Clements Gap, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Clements Gap
State:sa
County:County of Daly
Lga:Port Pirie
Barunga West
Postcode:5523
Coordinates:-33.5241°N 138.0404°W
Stategov:Narungga[1]
Fedgov:Grey
Dist1:16
Dir1:nw
Location1:Redhill
Near-Nw:Wandearah West
Near-N:Wandearah East
Near-Ne:Merriton
Near-E:Redhill
Near-Se:Redhill
Near-S:Mundoora
Near-Sw:Port Broughton
Near-W:Fisherman Bay

Clements Gap is a locality in South Australia's Mid North. The name is a reference to the co-located pass through the north end of the Barunga Range. The Clements Gap pass in turn is thought to be named after a shepherd in the area prior to 1880, per research by local historian Rodney Cockburn.[2]

The Clements Gap school was opened in 1880 by John Wauchope and closed in 1942.[2]

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  1. Narungga . Electoral District Boundaries Commission . 2016 . 1 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Search for 'Clements Gap, LOCB' . Property Location Browser . 23 June 2017 . SA0037028 . Adjacent to section 616, Hundred of Redhill, 16 km north-west of Redhill and, according to Rodney Cockburn, named after a shepherd. Its school, opened by John Wauchope in 1880, closed in 1942. Boundaries created in October 1998 for long established name. Area extended in April 2001 with the completion of the boundaries for the Port Pirie Regional Council. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .