According to anthropologist Norman Tindale the name was derives from parnpangka, the local indigenous (Kaurna) term for 'rain water lake',[3] referring to Lake Bumbunga.
The town administration falls under the control of the Wakefield Regional Council for local governance. Bumbunga lies in the state electoral district of Narungga and in the federal electoral division of Grey.
An east-facing 2006 photograph of an entrance to the former micronation, Province of Bumbunga
The South Australian Government's Atlas of South Australia describes the Bumbunga environmental subregion as being a low-lying (mean altitude 130 metres (430 ft) alluvial plains "with salt lakes and occasional dunes." The atlas further describes the subregion as having "grassland cover used for rotation cereal cultivation and livestock grazing" and "low shrubland used for livestock grazing" on salt lake margins.[4]
Located on what was traditionally the land of the Kaurna (indigenous) people, the first pioneers arrived sometime between 1847 and 1849 due to the rapid expansion of farming to the north of the area. Bailliere's South Australian gazetteer and road guide, published in 1866, contains a brief description of "Hummock's Run" located 28 miles (45 km) north of Port Wakefield. This farmland, according to the publication, contained the farming stations of Barunga, Bumbunga and Wokurna and consisted of "salt lakes and lagoons, dense scrub, with mallee, pine and bushes, grassy plains and saltbush, well grassed spurs and hills, with oaks and wattle on the Broughton River."[5]
A secessionist micronation, the Province of Bumbunga, was located in Bumbunga for approximately a decade in the 1970s and 1980s.[6]
The Bumbunga railway siding of the Port Pirie railway line was established in the early 1920s during the extension of the main line from Long Plains to Redhill. In 1926, a 5-mile (8.0 km) spur line was completed from the siding to Lochiel salt works on the south-western shore of Lake Bumbunga.[7]
Salt Lake
About 1905 a hamlet called Salt Lake existed on Salt Lake Road, the present-day boundary between Bumbunga and Snowtown 750 metres (800 yards) north of Lake Bumbunga.[8] The hamlet included the Salt Lake school, and a small cemetery that still exists on Salt Lake Road, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) east of Augusta Highway at 33°50′59″S138°12′06″E / 33.8497°S 138.2018°E / -33.8497; 138.2018.
References
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bumbunga (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^"Place Names of South Australia: Bumbunga". Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^. Government of South Australia. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
^"LOCHIEL-BUMBUNGA". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. XCI, no. 26, 600. South Australia. 18 November 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Placename Details: Salt Lake". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 23 September 2008. SA0022599. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
bumbunga, south, australia, bumbunga, locality, north, south, australia, kilometres, north, adelaide, lies, kilometres, east, lake, bumbunga, bumbunga, south, australiabumbungacoordinates33, coordinates, 217population20, 2021, postcode, 5520location125, north,. Bumbunga is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia 125 kilometres 78 mi north of Adelaide It lies 5 kilometres 3 1 mi east of Lake Bumbunga Bumbunga South AustraliaBumbungaCoordinates33 54 S 138 13 E 33 900 S 138 217 E 33 900 138 217 Coordinates 33 54 S 138 13 E 33 900 S 138 217 E 33 900 138 217Population20 SAL 2021 1 Postcode s 5520Location125 km 78 mi north of AdelaideLGA s Wakefield Regional CouncilState electorate s Narungga 2 Federal division s GreyLocalities around Bumbunga Barunga Gap Bute Snowtown Condowie BrinkworthLochiel Ninnes Bumbunga Everard Central BlythSouth Hummocks Kulpara Nantawarra Mount Templeton WhitwartaAccording to anthropologist Norman Tindale the name was derives from parnpangka the local indigenous Kaurna term for rain water lake 3 referring to Lake Bumbunga The town administration falls under the control of the Wakefield Regional Council for local governance Bumbunga lies in the state electoral district of Narungga and in the federal electoral division of Grey An east facing 2006 photograph of an entrance to the former micronation Province of Bumbunga The South Australian Government s Atlas of South Australia describes the Bumbunga environmental subregion as being a low lying mean altitude 130 metres 430 ft alluvial plains with salt lakes and occasional dunes The atlas further describes the subregion as having grassland cover used for rotation cereal cultivation and livestock grazing and low shrubland used for livestock grazing on salt lake margins 4 Located on what was traditionally the land of the Kaurna indigenous people the first pioneers arrived sometime between 1847 and 1849 due to the rapid expansion of farming to the north of the area Bailliere s South Australian gazetteer and road guide published in 1866 contains a brief description of Hummock s Run located 28 miles 45 km north of Port Wakefield This farmland according to the publication contained the farming stations of Barunga Bumbunga and Wokurna and consisted of salt lakes and lagoons dense scrub with mallee pine and bushes grassy plains and saltbush well grassed spurs and hills with oaks and wattle on the Broughton River 5 A secessionist micronation the Province of Bumbunga was located in Bumbunga for approximately a decade in the 1970s and 1980s 6 The Bumbunga railway siding of the Port Pirie railway line was established in the early 1920s during the extension of the main line from Long Plains to Redhill In 1926 a 5 mile 8 0 km spur line was completed from the siding to Lochiel salt works on the south western shore of Lake Bumbunga 7 Salt Lake EditAbout 1905 a hamlet called Salt Lake existed on Salt Lake Road the present day boundary between Bumbunga and Snowtown 750 metres 800 yards north of Lake Bumbunga 8 The hamlet included the Salt Lake school and a small cemetery that still exists on Salt Lake Road 1 1 km 0 7 mi east of Augusta Highway at 33 50 59 S 138 12 06 E 33 8497 S 138 2018 E 33 8497 138 2018 References Edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Bumbunga Suburb and Locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 Narungga Map Electoral District Boundaries Commission 2016 Retrieved 1 March 2018 Place Names of South Australia Bumbunga Manning Index of South Australian History State Library of South Australia Retrieved 2 December 2015 Bumbunga Environmental Association 4 6 10 Government of South Australia 29 June 2007 Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 Retrieved 14 July 2011 Whitworth 1866 p 283 Dapin Mark 12 February 2005 If at first you don t secede Sydney Morning Herald pp 47 50 LOCHIEL BUMBUNGA The Register Adelaide Vol XCI no 26 600 South Australia 18 November 1926 p 7 Retrieved 5 November 2019 via National Library of Australia Placename Details Salt Lake Property Location Browser Government of South Australia 23 September 2008 SA0022599 Retrieved 8 April 2019 External links EditLocal salt mining Snowtown Museum This South Australia geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bumbunga South Australia amp oldid 996127103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
