Paruna, South Australia
| Paruna South Australia | |
|---|---|
 Railway Tce, the main street of Paruna | |
  Paruna | |
| Coordinates | 34°43′01″S 140°43′48″E / 34.71694°S 140.73000°ECoordinates: 34°43′01″S 140°43′48″E / 34.71694°S 140.73000°E |
| Postcode(s) | 5311 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey |
| Federal Division(s) | Barker |
Paruna is a town in eastern South Australia. The town is located on the Browns Well Highway,[1] where it crosses the former Barmera railway line, 237 kilometres (147 mi) east of the state capital, Adelaide.
Purana is an aboriginal word meaning "stopping place".[2]
The Barmera railway line from Adelaide was opened to Paruna on 1 May 1913 and a further 11 km to Meribah within the week.[3] It was later extended north to Paringa then across the Paringa bridge to Renmark and Barmera, but has now been closed and removed.
Paruna School operated between 1917 and 1965, and Paruna North School between 1925 and 1941.[2] Brown's Well District Area School closed in 2007.[4][5] The effects of prolonged drought and the movement of population to larger centres has led to the closure of a number of other facilities over recent years, including the general store and the golf club.[6]
Paruna was the seat of the District Council of Brown's Well until a merger that created the District Council of Loxton Waikerie in 1997.[7]
Gallery
Former Brown's Well District Council chambers
Former Brown's Well District area school
General store, no longer operating
A church in Paruna
References
- ↑ "Murray Mallee, Riverland" (PDF). Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 6 December 2013. Rack Plan 870. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- 1 2 "The Manning Index of South Australian History". State Library South Australia. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ↑ Brown's Well Line, 1913, retrieved 27 June 2014
- ↑ "Brown's Well District Area School, Paruna". teachweb. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Vote closes Browns Well school". ABC News. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ↑ "Final tee for the Paruna Golf Club". ABC Riverland. 2008-05-06..
- ↑ "District Council of Loxton Waikerie - Council Information". District Council of Loxton Waikerie. 21 February 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
External links
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