Earth:Lucindale, South Australia

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Short description: Town in South Australia
Lucindale
South Australia
Building with a historic railway sign for Lucindale
Former railway building at the Lucindale museum
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Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 36°59′0″S 140°22′0″E / 36.983333°S 140.366667°E / -36.983333; 140.366667[1]
Population
Established25 January 1877 (town)
3 December 1998 (locality)[4][5]
Postcode(s)5272
Elevation30 m (98 ft)[6]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Naracoorte Lucindale Council[1]
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
CountyRobe[1]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[7]
Federal Division(s)Barker[8]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
21.2 °C
70 °F		 8.4 °C
47 °F		 601.6 mm
23.7 in
Localities around Lucindale:
Avenue Range Woolumbool Lochaber
Avenue Range
Conmurra		 Lucindale Stewart Range
Spence
Conmurra Coles
Fox		 Spence
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Lucindale is a small town in the south-east of South Australia. The town is located 345 kilometres (214 mi) south east of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2006 census, Lucindale had a population of 301.[9] The town is best known for hosting the annual South East Field Days, attracting over 26,000 visitors every March.[10]

History

The town was proclaimed on 25 January 1877.[4] It was named after Lady Jeannie Lucinda Musgrave—the wife of the Governor of South Australia, Anthony Musgrave. It was a station on the Kingston-Naracoorte railway line which opened around the same time and closed on 28 November 1987 then dismantled on 15 September 1991. A school was established in 1878.[11] The Post Office opened on 1 May 1877 but was known as Baker's Range for a few months.[12]

The locality of Lucindale was proclaimed on 3 December 1998.[5]

Today

Lucindale is home to a health centre, licensed post office and newsagent and a service station.[13] Education from reception to Year 12 is provided by the Lucindale Area School.[14]

The town was named Australia's tidiest town in 1994 and was a finalist in 2006.[15][16]

The town hosted the triple j One Night Stand on 14 September 2019.[17] More than 15,000 people attended.[18]

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League.[19]

In January 2021, a significant bushfire destroyed over 14,000 hectares of land surrounding the town of Lucindale.[20][21] At least 4 homes were destroyed in the blaze.[22]

Notable people from Lucindale

  • Sandy Roberts – television personality and sports presenter.[23]
  • Andrew McKay (born 1970) – former player of Carlton Football Club[24]
  • Darcy Fogarty (born 1999) – Adelaide Football Club since 2018[25]

Climate

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Search result for 'Lucindale, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities','Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". South Australian government. http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=roads&x=140.46597&y=-37.0388&z=11&uids=19,2,115,11,20,105&pinx=140.368550&piny=-36.972340&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Lucindale,+Locb. Retrieved 17 June 2019. 
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lucindale (Urban Centre)". 2016 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/UCL422032. 
  3. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lucindale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC40784. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Musgrave Jun., A. (25 January 1877). "Untitled proclamation re the "Township of Lucindale"". Government of South Australia. p. 168. http://www8.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1877/4/168.pdf. Retrieved 17 June 2019. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kentish, P.M. (3 December 1998). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Lucindale)". Government of South Australia. p. 1711. http://www9.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1998/173/1711.pdf. Retrieved 4 December 2018. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Lucindale Post Office". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. April 2014. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_026016_All.shtml. Retrieved 3 April 2014. 
  7. ↑ "District of MacKillop (map)". Electoral Commission SA. https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/publications/electoral-district-of-mackillop-pdf/download. Retrieved 17 June 2019. 
  8. ↑ "Federal electoral division of Barker". Australian Electoral Commission. http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-barker.pdf. Retrieved 17 June 2019. 
  9. ↑ Template:Census 2006 AUS
  10. ↑ "Lucindale South Australia". Travelmate. http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Lucindale_\_SA. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  11. ↑ "Lucindale". The Manning index of South Australian history. State Library of South Australia. http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/l/l6.htm#lucindale. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  12. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=SA&filter=*Lucindale*. 
  13. ↑ "Services". Lucindale Community website. LINC. http://www.lucindale.websyte.com.au/site.cfm?/lucindale/7/. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  14. ↑ "About us". Lucindale Area School. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080719070445/http://www.las.sa.edu.au/aboutus.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  15. ↑ "Australian Tidy Towns Awards – Results 1991 – 2007". KESAB environmental solutions. http://www.kesab.asn.au/index.php?page=australian-tidy-towns. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  16. ↑ "Lucindale: Centre of the Limestone Coast". LINC. http://www.lucindale.websyte.com.au/. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  17. ↑ J, Triple. "One Night Stand" (in en). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/one-night-stand-2019/. 
  18. ↑ Whetham, Bec (2019-09-16). "The best moments you may have missed from triple j's One Night Stand in Lucindale" (in en-AU). Australia: ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-16/triple-j-one-night-stand-lucindale-in-photos/11514534. 
  19. ↑ Full Points Footy. "Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara". http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/kowree-naracoorte-tatiara_football_league.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-25 
  20. ↑ "Damage being assessed after 'devastating' Lucindale grassfire" (in en-AU). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2021-01-11. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-12/lucindale-grass-fire-damage-sa-mount-scott-conservation/13049200. 
  21. ↑ "Bushfire Advice Message". https://data.eso.sa.gov.au/prod/cfs/criimson/1400359.0005276.html. 
  22. ↑ "Farmer describes sheltering in bunker to survive Lucindale fire" (in en-AU). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2021-01-12. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-12/survival-stories-emerge-after-lucindale-bushfire-tears-through/13051522. 
  23. ↑ Devlyn, Darren (2007-07-04). "Sandy Roberts' wake up call". The Sunday Times (Perth). http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22016542-5005382,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  24. ↑ "Andrew McKay". Carlton Football Club. http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Andrew+McKay. Retrieved 17 June 2019. 
  25. ↑ Homfray, Reece (25 November 2017). "From schoolies to Sydney, Darcy Fogarty and mates celebrate as he becomes a Crow". adelaidenow. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/adelaide/from-schoolies-to-sydney-darcy-fogarty-and-mates-celebrate-as-he-becomes-a-crow/news-story/363135e25785171da5fc94193cbe3c36. Retrieved 4 April 2018. 

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