Burra Eastern Districts, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Burra Eastern Districts
State:sa
Coordinates:-33.6119°N 139.2961°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Lga:Regional Council of Goyder
Postcode:5417[1]
Stategov:Stuart
Fedgov:Grey
Near-E:Warnes
Near-Se:Maude
Near-S:Bundey
Near-Sw:Worlds End
Near-W:Mongolata
Baldina
Near-Nw:Mount Bryan East
Near-N:Collinsville
Near-Ne:Warnes
Footnotes:Coordinates

Burra Eastern Districts is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder. It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".[2]

It comprises the entirety of the cadastral Hundreds of Rees and King, as well as portions of the Hundreds of Baldina and Mongolata to their west. The area was progressively opened up for settlement in the 1870s, with the Hundreds of Baldina and Mongolata being proclaimed by Governor Anthony Musgrave in December 1875, the Hundred of Rees in October 1878, and the Hundred of King in September 1879.

It includes the Thistlebeds Station, which is home to the Burra Picnic Races.[3] Thistlebeds once had its own post office and school, but these have long since closed.

The Baldina Cemetery is located in Burra Eastern Districts.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search result(s) for Burra Eastern Districts, 5417 . Government of South Australia . Location SA Map Viewer . 30 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Search result(s) for Burra Eastern Districts, 5417 . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser . 30 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 .
  3. News: Picnic race revival draws bumper crowd . Burra Broadcaster . 27 October 2015 . 30 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160501190354/http://burrabroadcaster.com.au/local-news/picnic-race-revival-draws-bumper-crowd/ . 1 May 2016 . dead .