Avenue Range (formerly Downer) is a locality in the Australian state of
South Australia
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located in the state's south-east within the
Limestone Coast
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region about south east of the
Adelaide city centre
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.
[
The ]traditional owners
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of this region are the Bungandidj (Boandik) people.
In 1843 a pastoralist named John ‘Jacky’ White acquired a run of 134 square miles spanning Reedy Creek, Keilira, Crower and Lucindale. He was the first European settler in Avenue Range.
Avenue Range was a stop on the Kingston-Naracoorte railway line. The first passenger train to travel on the line from Kingston to Naracoorte was on 1 September 1876 until the last on 28 November 1987 spanning 111 years.
The first Avenue school, named Downer School, was built south of the railway line and operated from 1890 to 1901. A new school, built on Council of Education land opened in 1901 and operated until 1955.
The locality includes the Cairnbank Homestead and Shearing Shed, which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register
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.
Land within the locality is used exclusively for agriculture
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.Division of Barker
The Division of Barker is an Australian electoral division in the south-east of South Australia. The division was established on 2 October 1903, when South Australia's original single multi-member division was split into seven single-member d ...
, the state electoral district of MacKillop
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, and the local government areas of the Kingston District Council
The Kingston District Council (formerly District Council of Lacepede) is a local government area in the Limestone Coast, South Australia established in 1873. Kingston SE is the largest town of the district and also the seat of council.
The dis ...
and the Naracoorte Lucindale Council
The Naracoorte Lucindale Council is a local government area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Limestone Coast region in the south-east of the state adjacent to the Victorian border.
It was created on 1 December 1998 foll ...
.
See also
* Hundred of Townsend
References
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Towns in South Australia
Limestone Coast