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| '''Echunga''' is a small town in the ] located 34 km south-east of ] in ]. | '''Echunga''' is a small town in the ] located 34 km south-east of ] in ]. | ||
| The area was initially settled in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849. ] was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed ] in South Australia. This led to a ] |
The area was initially settled in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849. ] was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed ] in South Australia. This led to a ]; however, it did not last long with the ] exhausted and all but abandoned within a year. Subsequent discoveries in 1853 and 1854 led to smaller and equally short-lived rushes. In 1868 more gold was discovered at nearby ], which proved to be a much larger and long-lived field.<ref name="frr">{{cite web | url=http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/echunga.htm | title=Echunga | accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref> | ||
| The town reputedly takes its name from an ] word 'eechungga' which may mean either 'a short distance' or 'close by'. For a brief time Echunga prospered and it has been estimated that at its peak it had grown to a population in excess of 1,200. <ref name="smh">{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/South-Australia/Echunga/2005/02/17/1108500204243.html | title=Echunga, South Australia | accessdate=2006-11-27 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=2004-02-08}}</ref> Echunga is part of Battunga Country.<ref name="battungacountry">{{cite web | url=http://www.battunga.org.au | title=Battunga Country | accessdate=2007-07-03}}</ref> | The town reputedly takes its name from an ] word 'eechungga' which may mean either 'a short distance' or 'close by'. For a brief time Echunga prospered and it has been estimated that at its peak it had grown to a population in excess of 1,200. <ref name="smh">{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/South-Australia/Echunga/2005/02/17/1108500204243.html | title=Echunga, South Australia | accessdate=2006-11-27 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=2004-02-08}}</ref> Echunga is part of Battunga Country.<ref name="battungacountry">{{cite web | url=http://www.battunga.org.au | title=Battunga Country | accessdate=2007-07-03}}</ref> | ||
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Town in South Australia
| Echunga South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 846 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1849 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5153 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Mount Barker | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Heysen | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Echunga is a small town in the Adelaide Hills located 34 km south-east of Adelaide in South Australia. The area was initially settled in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849. Gold was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed goldfield in South Australia. This led to a gold rush; however, it did not last long with the diggings exhausted and all but abandoned within a year. Subsequent discoveries in 1853 and 1854 led to smaller and equally short-lived rushes. In 1868 more gold was discovered at nearby Jupiter Creek, which proved to be a much larger and long-lived field.
The town reputedly takes its name from an Kaurna word 'eechungga' which may mean either 'a short distance' or 'close by'. For a brief time Echunga prospered and it has been estimated that at its peak it had grown to a population in excess of 1,200. Echunga is part of Battunga Country.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Echunga (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- "Echunga". Retrieved 29 March 2007.
- "Echunga, South Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
- "Battunga Country". Retrieved 3 July 2007.
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