Type: | other |
Agery | |
State: | sa |
Coordinates: | -34.15°N 137.74°W |
Coord Ref: | [1] |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Postcode: | 5558 |
Established: | 24 May 1999 (locality) |
Established Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation: | 104 |
Lga: | Yorke Peninsula Council |
Region: | Yorke and Mid North[3] |
County: | Daly |
Stategov: | Narungga[4] |
Fedgov: | Grey[5] |
Near-N: | Moonta Mines East Moonta Boors Plain Cunliffe |
Near-Ne: | Cunliffe |
Near-E: | Sunnyvale |
Near-Se: | Arthurton |
Near-S: | Weetulta Arthurton |
Near-Sw: | Weetulta |
Near-W: | Nalyappa |
Near-Nw: | Kooroona |
Footnotes: | Adjoining localities[6] |
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".[7]
Agery School opened in 1880 and operated for over 100 years. It closed in 1982. Agery Post Office opened in December 1890.[7] Agery Methodist Church, originally known as the New Wesleyan Chapel, was built in 1885 and remained open until 1970.[8]
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.[9]
Agery is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.[1] [5] [4]