Kooroona, South Australia

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Kooroona
South Australia
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Kooroona
Coordinates 34°05′39″S137°35′33″E / 34.094160°S 137.592550°E / -34.094160; 137.592550
Population17 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5558 [2]
LGA(s) Copper Coast Council
State electorate(s) Narungga [3]
Federal division(s) Grey [2]
Localities around Kooroona:
Moonta Moonta Moonta Mines
Port Hughes Kooroona Moonta Mines
Hamley
Nalyappa Nalyappa Agery
FootnotesCoordinates [4]

Kooroona is a rural locality at the north end of the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, situated directly south of the town of Moonta. It is located in the Copper Coast Council. [2]

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Description

The name and boundaries of Kooroona were formalised in January 1999, in respect of the long established local name. The area was alternatively known as Copper Valley, and had previously been known as South Bower, after a mining venture in the area. [4] The historic Moonta Cemetery is located at the northern tip of Kooroona and is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. [5] The remainder of the locality is largely agricultural land. [2]

History

The South Bower Mining Company initially operated a mine at what is now Koonoona, and reconstituted itself in 1870 as the Copper Valley Mining Company. [6] The mine itself was renamed South Hamley around 1874. [7]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kooroona (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search result(s) for Kooroona, 5558". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Search result(s) for Kooroona, 5558". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. "Moonta Cemetery, including Wall, Gates and Waiting Room". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. "THE COPPER VALLEY MINING COMPANY". The Wallaroo Times And Mining Journal . Vol. VI, no. 572. South Australia. 20 July 1870. p. 3. Retrieved 17 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "COPPER". South Australian Chronicle And Weekly Mail . Vol. XVI, no. 814. South Australia. 21 March 1874. p. 7. Retrieved 17 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.