Blyth

History

The Padnaindi group of the Kaurna people lived on the Blyth Plains for thousands of years before the British colonisation of South Australia. Settler David Hughes happened upon the plains in 1842, which were named Jacob’s Plains after Hughes’ employer, John Jacob. carved out of land that was then a huge pastoral lease. It was named after Sir Arthur Blyth, who had three terms as Premier of South Australia. The railway closed on 29 March 1989 and was removed shortly after. Adjacent stations were Brinkworth to the north and Hoyleton and Halbury to the south.

Most-observed species

• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  468
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  410
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  410
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  386
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  370
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  304
• Striated Pardalote

  Pardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  222
• Red-rumped Parrot

  Psephotus haematonotus (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  216

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2024-04-17
  8 km ENE of Jamestown, 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 4.1 — 2011-09-04
  16 km SW of Peterborough, Australia
• M 3.1 — 2008-12-04
  17 km ESE of Crystal Brook, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2007-08-03
  23 km SSE of Burra, Australia