Tintinara, South Australia
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Tintinara is a town in South Australia
on Dukes Highway
and the Adelaide-Melbourne railway line. It is in the The Coorong District Council
local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly
Electoral district of MacKillop
and the Australian House of Representatives
Division of Barker
. At the 2006 census
, Tintinara had a population of 257.
The origin of the name has been debated. One origin of the name is that a local Aborigine
in the area was named Tin-Tin, and the 'ara' was appended to form the placename. It has also been suggested that the name may have been a corruption of an Aboriginal word, tinlinyara, which is the word for the stars in Orion's belt
.
The Tintinara wells and Reedy Wells were regular watering points for Tolmer' s gold escort team. Tintinara post office was opened in the 1860s.
Tintinara is situated in what was an unproductive region because of its poor sandy soils, and low mallee scrub and heath vegetation. After clearing of some of this vegetation, and the addition of trace elements, the district has become a productive farming area. One of the main environmental areas that Tintinara has is Lake Indawarra
.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
on Dukes Highway
Dukes Highway
The Dukes Highway is an important 189 kilometre highway corridor in South Australia which links the Australian cities of Adelaide and Melbourne. It is part of the National Highway system spanning Australia, and is signed as National Highway A8....
and the Adelaide-Melbourne railway line. It is in the The Coorong District Council
The Coorong District Council
The Coorong District Council is a local government area located between the River Murray and the western Limestone Coast in South Australia. The district cover mostly rural areas with small townships, as well as the Coorong National Park....
local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
Electoral district of MacKillop
Electoral district of MacKillop
MacKillop is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named in 1991 after Mary MacKillop , who served the local area, it is a 24,358.3 km² rural electorate in the south-east of the state, stretching from the mouth of the Murray River...
and the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
Division of Barker
Division of Barker
The Division of Barker is an Australian Electoral Division in the south-east of South Australia.The division was created in 1903 and is named for Collet Barker, an early explorer of the region at the mouth of the Murray River...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Tintinara had a population of 257.
The origin of the name has been debated. One origin of the name is that a local Aborigine
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
in the area was named Tin-Tin, and the 'ara' was appended to form the placename. It has also been suggested that the name may have been a corruption of an Aboriginal word, tinlinyara, which is the word for the stars in Orion's belt
Orion (constellation)
Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky...
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History
The area was first settled by Europeans in the 1840s when graziers moved their flocks of sheep into the district. Shortly afterwards the 'Tintinara' homestead was erected by the brothers TW and JH Boothby who held a lease of 165 sq.miles here. In 1865 the new owners, William Harding and George Bunn, built the magnificent 16-stand shearing shed which is now classified by the National Trust, along with the homestead.The Tintinara wells and Reedy Wells were regular watering points for Tolmer' s gold escort team. Tintinara post office was opened in the 1860s.
Tintinara is situated in what was an unproductive region because of its poor sandy soils, and low mallee scrub and heath vegetation. After clearing of some of this vegetation, and the addition of trace elements, the district has become a productive farming area. One of the main environmental areas that Tintinara has is Lake Indawarra
Lake Indawarra
Lake Indawarra is located in the town of Tintinara, South Australia. It is about 200m west of the town centre. The lake was created by railroad workers in 1905 and was named "Lake Indawarra" in the 1980s. It was once an important part of Tintinara and children would go there to swim and...
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Community organisations
Tintinara has many different community organisations including the Tintinara Action Club and Tintinara Lions Club as well as many different facilities including:- Tintinara Cricket Club
- Border Downs Tintinara Football & Netball ClubMallee Football League (South Australia)The Mallee Football League is an Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The league comprises teams located in south eastern South Australia and one team located in western Victoria....
- Tintinara Bowling Club
- Tintinara Golf Club
- Tintinara Tennis Club
Tintinara Tennis Club
The Tintinara Tennis Club was established in 1919 by Edward B. Northcott and Fanny and Tilly Williams. There were approximately 40 members when the club formed. The facilities consisted of two courts that were used for many years, then in the summer of 1951-52 games started on four new courts. Since then more courts have been added and a new clubhouse was completed in 1966. Currently the club has 6 courts and a clubhouse.Surrounding communities
| North: Culburra Culburra, South Australia Culburra is a settlement in South Australia.population around 10. At the 2006 census, Culburra had a population of 304.... , Coonalpyn Coonalpyn, South Australia Coonalpyn is a small town in South Australia southeast of Adelaide on the Dukes Highway . Coonalpyn belongs to the The Coorong District Council and is in the State electorate of MacKillop and the Federal electorate of Barker.-Origin of the name:... & Ki Ki Ki Ki, South Australia Ki Ki is a small village on the Dukes Highway , the main link between Adelaide and Melbourne in South Australia. It has a small post office, parking bay, town hall, engineering business "Ki Ki Engineering" and is surrounded by large pastoral properties... |
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| West: Field, Woods Well & Salt Creek Salt Creek, South Australia Salt Creek is a small settlement in South Australia, located along the Coorong, and is also the location of the Coorong National Park Information Centre.-Oil rig momument:... |
Tintinara | East: Geranium Geranium, South Australia Geranium is a settlement in South Australia. At the 2006 census, Geranium had a population of 240.... , Parrakie Parrakie, South Australia Parrakie, South Australia is a small town found along the Mallee Highway approximately 26 kilometres west of Lameroo. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word perki which means cave or limestone sink hole.... & Lameroo Lameroo, South Australia Lameroo is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It is on the Mallee Highway about 40 km west of the Victorian border, or 210 km east of Adelaide. It is primarily a service town for the surrounding rural areas, growing grain and sheep... |
| South: Coombe, Keith Keith, South Australia Keith is a small farming town in the south-east of South Australia. It is approximately 225 km from Adelaide at the junction of the Dukes Highway and the Riddoch Highway. It is sometimes referred to as the 'lucerne capital of Australia' due to the high number of lucerne growers in the region... & Bordertown Bordertown, South Australia Bordertown is a small South Australian town near the Victorian border. It is where the Dukes Highway and the railway line, the two main routes between Adelaide and Melbourne, cross Tatiara Creek.... |