Finniss Point

Finniss Point
South Australia
Finniss Point
Coordinates 34°13′55″S 138°49′09″E / 34.2319°S 138.8191°E / -34.2319; 138.8191Coordinates: 34°13′55″S 138°49′09″E / 34.2319°S 138.8191°E / -34.2319; 138.8191
Postcode(s) 5373
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s) Light Regional Council
State electorate(s) Stuart
Federal Division(s) Wakefield

Finnis Point (or Finniss Point) is a hill a few km west of Hamilton, South Australia,[1] and once a small town. A school operated there from 1864 to 1893.[2]

Spelling of the town's name is problematical: "Finniss" was used for earliest land sales[3] and should be correct if it were named for Boyle Travers Finniss (though he was originally "Finnis"). The alternative spelling was, however, too common to be ignored, especially by the nearby Kapunda Herald in the 1920s, when it was the norm.

Finnis Point Road, some 8 km south of Riverton refers to an unconnected Finnis (or Finniss) Point, where Frederick Hannaford MHA had a farm.

References

  1. ↑ "Map of Finnis Point". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Manning index of South Australian placenames". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Last Thursday's Government Land Sale". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 8 March 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 27 July 2015.


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