Collinsville, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 33°23′37″S 139°10′05″E / 33.3936°S 139.168090°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 11 (SAL 2021)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5418[1] | ||||||||||||
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Collinsville is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder.[1] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".[4] It has almost exactly the same boundaries as the cadastral Hundred of Tomkinson, with small variations on its western border.[5]
The Hundred of Tomkinson was proclaimed on 18 September 1879 by Governor William Jervois, named after politician Samuel Tomkinson.[5] Collinsville Post Office opened on 1 April 1896, named after the property of local grazier John Collins; it closed on 1 December 1917. The state Nomenclature Committee had recommended in 1916 that the post office be renamed 'Metiappa', an abridgement of 'Piltimetiappa', the Aboriginal name for a local creek and the name of another local station, but there is no record of this having occurred before the closure.[4][6] The Collinsville property developed as a famous merino stud, and upon Collins' death, The Advertiser described his family firm as "among the best studmasters in Australia".[7]
The historic Collinsville Homestead Complex and the Piltimittiappa Homestead are both listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[8][9]
Much of the Caroona Creek Conservation Park lies within Collinsville.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Search result(s) for Collinsville, 5418". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Collinsville (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Collinsville (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Search result(s) for Collinsville, 5418". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Search result(s) for Hundred of Tomkinson, 5417". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Collinsville". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "DEATH OF PIONEER PASTORALIST". The Advertiser. South Australia. 23 July 1932. p. 16. Retrieved 4 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Collinsville Homestead Complex (Homestead, old cottage to south of homestead, house and underground tank to west of homestead, stone barn, stables, smithy & shearers' quarters)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Piltimittiappa Homestead, Chimney & Kitchen". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 May 2016.