Jamestown, South Australia
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| Jamestown South Australia |
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| Population: | 1,407 [1] |
| Postcode: | 5491 |
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| LGA: | Northern Areas Council |
| State District: | Stuart |
| Federal Division: | Grey |
Jamestown is a town in the Mid North region of South Australia 207 kilometres (129 mi) north of Adelaide. It is on the banks of the Belalie Creek and on the railway line between Gladstone and Peterborough, and ultimately on the main line linking Adelaide and Perth to Sydney. At the 2006 census, Jamestown had a population of 1,407.[1]
Jamestown was named after Sir James Fergusson, the Governor of South Australia when the town was surveyed in 1871.
Major products of the area are grain, legumes, wool and timber. The world's first plantation forest was the Bundaleer Forest first planted in the area in 1876.
Jamestown is in the Northern Areas Council, the South Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district of Stuart and the federal Division of Grey.
Sir John Cockburn was the town's first Mayor, doctor, and later Premier of South Australia in 1889–1890.
Jamestown is also the birthplace of Australian bush legend, the late Reginald Murray Williams, better known as R. M. Williams the bush outfitter.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Jamestown (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
[edit] External links
- Jamestown, South Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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