Eudunda

History

Eudunda is within the traditional lands of the Ngadjuri people. The first Europeans in the area were those travelling to Adelaide markets from New South Wales and Queensland in the 1830s. In 1838, four livestock importers from the eastern colonies, John Hill, William Wood, Charles Willis and John Oakden, embarked on a journey to bring livestock overland from New South Wales to South Australia, following the Murray River, naming landmarks along the way. Shortly after, pastoralists such as Frederick Dutton took up sheep grazing runs in the area. Eudunda township was established in 1870 by John Henry Hannan, who owned the land that was surveyed and divided for sale. The first European settlers were primarily German Lutheran immigrants. In 1874, Friedrich Gotthilf Ernst Appelt opened Appelt's General Store on South Terrace. The building is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. The town became the centre of local government in 1878 with the establishment of the District Council of Neales, which operated until 1932 when it merged with the District Council of Julia to create the District Council of Eudunda. It continued until 1997 when it was replaced by the formation of the Regional Council of Goyder. A major business, founded in 1884 by Johannes Wiesner and Gustav Hilbig, was the Eudunda Machine Factory, known for its forges and production of plough and scarifier shares. The business changed hands several times, with Carl and Heinrich Lutz taking over in 1895 and gaining recognition for their strippers, which were widely sold in New South Wales and Victoria. Theodor and Georg Jansen took over in 1905, expanding the business and diversifying into servicing motor vehicles when they started to became more prevalent. In 1951, Johannes and Leslie Reimann acquired…

Most-observed species

• Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard

  Tiliqua adelaidensis (Peters, 1863) · Squamata
  553
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  113
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  88
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  70
• Striated Pardalote

  Pardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  50
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  49
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  48
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  48

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2020-05-14
  15 km WSW of Burra, Australia
• M 3.2 — 2018-08-08
  11 km WNW of Mannum, Australia
• M 3.9 — 2017-02-01
  9 km NW of Murray Bridge, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2007-08-03
  23 km SSE of Burra, Australia
• M 2.5 — 2007-06-12
  26 km E of Angaston, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2006-08-26
  41 km NE of Kapunda, Australia