Australia Plains, South Australia
| Australia Plains South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Former Church (left) and school | |||||||||||||||
  Australia Plains | |||||||||||||||
| 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 Hutss" 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 forced to close 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. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "Placename Details: Australia Plains Post Office". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 13 October 2009. SA0003564. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Dreckow, Betty (1986). Hills, Valley and Plains: History of the Eudunda District. p. 142.
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