Binnum, South Australia

Binnum is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia.[2]

Binnum
South Australia
Binnum Hall (left) and post office (right), 2016
Binnum
Coordinates36.7966°S 140.9347°E / -36.7966; 140.9347
Established12 April 2001[1]
Elevation102 m (335 ft)
LGA(s)Naracoorte Lucindale Council[2]
RegionLimestone Coast[3]
CountyMacDonnell[2]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[4]
Federal Division(s)Barker[5]
Localities around Binnum:
The Gap Frances Neuarpurr, Victoria
Cadgee Binnum
Wild Dog Valley Kybybolite Benayeo, Victoria

Binnum is northeast of Naracoorte, on the Mount Gambier railway line between Naracoorte and Wolseley, adjacent to the Victorian border which closed on 12 April 1995.

Victorian member of parliament Sir William McDonald grew up at Binnum, before marrying and moving a short distance across the border to Neuarpurr.[6]

Binnum is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.[2][4][5]

References
  1. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign a Boundary to a Place (to areas within the Naracoorte Lucindale Council)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian government. 12 April 2001. p. 1587. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. "Search result for "Binnum(Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0006574) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)", "Road Labels" and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. "Sir William John Farquhar McDonald". Parliament of Victoria Re-Member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 23 March 2016.


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