Beachport, South Australia
- Beachport, South Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Beachport
state = South Australia
caption =
lga = Wattle Range Council
postcode =
est = 1878
pop = 346 "2006 Census" [Census 2006 AUS]
id=UCL402200
name=Beachport (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2008-06-01
quick=on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Mackillop
fedgov = Barker
dist1 = 379
dir1 = SE
location1= Adelaide
near-nw = Robe
near-se = Millicent
near-ne = Naracoorte
Beachport is a small coastal town 379 kilometres south-east of Adelaide, South Australia, located in the Wattle Range Council.
Known for its 772 metre long jetty (the second longest in SA), Beachport is located on the northern end of Rivoli Bay. It has a large crayfish fishing fleet. Popular recreational fishing spots include the Salmon Hole, jetty and 10 Mile Beach. Other attractions include the Salt Lake, Lake George and the rugged coastal views of the Scenic Drive. The Beachport Conservation Park includes 710 hectares of beaches, rocky headlands and boobialla scrub. [ [http://www.parks.sa.gov.au/publish/groups/public/@parks/@lowersoutheast/documents/all/parks_pdfs_beachport_cp.pdf South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage] ]
The town was named on 23 May 1878 for the then British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn [ [http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/b/b9.htm#beachport The Manning Index of Place Names of South Australia] ] , and officially proclaimed a port on 21 November 1878. In the same year a lighthouse was erected close by on Penguin Island and a railway to Mount Gambier was completed. The railway closed in 1956. [ [http://www.wattlerange.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=217 Wattle Range Council] ]
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Rail transport in South Australia — South Australia was the first colony in Australia to build a railway line. It was a horse drawn tramway from the port of Goolwa on the Murray River to an ocean harbour at Port Elliot in 1854. Today the state has RailGauge|1600 broad gauge… … Wikipedia
Protected areas of South Australia — South Australia contains 324 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 216,310 km² (21.97% of the state’s area). Eighteen of these areas are National parks, totalling 43,374 km² (4.41% of the state’s area). Contents 1 Protected … Wikipedia
Eisenbahn in South Australia — Kapspurige Dampflokomotive Nr. 9 der V Klasse der South Australian Railways von 1877. Heute aufgestellt als Denkmallokomotive in Naracoorte Die Eisenbahn in South Australia zeichnet sich durch eine – selbst für australische Verhältnisse – üppige… … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of cities and towns in South Australia — This is a list of town and locality names in South Australia outside of the metropolitan postal area of Adelaide.:For a list of suburbs in metropolitan areas of Adelaide, see lists inside following individual city council articles: City of… … Wikipedia
Thornlea, South Australia — Thornlea is a locality on the Beachport Penola Road within the boundaries of Wattle Range Council … Wikipedia
South End (disambiguation) — South End, South end or Southend may refer to:Places in the United Kingdom: *Southend on Sea **London Southend Airport **Southend (UK Parliament constituency) **Southend Manor F.C. **Southend United F.C. *Southend, Argyll and Bute *Southend,… … Wikipedia
List of postcodes in South Australia/numeric sort — Postcodes are used by Australia Post to identify postal districts in Australia. This list is sorted numerically to facilitate seeing which towns/suburbs share a postcode.5000s inner suburbs* 5000 Adelaide * 5001 GPO Boxes * 5005 University of… … Wikipedia
History of rail transport in Australia — This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series Following the British model, Australians generally assumed in the 1850s that railways would be built by the private sector. Private companies built railways in the then… … Wikipedia
List of National Trust properties in Australia — This list includes any stately home, historic house, museum or other property in the care of the National Trust of Australia. Many, but not all, of these are open to the public.Australian Capital Territory*Lanyon Homestead (staffed by the Trust,… … Wikipedia
List of twin towns and sister cities in Oceania — This is a list of twin towns or sister cities in the gegraphical region of Oceania that is, pairs of towns or cities in different countries which have town twinning arrangements. Where known, the date of formation of the twinning agreement is… … Wikipedia
