Clements Gap, South Australia

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Clements Gap
South Australia
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Clements Gap
Coordinates 33°31′27″S138°02′25″E / 33.524060°S 138.040390°E / -33.524060; 138.040390 Coordinates: 33°31′27″S138°02′25″E / 33.524060°S 138.040390°E / -33.524060; 138.040390
Postcode(s) 5523
Location16 km (10 mi) nw of Redhill
LGA(s) Port Pirie
Barunga West
County County of Daly
State electorate(s) Narungga [1]
Federal Division(s) Grey [2]
Localities around Clements Gap:
Wandearah West Wandearah East Merriton
Fisherman Bay Clements Gap Redhill
Port Broughton Mundoora Redhill

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]

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

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References

  1. Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search for 'Clements Gap, LOCB'". Property Location Browser. SA0037028. Retrieved 23 June 2017. 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.