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Curramulka

Coordinates:34°41′46″S137°42′39″E/ 34.69611°S 137.71083°E/-34.69611; 137.71083
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Curramulka
South Australia
Institute, built in 1885
Curramulka is located in Yorke Peninsula Council
Curramulka
Curramulka
Coordinates34°41′46″S137°42′39″E/ 34.69611°S 137.71083°E/-34.69611; 137.71083[1]
Population304 (SAL2021)[2]
Established12 September 1878 (town)[3] [4]
Postcode(s)5580[5]
Time zoneACST(UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)ACST(UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Yorke Peninsula Council
RegionYorke and Mid North[6]
CountyFergusson[1]
State electorate(s)Narungga[7]
Federal division(s)Grey[8]
Localities around Curramulka:
Wauraltee Sandilands Pine Point
Koolywurtie
Minlaton		 Curramulka Pine Point
Port Julia
Sheaoak Flat
Minlaton Ramsay Port Vincent
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Curramulka,nicknamed "the Currie", is a town in theAustralian stateofSouth Australiaon theYorke Peninsula.Curramulka is within easy driving distance of thecoastal resort townsofPort VictoriaandPort Vincentand is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east ofMinlaton.

There are caves nearby.

History

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TheHundred of Curramulkawas surveyed in 1874. The name is derived from theAboriginal wordscurre(emu) andmulka(deep water hole), referring to the nearby caves.[9]

Farming land was first opened up in the mid-1870s, and Curramulka flourished the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Port Juliawas used to ship produce from the town.[10]

The Curramulka Institute, amechanics' institute,was built in 1885. Additions were built in 1906, 1922, and 1939, and in 1934 the building was transferred to the local council. It still stands for use by the community in 2020.[9]

After the more northerly town ofArdrossandeveloped as the main regional port for wheat and wool, Curramulka's importance diminished, but it started to grow again in the 21st century.[10]

On 19 November 2009 a large fire started in paddocks near Curramulka.[11]The front was about 700 m (2,300 ft) long and burnt about 400 ha (990 acres).[12]

Caves

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Nearby is an extensive chain oflimestonecaves. They were first explored in 1850, and major extensions discovered in 1984. They have 14 km (8.7 mi) of known passages in an area of approximately 400m x 300m and depth 46m.[13]Corra-Lynn is the longest cave in the region.[14]

Football

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NgadjurimanVince Copleybecame coach and captain of the CurramulkaAFLteam (in the now defunctSouthern Yorke Peninsula Football League), reached the premiership in 1957, 1958, and 1959. It was his first experience of being welcomed into white people's homes, after experiencing racism in other country towns. In those days, the town was affectionately referred to as "the Currie".[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abc"Search results for 'Curramulka, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'".Location SA Map Viewer.South Australian Government.Retrieved12 September2019.
  2. ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Curramulka (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^Morgan, William (12 September 1878)."Untitled proclamation re the" Town of Curramulka ""(PDF).The South Australian Government Gazette.Government of South Australia. p. 728.Retrieved11 September2019.
  4. ^"Curramulka South Australia".The Sydney Morning Herald.8 February 2004.Retrieved19 November2009.
  5. ^Australia Post – Postcode SearchArchived30 December 2012 atarchive.today
  6. ^"Yorke and Mid North SA Government region"(PDF).The Government of South Australia.Retrieved17 April2017.
  7. ^Narungga(Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016.Retrieved1 March2018.
  8. ^"Federal electoral division of Grey"(PDF).Australian Electoral Commission.Retrieved24 July2015.
  9. ^abHancock, Joelie (2023)."Curramulka".Institutes Of South Australia.Retrieved23 November2023.
  10. ^ab"Curramulka, South Australia".Travelmate.Archived fromthe originalon 23 February 2012.
  11. ^"Curramulka blaze burns out of control".ABC News.19 November 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 8 February 2011.
  12. ^Pedler, Emma (19 November 2009)."Curramulka fire".ABC (none).Retrieved23 November2023.
  13. ^"Corra-Lynn Caves, Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula"(PDF).SA Heritage Register(Fact Sheet). Department of Environment and Natural Resources.Retrieved30 September2014.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^"Caving in South Australia".Cave Exploration Group (South Australia). Archived fromthe originalon 6 October 2014.Retrieved30 September2014.
  15. ^Phillips, Sandra (10 January 2022)."Vince Copley had a vision for a better Australia – and he helped make it happen, with lifelong friend Charles Perkins".The Conversation.Retrieved23 November2023.
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