Calomba, South Australia

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Calomba
South Australia
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Calomba
Coordinates 34°23′35″S138°25′08″E / 34.393°S 138.419°E / -34.393; 138.419
Population46 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5501 [2]
LGA(s) Adelaide Plains Council [2]
State electorate(s) Narungga [3]
Federal division(s) Grey
Localities around Calomba:
Long Plains Pinery Pinery
Windsor Calomba Grace Plains
Dublin Dublin Mallala
FootnotesCoordinates [4]
Adjoining localities [4]

Calomba is a rural locality in South Australia, situated in the Adelaide Plains Council. The formal boundaries were established in 1997 for the long established local name. [2] [4] The place name is supposed to have come from Trigonella suavissima , a native plant also known as calomba. [5] [6] [7]

It had a former railway siding, located between Mallala and Long Plains on the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line. [4] The area was formerly known as Shannon, but the railway station was named Calomba at its opening in 1916 due to the presence of another "Shannon" in the state. [8]

A postal receiving office at Calomba opened in April 1920, became a post office in January 1921, and closed on 19 January 1975. It shared a premises with the local store. [8] [9]

The district had a school at Stoney Point junction [10]

The town was severely damaged by a bushfire in 1948, with almost £100,000 worth of damage being incurred. Three buildings in the main street were destroyed, including the post office and store; a church, homes and farm equipment were also lost. [11]

The Shannon Methodist Church was opened in 1872, closed in 1957 and demolished in 1965. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Calomba (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Search result(s) for Calomba, 5501". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Search result for 'Calomba, LOCB'". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0062511. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Praite, R (1970). Place Names of South Australia. Rigby. ISBN   0-85179-083-6.
  6. ↑ Manning, Geoffrey (2010). The place names of our land: a South Australian anthology, Modbury, South Australia. Gould Genealogy & History.
  7. ↑ "Search result for 'Calomba Railway Station, RSTA'". Government of South Australia. SA0011719. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Calomba Railway Servicea". Mallala Now and Then. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Calomba". Phoenix Auctions Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Search result for 'Stoney Point, JUNC'". Government of South Australia. SA0063280. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Disastrous SA bush fire sweeps town". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 31, 637. Victoria, Australia. 24 January 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Shannon Methodist Church". NowAndThen.net.au. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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