Ngapala, South Australia

Ngapala
South Australia
Ngapala is located in South Australia
Ngapala
Ngapala
Coordinates34°04′S 138°59′E / 34.067°S 138.983°E / -34.067; 138.983[1]
Population61 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode(s)5374[1]
LGA(s)Regional Council of Goyder[1]
State electorate(s)Stuart[1]
Federal division(s)Grey[1]
Localities around Ngapala:
Tothill Belt Brady Creek Brady Creek
Robertstown
Tothill Creek Ngapala Robertstown
Tarnma Julia Point Pass
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Ngapala is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder.[1] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name". It is divided between the cadastral Hundreds of English and Julia Creek.[3]

The area was originally the territory of the Ngadjuri people.[4]

A school at Ngapala opened in 1908 as Anlaby Public School, having been built on land from the subdivision of part of Anlaby Station. It was subsequently renamed Ngapala Public School, and closed in 1938. The school building survives today and is privately owned.[5] A postal receiving office opened at Ngapala on 3 January 1913. A post office was reported to have reopened in March 1923, and was closed permanently from 30 September 1967.[6][7] Ngapala Methodist Church was built in 1924 and closed in 1984. The building survives and is privately owned.[8][9]

Ngapala Cricket Club operated from the 1930s until its amalgamation with the Marrabel club in 1975–76, playing in the County of Eyre Association for most of its existence. Ngapala Tennis Club commenced around 1910, fell into inactivity around 1931, and was wound up around 1935.[10]

A newspaper report in 1933 described Ngapala as consisting of "a Methodist church, school, and a post-office in a farm house", and stated that "mixed farming is the general occupation of this district.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Search result(s) for Ngapala, 5374". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ngapala (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Search result(s) for Ngapala, 5374". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ^ Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. The Area – Its Settlement and Development: District Council of Robertstown. 1986.
  5. ^ "No. 25 – May 2008" (PDF). Gustav's Newsletter. Eudunda Heritage Gallery. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Ngapala". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Search result(s) for Ngapala Post Office, Bldg". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Ngapala Methodist Church". The Kapunda Herald. Vol. LX, no. 4, 289. South Australia. 24 October 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 27 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ Cairn at the site of the church.
  10. ^ Dreckow, Betty (1986). Hills, Valley and Plains: History of the Eudunda District. pp. 334–338.
  11. ^ "SEEDS AND SPARROWS". The Chronicle. Vol. LXXV, no. 3, 989. Adelaide. 27 April 1933. p. 64. Retrieved 27 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.