Wistow

History

Wistow was established by William Filder who, having been granted the land in 1853, sold 15 acres in 1859. Filder retained 2 acres following the sale, which he named Wistow. The town expanded significantly through the 1850s, and 1860s with the addition of a police station circa. 1850s, the Morning Star Inn in 1855, and a Post Office in 1867. The police station that operated in Wistow was primarily created for the purposes of ensuring adequate supervision of rail work crews during the construction of the Victor Harbor Line to Mount Barker, and therefore closed when the Mount Barker extension opened in 1884. The town features a South Australian Heritage listing for Eden House.

Most-observed species

• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  5,717
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  5,198
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  5,003
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  4,435
• New Holland Honeyeater

  Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  4,279
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  4,004
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  3,735
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  3,482

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 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
• M 3.8 — 2010-04-16
  2 km N of Macclesfield, Australia