Town in South Australia
Perponda is a town and locality in the Australian state of
South Australia located about 111 kilometres (69 mi) east of the state capital of
Adelaide .
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History
Perponda was on the
Waikerie railway line until it closed in 1994. The school opened in 1924, but has since closed.
[9] The town was surveyed in 1919 and the name is derived from the local
Aboriginal word for the plains.
[10] The modern locality area includes the former town of Kalyan which was the next siding north along the railway.
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References
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"Search results for 'Perponda, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Railways' and 'Gazetteer' " . Location SA Map Viewer . Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2018 .
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022).
"Perponda (suburb and locality)" . Australian Census 2021 QuickStats . Retrieved 28 June 2022 .
^ Peake, A.H. (1 May 1919).
"TOWNS OF COBDOGLA, COPEVILLE, AND PERPONDA" (PDF) . The South Australian Government Gazette . South Australian Government. p. 797. Retrieved 6 May 2018 .
^ Kentish, P.M. (11 November 1999).
"GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Karoonda East Murray)" (PDF) . The South Australian Government Gazette . South Australian Government. p. 2321. Retrieved 5 May 2018 .
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"Postcode for Perponda, South Australia" . Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
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"District of Hammond (map)" . Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 4 May 2018 .
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"Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF) . Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2015 .
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"Summary (climate) statistics KAROONDA (nearest weather station)" .
Commonwealth of Australia ,
Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 4 May 2018 .
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"Placename Details: Perponda School" .
Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure . 16 April 2009. SA0035471. Archived from
the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015 .
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"Placename Details: Perponda" .
Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure . 12 May 2011. SA0064188. Archived from
the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015 .
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"Placename Details: Perponda" .
Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure . 4 March 2010. SA0054530. Archived from
the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015 .