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Normanville, South Australia
Normanville is a coastal town in the Australian state of South Australia on the west coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Location and geography Normanville is south of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the largest regional centre on the western side of the Fleurieu Peninsula. It is situated next to the mouth of the Bungala River. The Yankalilla River has its mouth just south of the town, at Lady Bay. History The town was established by South Australia's first dentist, Robert Norman, in 1849. General houses for people were built first, followed by the general store, and the hotel. This was quickly followed by the local Government House, which housed the Police Officer, court house, and jail cells. Norman opened the Normanville Hotel in 1851 and a church soon after. The Normanville Hotel became the host of the first district council meeting for the area. The town eventually grew to become a successful wheat exporting area, using the nearby jetty at the current Normanville Beach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Council Of Yankalilla
The District Council of Yankalilla is a local government area centred on the town of Yankalilla on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. It was created on 23 October 1856, when the District Council of Yankalilla and Myponga was divided into two. It later absorbed two other councils: the District Council of Myponga on 5 January 1888, one of a number of amalgamations mandated under the '' District Councils Act 1887'', and later the District Council of Rapid Bay on 12 May 1932. The district has a rich history, as one of the earliest South Australian coastal settlements, and a wide range of agricultural activities having taken place. Today the district remains agricultural in nature, supplemented by tourism and forestry. History Pre-European The Fleurieu Peninsula was originally inhabited by the Indigenous Kaurna people, who openly met with the Ramindjeri and other peoples for trade and exchanges. Aboriginal myth credits the formation of the land forms of the Fleurieu Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleurieu Peninsula
The Fleurieu Peninsula () is a peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia located south of the state capital of Adelaide. History Before British colonisation of South Australia, the western side of the peninsula was occupied by the Kaurna people, while several clans of the Ngarrindjeri lived on the eastern side. The people were sustained by the flora and fauna of the peninsula, for food and bush medicine. The bulrushes, reeds and sedges were used for basket-weaving or making rope, trees provided wood for spears, and stones were fashioned into tools. The Fleurieu Peninsula was named after Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu, the French explorer and hydrographer, by the French explorer Nicolas Baudin as he explored the south coast of Australia in 1802. The name came into official use in 1911 after Fleurieu's great-nephew, Count Alphonse de Fleurieu, visited Adelaide and met with the Council of the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, which recommended to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normanville (other) , an English medieval university chancellor
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Normanville may refer to: Places *Normanville, Eure, in the Eure ''département'', Normandy, France *Normanville, Seine-Maritime, in the Seine-Maritime ''département'', Normandy, France *Normanville, a hamlet of Le Mesnil-Lieubray in the Seine-Maritime ''département'', France *Normanville, South Australia, a town and locality in Australia People * Edgar de Normanville (1882-1968) British inventor, engineer and technical journalist * Eustace de Normanville Eustace de Normanville (also Eustachius de Normanvyle) was an English medieval academic and university chancellor. Eustace de Normanville was a Master of Arts and Doctor of Decrees. From 1276 to 1280, he was Chancellor of the University of Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Fleurieu Wine Region
Southern Fleurieu wine region is a wine region in South Australia that is located on the Fleurieu Peninsula and the portion of the Mount Lofty Ranges, extending north east from the peninsula to near Willunga in the west and to near Ashbourne in the east. The region received appellation as an Australian Geographical Indication (AGI) in 2001 and as of 2014, has a total planted area of and is represented by 50 growers and at least 19 wineries. Extent and appellation The Southern Fleurieu wine region is one of the five wine regions forming the Fleurieu zone, which located to the immediate south of Adelaide city centre in South Australia. The wine region extents from Cape Jervis in the south west across the most of the Fleurieu Peninsula to the portion of the Mount Lofty Ranges located to the immediate northeast of the peninsula and finishing near Willunga on the west side of the ranges and near Ashbourne in the east side of the ranges. It bounded by the following wine region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normanville Coastal Dunes , an English medieval university chancellor
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Normanville may refer to: Places *Normanville, Eure, in the Eure ''département'', Normandy, France *Normanville, Seine-Maritime, in the Seine-Maritime ''département'', Normandy, France *Normanville, a hamlet of Le Mesnil-Lieubray in the Seine-Maritime ''département'', France *Normanville, South Australia, a town and locality in Australia People * Edgar de Normanville (1882-1968) British inventor, engineer and technical journalist * Eustace de Normanville Eustace de Normanville (also Eustachius de Normanvyle) was an English medieval academic and university chancellor. Eustace de Normanville was a Master of Arts and Doctor of Decrees. From 1276 to 1280, he was Chancellor of the University of Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickson Beach House
Dickson may refer to: People * Dickson (given name) * Dickson (surname) Places In Australia: *Dickson, Australian Capital Territory in Canberra *Dickson College in Canberra *Dickson Centre, Australian Capital Territory in Canberra *Division of Dickson, Electoral Division, Queensland In Canada: *Dickson, Alberta * Dickson Hill, Ontario In Greenland: * Dickson Fjord In Malaysia: *Port Dickson In Russia: * Dikson (urban-type settlement), Krasnoyarsk Krai (named for Oscar Dickson) In the United States: * Dickson, Alaska *Dickson, Oklahoma *Dickson, Tennessee *Dickson City, Pennsylvania *Dickson County, Tennessee * Dickson Township, Michigan * Dickson Tavern Erie, PA Historical Building *Dickson, West Virginia Lakes * Dickson Lake in Argentina and Chile Literature *'' Dickson!'', a collection of short stories by Gordon R. Dickson Ships * , a cargo ship leased to the Soviet Union during the Second World War Other * a 6-row barley variety * Father Dickson Cemetery, Crestwoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normanville Wesleyan Cemetery , an English medieval university chancellor
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Normanville may refer to: Places *Normanville, Eure, in the Eure ''département'', Normandy, France *Normanville, Seine-Maritime, in the Seine-Maritime ''département'', Normandy, France *Normanville, a hamlet of Le Mesnil-Lieubray in the Seine-Maritime ''département'', France *Normanville, South Australia, a town and locality in Australia People * Edgar de Normanville (1882-1968) British inventor, engineer and technical journalist * Eustace de Normanville Eustace de Normanville (also Eustachius de Normanvyle) was an English medieval academic and university chancellor. Eustace de Normanville was a Master of Arts and Doctor of Decrees. From 1276 to 1280, he was Chancellor of the University of Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australian Heritage Register
The South Australian Heritage Register, also known as the SA Heritage Register, is a statutory register of historic places in South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... It extends legal protection regarding demolition and development under the ''Heritage Places Act 1993''. It is administered by the South Australian Heritage Council. As a result of the progressive abolition of the Register of the National Estate during the 2000s and the devolution of responsibility for state-significant heritage to state governments, it is now the primary statutory protection for state-level heritage in South Australia. References External linksOnline Heritage Databases {{Heritage registers of Australia Heritage registers in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on North Terrace in the Adelaide city centre, adjacent to the Art Gallery of South Australia, the South Australian Museum, and the State Library of South Australia. The university has four campuses, three in South Australia: North Terrace campus in the city, Roseworthy campus at Roseworthy and Waite campus at Urrbrae, and one in Melbourne, Victoria. The university also operates out of other areas such as Thebarton, the National Wine Centre in the Adelaide Park Lands, and in Singapore through the Ngee Ann-Adelaide Education Centre. The University of Adelaide is composed of three faculties, with each containing constituent schools. These include the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET), the Faculty of Health and Medic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Bay, South Australia
Lady Bay is the colloquial name given to a former settlement of 21 shacks in the Australian state of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ... located in the locality of Normanville about south of the locality's 'town centre.' The area adjoining the former shack site includes "The Links Lady Bay" resort, which includes a hotel, golf course and a 1,100 housing site subdivision. A proposal announced in 2008 by the developer of the "Lady Bay Estate" to create a new locality called "Lady Bay" from the existing locality of Normanville with the Bungala River as the boundary was "withdrawn by the developer in November 2009 following strong opposition by Normanville residents." The mouth of the Yankalilla River is at Lady Bay. References {{District Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yankalilla River
Yankalilla, also spelt Yarnkalyilla, may refer to: *Yankalilla, South Australia, a locality * Yankalilla Bay, a bay in South Australia * Yankalilla Football Club, an Australian rules football club in South Australia * Yankalilla River, a river whose mouth is at Lady Bay, South Australia *District Council of Yankalilla The District Council of Yankalilla is a local government area centred on the town of Yankalilla on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. It was created on 23 October 1856, when the District Council of Yankalilla and Myponga was divided i ..., a local government area in South Australia * Hundred of Yankalilla, a cadastral unit in South Australia See also * Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
