - "suburbs and localities"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "Dowlingville, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2014". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics PRICE". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Kentish, P. M. (27 May 1999), "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places", The South Australian Government Gazette: 2696, retrieved 5 December 2015[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Dowlingville". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Dowlingville Post Office". Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 16 March 2000. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Development Plan - Yorke Peninsula Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 336–340. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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