Wangary, South Australia Explained

Type:	town
Wangary
State:	sa
Coordinates:	-34.55°N 135.4833°W
Lga:	Lower Eyre Peninsula DC
Postcode:	5607 ^[1]
Elevation:	35
Maxtemp:	21.4
Mintemp:	11.4
Rainfall:	352.0
Region:	Eyre Western^[2]
Stategov:	Flinders
Fedgov:	Grey
Dist1:	45
Dir1:	W
Location1:	Port Lincoln
Near-E:	Wanilla Fountain
Near-Se:	Uley
Near-S:	Coffin Bay
Near-Sw:	Kellidie Bay
Near-W:	Mount Dutton Bay
Near-Nw:	Coulta
Near-N:	Coulta Edillilie
Near-Ne:	Edillilie

Wangary is a town on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, located 45km (28miles) west of Port Lincoln on the Flinders Highway near Coffin Bay.

At the, Wangary had a population of 289. It is located in the cadastral Hundred of Lake Wangary. It surrounds the freshwater Lake Wangary.^[3]

The government town of Wangary was surveyed in 1871 though never formally proclaimed. It was incorporated into the modern broader locality of Wangary when the boundaries of the latter were formalised in October 2003.^[4] The Old Lake Wangary Hotel was built in 1871, and is one of the main surviving structures in town; it has not had a liquor license since 1933, but remains open as a general store. The sports oval and ruins of the former post office (established 1862, closed 1976), coach house and bakery are located nearby.^{[5] [6]} Lake Wangary Primary School, located on Third Street, has existed since 1933.^{[7] [8]}

Lake Wangary Cemetery, located on Snapper Hill Road, was first proclaimed in 1882 and used until the early 1900s, before being resurveyed as a modern cemetery in 1984.^[9] It is now maintained by the local council.^[10]

There are nearby inselbergs called the Marble Range. They possess many unique lifeforms, some of which has been described scientifically.^[11]

Colonial views of the Lake Wangary area were done in the 1840s by English Colonial Artist George French Angas. His artwork is incorporated into one of South Australia's most valuable books – 'South Australia Illustrated'.^[12]

See also

• List of cities and towns in South Australia
• Eyre Peninsula bushfire
• Murrunatta Conservation Park
• Kellidie Bay Conservation Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: Search result(s) for Wangary, 5607 . Government of South Australia . Location SA Map Viewer . 7 March 2016.
2. Web site: Search results for "WangaryLOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Counties'. Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. 22 December 2017.
3. Web site: Wangary . About Australia . 7 March 2016.
4. Web site: Search result(s) for Wangary (LOCB) . Government of South Australia . Location SA Map Viewer . 7 March 2016.
5. News: Coffin Bay . Sydney Morning Herald . 8 February 2004 . 7 March 2016.
6. Web site: Wangary . Premier Postal . Post Office Reference . 7 March 2016.
7. Web site: Search result(s) for Lake Wangary Primary School . Government of South Australia . Location SA Map Viewer . 7 March 2016.
8. Web site: Lake Wangary Primary School . 7 March 2016.
9. Web site: Lake Wangary Cemetery . South Australian History . 7 March 2016.
10. Web site: Cemeteries . District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula . 7 March 2016.
11. Book: Natural History of Eyre Peninsula. Twidale. C.R.. Charles Rowland Twidale. Tyler. M.J.. M. Davies . 1985. Adelaide. Royal Society of South Australia. 0-9596627-3-1.
12. Web site: Waungerri Lake and the Marble Range (Wangary) . State Library of South Australia . SA Memory . 7 March 2016.