Waterloo

History

The township of Waterloo was surveyed and established in 1865 in the Hundred of Waterloo, County of Light. It derives its name from the famous battle of the Napoleonic Wars. Waterloo is situated in a valley on the head of the Light River. Located about midway between Kapunda and Burra, it is not to be confused with Waterloo Corner on the Adelaide Plains. In 1866 a petition was signed by 233 of the inhabitants and settlers for the establishment of a police station and courthouse. The government rejected this, as the township then comprised not more than six houses, a flourmill, and a hotel. The locality is the birthplace of Tom Kruse, the Australian outback mailman who worked on the Birdsville Track in the border area between South Australia and Queensland.

Most-observed species

• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  400
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  361
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  326
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  324
• Striated Pardalote

  Pardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  317
• Gray Shrikethrush

  Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  230
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  219
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  218

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 3.1 — 2008-12-04
  17 km ESE of Crystal Brook, 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