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Fowlers Bay
South Australia

Town of Fowlers Bay
Population: 125 [1]
Established: 1890
Postcode: 5690
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft) [2]
Location:
LGA: Outback Areas Community Development Trust
State District: Flinders
Federal Division: Grey
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Fowlers Bay, formerly Yalata, is a small coastal town in South Australia, located approximately 912 kilometres (567 mi) north west of the state capital, Adelaide. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Situated on the Nullarbor Plain, it was once an active port and a gateway to the western reaches of the continent, but fell into decline in the 1960s. At the 2006 census, Fowlers Bay and the surrounding area had a population of 125. The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years [1]

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History

The coastline around Fowlers Bay was first mapped in 1627 by François Thijssen, a Dutch sea captain. François Thijssen or Frans Thijsz (died Oct 13 1638 ? was a Dutch explorer who is famous because of his travel along the South coast His ship was the Golden Seahorse (Gulden Zeepard). [3] Fowlers Bay was named by Matthew Flinders when he anchored his ship The Investigator in the waters on 28 January 1802, after his first lieutenant, Robert Fowler. Captain Matthew Flinders, RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814 was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the

Edward John Eyre set up base camp here in 1840 during his epic journeys across the Nullarbor Plain. Edward John Eyre (5 August 1815 30 November 1901 was an English land explorer of the Australian continent and a controversial Governor of Jamaica. By this time the area was well-known to American and French whaling ships; Eyre documents seeing whalers in the area. Whaling is the hunting of Whales and dates back to at least 6000 BC [4]

In the 1860s, the first pastoral leases were established by William Swan and Robert Barr-Smith, forming Yalata station, a massive farming property, whose boundaries encompassed from the Head of the Great Australian Bight to Streaky Bay. The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay located off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia. Streaky Bay is a coastal town on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia just off the Flinders Highway 303 km north west of Port [5]

The region was surveyed in March 1890 and proclaimed a town (under the name Yalata) in the Government Gazette in 1890, with the name changed to Fowler's Bay in 1940. Surveying is the technique and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional space Position of points and the distances and angles between Yalata now refers to a nearby township. Yalata ( is an Aboriginal community located 200 kilometres west of Ceduna on the Great Australian Bight in South Australia

In the 2000s

Today Fowlers Bay is located in the unincorporated area of South Australia (only 15% of the state is under Local Government). The Outback Areas Community Development Trust is a trust in South Australia which is operated under the Outback Areas Community Development Trust Act (1978 Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled The town does not receive reticulated power or water. It is currently a popular overnight destination between Nundroo and Penong, and its good fishing facilities, attractive beaches and surrounding historical ruins gives the town some interest for tourists and sightseers. Nundroo is a small South Australian town located approximately west of Adelaide. Penong is a small South Australian town located on the Nullarbor Plain. There are no sealed roads to Fowlers Bay and visitors should seek advice before driving across the saltwater bog behind the town.

Visually the town is dominated by a large sand dune that protects the town from the Southern Ocean. In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes. The Southern Ocean, also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of

The ruins of the homestead of the Yalata station can be found several kilometres from the town. There is a small cemetery on the outskirts of the town.

Gallery

The road to Fowlers Bay

Jetty, Fowlers Bay

Town, Fowlers Bay

Cemetery, Fowlers Bay

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Fowlers Bay (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
  2. ^ Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved on 10 November 2007
  3. ^ Fowlers Bay, South Australia
  4. ^ Edward John Eyre. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Book 2. - Australian Discovery by Land - XV Eyre's journey from Fowler's Bay to Albany in 1841.
  5. ^ Fowlers Bay, South Australia

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Coordinates: 31°59′22″S 132°26′13″E / -31.98947, 132.43685

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