Agery, South Australia

Agery
South Australia
Agery
Coordinates 34°09′0″S 137°44′24″E / 34.15000°S 137.74000°E / -34.15000; 137.74000Coordinates: 34°09′0″S 137°44′24″E / 34.15000°S 137.74000°E / -34.15000; 137.74000
Postcode(s) 5558
Elevation 104 m (341 ft)
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s) Goyder[1]
Federal Division(s) Grey[2]
Localities around Agery:
Kooroona[3] Moonta Mines
East Moonta
Boors Plain[3]		 Cunliffe[3]
Nalyappa[4] Agery Sunnyvale[4]
Weetulta[4] Weetulta
Arthurton[4]		 Arthurton[4]

Agery is a locality on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. It is situated 17 km south-east of Moonta. Its name comes from the Aboriginal word ngadjali meaning "pipe clay".[5]

History

Agery School opened in 1880 and operated for over 100 years. It closed in 1982. Agery Post Office opened in December 1890.[5] Agery Methodist Church, originally known as the New Wesleyan Chapel, was built in 1885 and remained open until 1970. [6]

Features

Agery Reserve is a small nature reserve that is managed by the Moonta Branch of the National Trust of South Australia. It comprises 3.3 ha of mallee scrub. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2014". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Development Plan, Copper Coast Council, Consolidated – 28 August 2014" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2014. pp. 286 & 394. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Agery, (Place names of South Australia)". Place names of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Trove". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "National Trust - Agery Reserve". National Trust - Agery Reserve. National Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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