Appila

History

The town of Yarrowie (an Aboriginal word for hunting ground) was established in 1872 following the proclamation of the Strangways Land Act for closer settlement in 1869. The town grew quickly as settlers moved to the area, and by the 1880s it had two hotels, four blacksmiths, three carpenters, Protestant, Catholic and government schools, a post office and telegraph station as well as other stores. In 1877 the name was changed to Appila-Yarrowie then later to just Appila to remove confusion with other towns including Yarcowie, Tarcowie, Terowie, Caltowie and Willowie. When the Lutheran school was closed by the state government in 1918, it had 33 students.

Most-observed species

• Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard

  Tiliqua adelaidensis (Peters, 1863) · Squamata
  199
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  148
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  114
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  73
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  62
• Maned Duck

  Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  59
• Apostlebird

  Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837 · Aves
  55
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  50

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2024-04-17
  8 km ENE of Jamestown, Australia
• M 4.9 — 2023-03-22
  60 km ENE of Peterborough, Australia
• M 4.4 — 2020-05-14
  15 km WSW of Burra, Australia
• M 3.3 — 2018-07-09
  9 km NNW of Jamestown, Australia
• M 4 — 2017-04-24
  29 km ENE of Quorn, Australia
• M 4.6 — 2011-10-15
  73 km E of Quorn, Australia