Freeling

History

The township of Freeling was surveyed in March 1860 by Robert Stephenson. It was named after Major-General Sir Arthur Henry Freeling, Surveyor-General of South Australia from 1849 to 1861. Freeling was a stopping place on the Gawler to Kapunda railway, which opened in 1860 but is no longer used. The Freeling Hotel was founded in 1863, the Railway Hotel in 1867 and the St Petri Lutheran Church (now a private home) in 1871. By 1866, Freeling's population numbered approximately 60.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  832
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  799
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  609
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  542
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  461
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  450
• New Holland Honeyeater

  Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  437
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  436

Most recent

• M 3 — 2022-03-29
  3 km ESE of Macclesfield, Australia
• M 4 — 2022-03-05
  3 km SW of Mount Barker, Australia
• 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 3.3 — 2011-10-18
  3 km ESE of Hawthorndene, Australia