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 Moonta Mines
East Moonta
Boors Plain
Cunliffe
Nalyappa Agery Sunnyvale
Weetulta Weetulta
Arthurton
Arthurton
Footnotes Adjoining localities[3][4]

Agery is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Yorke Peninsula. 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. "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. "Development Plan, Copper Coast Council, Consolidated – 28 August 2014" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2014. pp. 286 & 394. Retrieved 23 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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