Korunye, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Korunye
State:sa
County:Gawler
Region:Light
Coordinates:-34.5124°N 138.5102°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Lga:Adelaide Plains Council
Postcode:5502
Stategov:Goyder
Fedgov:Grey
Near-Nw:Mallala
Near-N:Mallala
Near-Ne:Redbanks
Near-E:Reeves Plains
Near-Se:Lewiston
Near-S:Two Wells
Near-Sw:Middle Beach
Near-W:Lower Light

Korunye is a locality in South Australia beside the Adelaide-Crystal Brook rail line between Two Wells and Mallala.[1] [2] The name derived is from that of the historic railway siding, Korunye Railway Station, within the locality.[1] South Australian historian Geoffrey Manning states that Korunye is from an indigenous word meaning "rainbow".[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search for 'Korunye, LOCB' . SA0037718 . . 16 June 2017 .
  2. Web site: 2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006 . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 8 December 2009.
  3. Web site: Place Names: Korunye . Manning Index of South Australian History . 16 June 2017 . State Library of South Australia . Aboriginal for 'rainbow'. Its earlier name was 'Paddy's Station'..