Verran is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 241 kilometres (150 miles) west of the state capital of Adelaide.[7] Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Verran, which was named for former Premier John Verran.[13]
| Verran South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Verran | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°51′07″S 136°18′53″E / 33.852063°S 136.314747°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 88 (SAL 2016)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 30 July 1914 (town) 23 December 1998 (locality)[4][5] | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 29 October 1970 (town)[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5603[7] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft)railway station[8] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 241 km (150 mi) west of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Cleve[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western[9] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Jervois[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Flinders[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[11] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Location[7] Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
Verran began as a government town surveyed during May 1914 and proclaimed by Governor Galway on 30 July 1914. The government town was declared to “cease to exist” on 29 October 1970. Boundaries for the locality were created in December 1998 and include the “ceased Government Town of Verran.”[1][4][6]
The Verran Siding School opened in 1913 and closed in 1941.[13] A postal receiving office opened at Verran on 21 June 1912, became a post office in June 1915, and closed on 29 February 1972.[14]
The principal land use within the locality is ‘primary production’ which mainly concerned with "grazing and cropping." It also includes the protected area known as the Verran Tanks Conservation Park.[15][1]
Verran is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Cleve.[11][10][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Search results for 'Verran, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Verran (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Verran (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Bice, John C. (30 July 1914). "Town of Verran" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 261. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Kentish, P.M. (23 December 1998). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (within the District Council of Cleve)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1969: HUNDRED OF VERRAN—TOWN OF VERRAN DECLARED TO CEASE TO EXIST" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1894. 29 October 1970. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Verran, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Search results for "Verran Railway Station" with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ a b "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CLEVE AERODROME (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Place Names of South Australia - V". Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Verran". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Development Plan, Cleve (DC), Consolidated – 23 April 2015" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 136–137 and 181. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
