Normanville, South Australia

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Normanville
South Australia
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Normanville beach at dusk
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Normanville
Coordinates 35°27′0″S138°19′0″E / 35.45000°S 138.31667°E / -35.45000; 138.31667
Population864 (2006 census) [1]
Established1850
Postcode(s) 5204
LGA(s) District Council of Yankalilla
Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island [2]
County County of Hindmarsh [3]
State electorate(s) Mawson [4]
Federal division(s) Mayo [5]
Localities around Normanville:
Gulf St Vincent Carrickalinga Carrickalinga
Gulf St Vincent Normanville Yankalilla
Hay Flat
Gulf St Vincent Wirrina Cove
Hay Flat
Hay Flat
FootnotesAdjoining localities [3]

Normanville is a coastal town in the Australian state of South Australia on the west coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula.

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Location and geography

Normanville is 77 kilometres (48 mi) south of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the largest regional centre on the western side of the Fleurieu Peninsula.[ citation needed ] It is situated next to the mouth of the Bungala River.

The Yankalilla River has its mouth just south of the town, at Lady Bay. [6]

History

The town was established by South Australia's first dentist, Robert Norman, in 1849. General houses for people were built first, followed by the general store, and the hotel. This was quickly followed by the local Government House, which housed the Police Officer, court house, and jail cells. Norman opened the Normanville Hotel in 1851 and a church soon after. The Normanville Hotel became the host of the first district council meeting for the area. The town eventually grew to become a successful wheat exporting area, using the nearby jetty at the current Normanville Beach as a port for ships coming and going. However, with the development of Adelaide as the capital city, it lost its prior importance.[ citation needed ]

Heritage listings

Normanville includes the following sites listed on the South Australian Heritage Register:

Economy

Normanville's economy is primarily based on and driven by tourism, although primary production is still active in the area.[ citation needed ] The Normanville Beach, jetty, historic buildings and the Normanville Hotel are the main focal points for visitors.[ citation needed ] Normanville is situated in the Southern Fleurieu wine region.[ citation needed ]

Media

Normanville has a radio station – Radio 876 – which plays a mixture of Country, Easy-Listening and Nostalgia 24 hours a day.

See also

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census – Normaville (Urban Centre/Locality)
  2. "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Search result for "Normanville (LOCB)" (Record no. SA0050431) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. Schultz, Chester (4 August 2016). "Place Name Summary (PNS) 1/03: Patpangga" (PDF). Adelaide Research & Scholarship. The Southern Kaurna Place Names Project. University of Adelaide . Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. "Normanville Wesleyan Cemetery". South Australian Heritage Register. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  8. "Dickson Beach House". South Australian Heritage Register. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  9. "Former Ferguson's Flour Mill". South Australian Heritage Register. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  10. "Normanville Coastal Dunes". South Australian Heritage Register. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  11. "Normanville Coastal Dunes Geological Site – First Additional Area". South Australian Heritage Register. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  12. "Normanville Coastal Dunes Geological Site – Second Additional Area". South Australian Heritage Register. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

Further reading

Straiton, P. 2015 1,2,3,4, I Believe I Thought I Saw: Preliminary Examination of Normanville Beach. Master Thesis, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, Adelaide.