Maude, South Australia

Maude is a locality on the Goyder Highway in the Mid North region of South Australia.

Maude
South Australia
Maude
Coordinates33°51′17″S 139°25′14″E[1]
Population0 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode(s)5320
Location
  • 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Morgan
  • 160 km (99 mi) northeast of Adelaide
LGA(s)Mid Murray Council
RegionMurray and Mallee[1]
CountyBurra[1]
State electorate(s)Chaffey
Federal Division(s)Barker
Localities around Maude:
Burra Eastern Districts Warnes
Bundey Maude Lindley
Bower Beatty Eba
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

The locality of Maude occupies the entire Hundred of Maude from which it derives its name.[3] The Hundred of Maude was renamed in 1918 after General Maude as part of the programme of alteration of "names of enemy origin".[4] The Hundred of Maude had previously been the Hundred of Schomburgk, named in 1880 for Dr Richard Von Schomburgk, the second director of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.[5]

Maude includes the former town of Florieton.[3] Florieton was named in 1882 for Florence Annie Price, the daughter-in-law of the Governor of South Australia, William Jervois.[6] A school opened in 1890, but along with the rest of the town has long disappeared.

Maude is predominantly saltbush grasslands used for pastoral farming, grazing of sheep or cattle. In 2018, a proposal to build a 200MW solar photovoltaic power station was submitted to the state government for development approval.[7]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Maude had a human population of zero.[2]

References
  1. "Search results for 'Maude, LOCB" with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maude (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. "Placename Details: Maude". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 31 March 2010. SA0043571. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. "Placename Details: Hundred of Maude". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0043516. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. "Placename Details: Hundred of Schomburgk". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0060527. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. "Placename Details: Florieton". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0024453. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. "Application on Notification - Crown Development - Solar River Project" (PDF). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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