Atlas of South Australia

Contributors Preface Acknowledgements Introducing South Australia The Course of Settlement▶Environment Resources▶Production▶South Australians▶Regional Areas▶

Aboriginal Occupation Australia 1836 Charting the Gulfs Europeans: The Entry Phase Exploration Taking Possession Organizing a Colony 1850: The Province Established Land Survey and Disposal 1865: Consolidation and Expansion Copper, Grain and Wool 1890: Depression and Experiment Rural Developments 1890 - 1920 The Territory Connection 1920: The Farmers' State Between The Wars 1950: Forging an Industrial State Aborigines and Europeans Aboriginal Lands Aboriginal Population 1985: Achievement and Uncertainty Adelaide Urban Planning

Geology Landforms Climate and Weather Soils Vegetation Environmental Change Conservation and Recreation Water Supply Fisheries Natural Hazards

Agriculture Minerals and Energy Manufacturing Transport

Population Change Population 1881 Population 1981 Population 1996 Age Groups 1981 Workforce 1981 Journey to Work 1981 Housing Politics Trade Areas

Adelaide Region Barossa Valley Mid North and Iron Triangle Outback Flinders Ranges Murraylands Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island South-East Eyre Peninsula

South East (Province 1)▶Murray Mallee (Province 2)▶Mt Lofty Block (Province 3)▶Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas (Province 4)▶Eastern Pastoral (Province 5)▶Flinders Ranges (Province 6)▶Western Pastoral (Province 7)▶Northern Arid (Province 8)▶

South Coast (Environmental Region 1.1)▶Southern Coastal Plains (Environmental Region 1.2)▶Mt. Gambier Volcanics (Environmental Region 1.3)▶Southern Wetlands and Dune Ranges (Environmental Region 1.4)▶Frances Plateau (Environmental Region 1.5)▶

Beachport (Environmental Association 1.1.1)Lake George (Environmental Association 1.1.2)Nene (Environmental Association 1.1.3)Port MacDonnell (Environmental Association 1.1.4)Coolatoo (Environmental Association 1.1.5)

Woakwine (Environmental Association 1.2.1)Noolook (Environmental Association 1.2.2)Lake Hawdon (Environmental Association 1.2.3)Konetta (Environmental Association 1.2.4)Allendale (Environmental Association 1.2.5)Cortina (Environmental Association 1.2.6)Tilley Swamp (Environmental Association 1.2.7)

Mt. Burr (Environmental Association 1.3.1)Lake Leake (Environmental Association 1.3.2)Glencoe (Environmental Association 1.3.3)Tartwaup (Environmental Association 1.3.4)Mt. Gambier (Environmental Association 1.3.5)Caroline (Environmental Association 1.3.6)

Kybybolite (Environmental Association 1.5.1)Bangham (Environmental Association 1.5.2)

Murray Lakes (Environmental Region 2.1)▶Northern Calcarenite Ridges and Plains (Environmental Region 2.2)▶South-East Mallee Heathlands (Environmental Region 2.3)▶Upper Murray Lands (Environmental Region 2.4)▶

Goolwa (Environmental Association 2.1.1)Lake Alexandrina (Environmental Association 2.1.2)Narrung (Environmental Association 2.1.3)Mt. Misery (Environmental Association 2.1.4)Coorong (Environmental Association 2.1.5)

Kangaroo Island (Environmental Region 3.1)▶Peninsula Uplands (Environmental Region 3.2)▶Mid-North Wheatlands (Environmental Region 3.3)▶

Gantheaume (Environmental Association 3.1.1)Parndana (Environmental Association 3.1.2)Stokes Bay (Environmental Association 3.1.3)Mt. Marsden (Environmental Association 3.1.4)Amberley (Environmental Association 3.1.5)Cygnet (Environmental Association 3.1.6)Macgillivray (Environmental Association 3.1.7)Coranda (Environmental Association 3.1.8)

Southern Highlands and Plains (Environmental Region 4.1)▶West Coast (Environmental Region 4.2)▶Central Mallee Plains and Dunes (Environmental Region 4.3)▶Northern Myall Plains (Environmental Region 4.4)▶Southern Yorke Peninsula (Environmental Region 4.5)▶Gulf Plains (Environmental Region 4.6)▶

Drummond (Environmental Association 4.2.1)Brimpton (Environmental Association 4.2.2)Kappawanta (Environmental Association 4.2.3)Polda (Environmental Association 4.2.4)Newland (Environmental Association 4.2.5)Mt. Cooper (Environmental Association 4.2.6)Inkster (Environmental Association 4.2.7)Streaky Bay (Environmental Association 4.2.8)

Thurlga (Environmental Association 4.4.1)Buckleboo (Environmental Association 4.4.2)Yeltana (Environmental Association 4.4.3)Lake Gilles (Environmental Association 4.4.4)Middleback Range (Environmental Association 4.4.5)Whyalla (Environmental Association 4.4.6)Red Rock (Environmental Association 4.4.7)

Innes (Environmental Association 4.5.1)Gorny (Environmental Association 4.5.2)Yorketown (Environmental Association 4.5.3)Urania (Environmental Association 4.5.4)

South Olary Plains (Environmental Region 5.1)▶Olary Spur (Environmental Region 5.2)▶Southern Frome Basin (Environmental Region 5.3)▶

Mongalata (Environmental Association 5.1.1)Florieton (Environmental Association 5.1.2)Canopus (Environmental Association 5.1.3)Hypurna (Environmental Association 5.1.4)Pine Valley (Environmental Association 5.1.5)Fords Lagoon (Environmental Association 5.1.6)Faraway Hill (Environmental Association 5.1.7)Anabama (Environmental Association 5.1.8)Gairloch Dam (Environmental Association 5.1.9)

Terowie (Environmental Association 5.2.1)Bundara (Environmental Association 5.2.2)Tiverton (Environmental Association 5.2.3)Yunta (Environmental Association 5.2.4)Benda Range (Environmental Association 5.2.5)Wiawera Creek (Environmental Association 5.2.6)Koonamore (Environmental Association 5.2.7)Bimbowrie (Environmental Association 5.2.8)

Curnamona (Environmental Association 5.3.1)Birthday Dam (Environmental Association 5.3.2)Old Telechie (Environmental Association 5.3.3)Peaked Hill (Environmental Association 5.3.4)Yarramba (Environmental Association 5.3.5)Cockburn (Environmental Association 5.3.6)Benagerie (Environmental Association 5.3.7)

Southern Basins And Ranges (Environmental Region 6.1)▶Northern Complex (Environmental Region 6.2)▶

Gawler Uplands (Environmental Region 7.1)▶Torrens Depression (Environmental Region 7.2)▶Central Salt Lakes and Plateaux (Environmental Region 7.3)▶Kingoonya Plains and Dunes (Environmental Region 7.4)▶Great Victoria Desert (Environmental Region 7.5)▶Nullarbor (Environmental Region 7.6)▶

Simmens (Environmental Association 7.1.1)Tregolana (Environmental Association 7.1.2)Yudnapinna (Environmental Association 7.1.3)Iron Knob (Environmental Association 7.1.4)Gawler (Environmental Association 7.1.5)Uno Range (Environmental Association 7.1.6)Pine Lodge (Environmental Association 7.1.7)Jarret (Environmental Association 7.1.8)Koolcutta (Environmental Association 7.1.9)Douglas (Environmental Association 7.1.10)

Arden (Environmental Association 7.2.1)Mulgarie (Environmental Association 7.2.2)Torrens (Environmental Association 7.2.3)

Glendambo (Environmental Association 7.4.1)Labyrinth (Environmental Association 7.4.2)Wallabyng (Environmental Association 7.4.3)Yerda (Environmental Association 7.4.4)Bamboo Swamp (Environmental Association 7.4.5)Moondiepitchnie (Environmental Association 7.4.6)Yarra Wurta (Environmental Association 7.4.7)

Ilkina (Environmental Association 7.5.1)Yellabina (Environmental Association 7.5.2)

Kroonilla (Environmental Association 7.6.1)Chintumba (Environmental Association 7.6.2)Bight (Environmental Association 7.6.3)Yalata (Environmental Association 7.6.4)Nullarbor (Environmental Association 7.6.5)Muckera (Environmental Association 7.6.6)

Northern Uplands and Alluvial Plains (Environmental Region 8.1)▶Western Sandplains (Environmental Region 8.2)▶Central Tablelands (Environmental Region 8.3)▶Lake Eyre Basin (Environmental Region 8.4)▶

Mt. Davies (Environmental Association 8.1.1)Mann Range (Environmental Association 8.1.2)Walatajarnja (Environmental Association 8.1.3)Musgrave (Environmental Association 8.1.4)Officer (Environmental Association 8.1.5)

Lake Frome (Environmental Association 8.4.1)Strzelecki Desert (Environmental Association 8.4.2)Merninnie (Environmental Association 8.4.3)Cooper Creek (Environmental Association 8.4.4)Piniewirie (Environmental Association 8.4.5)Stony Desert (Environmental Association 8.4.6)Warburton (Environmental Association 8.4.7)Simpson Desert (Environmental Association 8.4.8)Kallakoopah (Environmental Association 8.4.9)Lake Eyre (Environmental Association 8.4.10)Finke (Environmental Association 8.4.11)

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