German Creek, South Australia
| German Creek South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  German Creek | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′42″S 140°28′56″E / 37.82827°S 140.482310°ECoordinates: 37°49′42″S 140°28′56″E / 37.82827°S 140.482310°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5291 [1] | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant [1] | ||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast [2] | ||||||||||||
| County | County of Grey[3] | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier [1] | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker [1] | ||||||||||||
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German Creek is a rural locality in south-eastern South Australia, situated in the District Council of Grant.[1] The boundaries were formalised in October 1995 for the long established name. The postcode was originally 5280, but was altered to 5291 in 2004.[3] It was reportedly named for a German who was shepherding in the area.[4]
The German Creek area was offered to the government for closer settlement purposes in 1911; however, while the government purchased the nearby Moorak estate, it declined to purchase land at German Creek, and the area was privately subdivided.[5][6]
It was renamed Benara Creek in 1918, one of many German-themed named places in South Australia to be renamed during World War I; however, it reverted to its original name in 1986.[7][4]
The principal land use at German Creek is primary production.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Search result(s) for German Creek, 5291". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Search result(s) for German Creek, 5291 with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Place Names of South Australia - G". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "CLOSER SETTLEMENT AT MOUNT GAMBIER.". Chronicle. LIII, (2,741). South Australia. 4 March 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The South Eastern Times. , (2005). South Australia. 28 May 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "How The Names Were Changed". Observer. LXXXVI, (4,508). South Australia. 16 November 1929. p. 30. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.