Mindarie

History

The area which is now in the local government area that includes Mindarie was previously occupied by Ngarrindjeri, Peramangk, Ngadjuri, and Wilyakali groups of Aboriginal Australian peoples. According to David Horton's map of Indigenous Australia, Mindarie is situated within the lands of the Ngargad people Nearly a century after the British colonisation of South Australia, which began in 1836, the Hundred of Mindarie, in the County of Albert, was proclaimed on 26 September 1912. The town on Mindarie was gazetted on 25 June 1914, The name Mindarie is believed to originate from an Aboriginal Australian language word referring to "a peace talk meeting". Mindarie was a stop on the Barmera railway line, which reached Barmera in 1928. The station, which had a pump shed from 1917, closed in 1974. The water pump was relocated to Pioneer Park in Karoonda. Mindarie school was founded in 1916, initially being taught in the town institute hall. and closed in 1966.

Most-observed species

• Calamanthus cautus (Gould, 1843)

  Calamanthus cautus (Gould, 1843) · Aves
  158
• White-eared Honeyeater

  Nesoptilotis leucotis (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  148
• Purple-gaped Honeyeater

  Lichenostomus cratitius (Gould, 1841) · Aves
  52
• Gray Shrikethrush

  Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  48
• Weebill

  Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  42
• Inland Thornbill

  Acanthiza apicalis Gould, 1847 · Aves
  34
• Golden Whistler

  Pachycephala pectoralis (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  29
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  25

Most recent

• 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 2.5 — 2007-06-12
  26 km E of Angaston, Australia