Kybunga is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia. It was on the Gladstone railway line 87+1⁄2 miles (140.8 km) north of Adelaide[2] on the plains to the west of the Clare Valley. Kybunga school opened in 1881[4] and closed in 1988.[5] The former Methodist and Uniting church opened in 1886[6][7] and is now a private residence.[8] Kybunga was once a stop on the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line from 1876 until 1989.
| Kybunga South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Wheat stacks at Kybunga, ca. 1920 | |||||||||||||||
  Kybunga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°55′18″S 138°30′18″E / 33.921710°S 138.505030°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 69 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5453 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Wakefield Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Frome | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | [3] | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kybunga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Kybunga Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 13 November 2008. SA0042051. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Placename Details: Kybunga". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 13 November 2008. SA0038065. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Kybunga Primary School. Centenary Committee (1981). Kybunga Primary School, 1881-1981. Kybunga Primary School Centenary Committee. ISBN 978-0-9594061-0-8.
- ^ "Kybunga". Place Names of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Kybunga Uniting Church (Kybunga, S.A.) (1987), Kybunga Uniting Church, 1896-1987, Kybunga Uniting Church, retrieved 5 December 2015
- ^ "GOLDEN JUBILEE OF KYBUNGA METHODIST CHURCH". The Producer (Balaklava, SA : 1940 - 1950). Balaklava, SA: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "1 Alexander Street Kybunga Kybunga SA 5453". Realestate.com.au. REA Group Ltd. 10 February 2014. 107273776. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
