Hanson

History

The town was surveyed in 1865 and originally known as Daviestown, Davieston, or Davies Town, named after Sir Richard Davies Hanson (1805–76), a Chief Justice of South Australia and acting Governor of the then colony from 1872 to 1873. The first lots were offered for sale first on 30 November 1865. The change brought the town's name into line with that of the nearby Hanson railway station. On the same date, the nearby town known as Hanson officially became Farrell Flat, also aligning that town's name with that of its railway station. Over the years Hanson has comprised a church, a hall, a school, a shop, a railway station and a few houses. File:Methodist Church at Hanson.jpg|Former Hanson Methodist Church (2013) File:School House at Hanson.jpg|Former Hanson Primary School building (2013)

Most-observed species

• Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard

  Tiliqua adelaidensis (Peters, 1863) · Squamata
  3,124
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  560
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  480
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  327
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  300
• Striated Pardalote

  Pardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  284
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  265
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  261

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