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The area was initially settled in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849. ] was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed ] in South Australia. This led to a ]; however, it did not last long with the ] exhausted and all but abandoned within a year. Subsequent discoveries in 1853 and 1854 led to smaller and equally short-lived rushes. In 1868 more gold was discovered at nearby ], which proved to be a much larger and long-lived field.<ref name="frr">{{cite web | url=http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/echunga.htm | title=Echunga | accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref> The area was initially settled in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849. ] was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed ] in South Australia. This led to a ]; however, it did not last long with the ] exhausted and all but abandoned within a year. Subsequent discoveries in 1853 and 1854 led to smaller and equally short-lived rushes. In 1868 more gold was discovered at nearby ], which proved to be a much larger and long-lived field.<ref name="frr">{{cite web | url=http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/echunga.htm | title=Echunga | accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref>


The town reputedly takes its name from an ] word 'eechungga' which may mean either 'a short distance' or 'close by'. For a brief time Echunga prospered and it has been estimated that at its peak it had grown to a population in excess of 1,200.<ref name="smh">{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/South-Australia/Echunga/2005/02/17/1108500204243.html | title=Echunga, South Australia | accessdate=2006-11-27 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=2004-02-08}}</ref> Echunga is part of Battunga Country.<ref name="battungacountry">{{cite web | url=http://www.battunga.org.au | title=Battunga Country | accessdate=2007-07-03}}</ref> The town reputedly takes its name from a ] word 'eechungga' which may mean either 'a short distance' or 'close by'. For a brief time Echunga prospered and it has been estimated that at its peak it had grown to a population in excess of 1,200.<ref name="smh">{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/South-Australia/Echunga/2005/02/17/1108500204243.html | title=Echunga, South Australia | accessdate=2006-11-27 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=2004-02-08}}</ref> Echunga is part of Battunga Country.<ref name="battungacountry">{{cite web | url=http://www.battunga.org.au | title=Battunga Country | accessdate=2007-07-03}}</ref>


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Town in South Australia
Echunga
South Australia
Hagen Arms Hotel, located in the main street
Echunga is located in South AustraliaEchungaEchunga
Coordinates35°06′0″S 138°47′0″E / 35.10000°S 138.78333°E / -35.10000; 138.78333
Population846 (2006 census)
Established1849
Postcode(s)5153
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Mount Barker
State electorate(s)Electoral district of Heysen
Federal division(s)Mayo
Localities around Echunga:
Chapel Hill, Biggs Flat Hahndorf Paechtown
Jupiter Creek Echunga Mount Barker
Meadows Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Footnotes

Echunga is a small town in the Adelaide Hills located 34 km south-east of Adelaide in South Australia. The area was initially settled in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849. Gold was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed goldfield in South Australia. This led to a gold rush; however, it did not last long with the diggings exhausted and all but abandoned within a year. Subsequent discoveries in 1853 and 1854 led to smaller and equally short-lived rushes. In 1868 more gold was discovered at nearby Jupiter Creek, which proved to be a much larger and long-lived field.

The town reputedly takes its name from a Kaurna word 'eechungga' which may mean either 'a short distance' or 'close by'. For a brief time Echunga prospered and it has been estimated that at its peak it had grown to a population in excess of 1,200. Echunga is part of Battunga Country.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Echunga (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  2. "Placename Details: Echunga". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 1 August 2007. SA0021861. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. "Echunga". Retrieved 29 March 2007.
  4. "Echunga, South Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
  5. "Battunga Country". Retrieved 3 July 2007.
Adelaide Hills, South Australia
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See also
Towns and localities of the District Council of Mount Barker


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