Cambrai, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Cambrai
State:sa
Coordinates:-34.6555°N 139.2802°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Pop:289
Postcode:5353[2]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACST
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:70
Location1:Adelaide
Lga:Mid Murray Council
Region:Murray and Mallee
County:Sturt
Stategov:Schubert
Fedgov:Barker
Maxtemp:19.8
Maxtemp Footnotes:[3]
Mintemp:6.8
Rainfall:758.0
Near-N:Keyneton
Sedan
Near-Ne:Sedan
Near-E:Black Hill
Near-Se:Mannum
Near-S:Sanderston
Angas Valley
Mannum
Near-Sw:Eden Valley
Near-W:Keyneton
Eden Valley
Near-Nw:Keyneton
Footnotes:Adjoining localities

Cambrai is a small town located on the eastern side of the Mount Lofty Ranges, along the River Marne. Originally named Rhine Villa, it was one of many Australian towns renamed during World War I to remove any connection with German place names and named after the Battle of Cambrai.

It was located on the Sedan railway line. It served as the terminus of the line from 1964 until the 1980s.[4] [5]

The bounded locality of Cambrai includes the former unbounded locality of Rheinthal, which was approximately 3 km north of the town of Cambrai. It had a Lutheran church and school. The school was closed from 1916 (when all German schools were closed) until 1935, and closed permanently from 1955.[6] It also includes the Marne Valley Conservation Park and the locality of Kongolia (previously Rhine Park) to the east of the town.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for 'Cambrai, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'. Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. 23 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Postcode for Cambrai, South Australia. Postcodes Australia. 23 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MOUNT CRAWFORD FOREST HEADQUARTERS (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 23 August 2019.
  4. http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/sedan.htm Sedan
  5. http://www.pichirichirailway.org.au/behind-the-scenes/port-augusta-extension.html?showall=1 Port Augusta track extension project
  6. Web site: Placename Details: Rheinthal Lutheran School . SA0056525 . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 30 August 2006 . 2 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 .