Elliston, South Australia

Eyre Peninsula, Port Lincoln, Adelaide, Mediterranean climate, Matthew Flinders
Herausgegeben:Evelyn, Columba Sara

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Elliston is a small coastal town in South Australia on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula 169 km northwest of Port Lincoln and 641 km west of Adelaide. The township is located on Waterloo Bay. It has a rainfall of 426 mm per annum, and a Mediterranean climate. At the 2006 census, Elliston had a population of 201. The first recorded exploration of the adjacent coastline was by Matthew Flinders in the vessel HMS Investigator from 10 13 February 1802. He named the offshore islands but did not note the presence of Waterloo Bay in his log. Edward John Eyre explored the area on land in 1840 and 1841 on a journey to Western Australia from Port Lincoln. Originally named Waterloo Bay, the township was later named by Governor Sir William Jervois on a plan for the town on 23 November 1878. Locally it is believed to be named after the writer and educator Ellen Liston who was born in England in 1838 and emigrated to South Australia in 1850. She was a governess working on a local property (Nilkerloo) owned by John Hamp.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Fec Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 116
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786137737156
• ISBN-10: 6137737152
• Artikelnr.: 34474640