The township adjacent to Leigh Creek Railway Station was officially dedicated as the Town of Copley by a proclamation published on 27 August 1891.[3] The name honours William Copley, who at the time the town was proclaimed was a member of the Legislative Council for the Northern District.[10]
According to Rodney Cockburn (in his Nomenclature of South Australia) the name Leigh Creek for the railway station and post office "was officially abandoned in 1916 on the advice of the Nomenclature Committee, who acted upon the suggestion of Lachlan McTaggart of Wooltana Station The Committee pointed out that it was most undesirable to have a town of one designation and a railway station and post office of another. The name Leigh Creek had no legal status by way of dedication, while the town of Copley was proclaimed under the Crown Lands Act and there were many sound reasons why the latter appellative should be adopted for all Government purposes. It seemed absurd to have a name wholly foreign to the title deeds used for the post office and railway station. At a public meeting the residents protested vigorously against the change.[11]
↑ "Placename Details: Copley". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 6 May 2013. SA0016021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
↑ "Country News". Chronicle. 5 May 1917. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
↑ "Copley". Outback Communities Authority. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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Extract entitled "Copley, A Potted History" Commemorating Copley's Centenary 1891–1991. On one side is a map, Portion D.BP.10, Roads Book
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