Spalding

History

Prior to 1869, there were five sheep runs in the Spalding area: Bundaleer, Booborowie, Canowie, Hill River and Bungaree. From this date, the Spalding area was made available to farmers and a farming-centred community grew. On 30 July 1885, the District Council of Spalding was proclaimed; it remained until 1997, when it merged into the Northern Areas Council. The historic Spalding Railway Bridge over the Broughton River and Bundaleer Reservoir site are both listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  51
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  45
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  42
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  40
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  37
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  36
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  35
• Australian Kestrel

  Falco cenchroides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  28

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 4.6 — 2009-01-26
  25 km NE of Peterborough, Australia
• M 3.1 — 2008-12-28
  40 km SSE of Quorn, Australia