Boconnoc Park, South Australia

Boconnoc Park is a locality in the Mid North region of South Australia. It is on the lower slopes on the west side of the Clare Valley. The current boundaries of the locality were set in 2001.[2]

Boconnoc Park
South Australia
Boconnoc Park
Coordinates33.86°S 138.56°E / -33.86; 138.56
Population18 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)5453
Location8 km (5 mi) west of Clare
LGA(s)District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
State electorate(s)Frome
Federal Division(s)Grey
Localities around Boconnoc Park:
Benbournie Armagh
Blyth Boconnoc Park Emu Flat
Kybunga Spring Gully
Footnotes[2]

Boconnoc Park was a sheep station. It was bought by George Brooks in 1905 from Harry Carter,[3] who had owned it since at least 1885.[4] It had been in the Carter family since 1859.[5]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boconnoc Park". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "Placename Details: (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 14 October 2009. SA0053532. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. Our pastoral industry, Australian "Garden & Field", 1910, p. 506, retrieved 17 April 2019
  4. "Advertising". The Express and Telegraph. XXII (6, 542). South Australia. 15 October 1885. p. 1 (Afternoon Edition.). Retrieved 18 April 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "CONCERNING PEOPLE". The Register (Adelaide). LXXI (18, 629). South Australia. 28 July 1906. p. 7. Retrieved 18 April 2019 via National Library of Australia.


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