| State | sa |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32.2809°S 140.3265°E |
| Established | 1 December 1887 (town) 23 October 2003 (locality) |
| Postcode | 5440[1] |
| Elevation | 285 |
| Time zone | ACST |
| Utc | +9:30 |
| Timezone-dst | ACST |
| Utc-dst | +10:30 |
| Dist 1 | 335 |
| Dir 1 | NNE |
| Location 1 | Adelaide[1] |
| Dist 2 | 110 |
| Dir 2 | SW |
| Location 2 | Broken Hill |
| Lga | Pastoral Unincorporated Area[2] |
| Region | Far North[2] |
| Stategov | Stuart[3] |
| Fedgov | Grey[4] |
| Maxtemp | 24.7 |
| Mintemp | 9.5 |
| Rainfall | 202.5 |
| Near-n | Abminga Station |
| Near-ne | Abminga Station |
| Near-e | Abminga Station Wiawera |
| Near-se | Wiawera |
| Near-s | Wiawera |
| Near-sw | Wiawera |
| Near-w | Outalpa |
| Near-nw | Outalpa |
Olary is a town and locality on the Barrier Highway in South Australia.[2] It is situated near Olary Creek and is one of the easternmost settlements in the state. The name "Olary" was first given to a nearby well or waterhole by pastoralists Duffield, Harrold, and Hurd.[5]
History
A small settlement was established in the late 1880s to service the highway and the railway which pass through here. O'Lary Post Office opened on 12 October 1886, was renamed Oolarie around 1888 and Olary around 1896.[6]
After the modernisation of transport which travelled between Adelaide and Broken Hill, the village population declined.[7]
In 2010 the historic Bimbowrie Cobb and Co coach house near Olary became the scene of a traditional restoration operation, with almost 20 tradespeople attending a five-day training course in stonemasonry restoration techniques. Low-security prisoners from the Port Augusta Prison were among those who assisted with the project.[8]
Geography
The Flinders-Olary NatureLink includes the mountainous Flinders and Olary Ranges together with the connecting plains country to cover six percent of the state of South Australia.[9]
Governance
Olary is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart and the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia.[4][3][2]
As of 2019, the community within Olary received municipal services from a South Australian government agency, the Outback Communities Authority.[10]
Nearby places of interest
The nearby Mount Victoria Well & Whim Historic Site is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[11]
Radium Hill, a former mine site which operated from 1906 until 1961,[12] was Australia's first uranium mine.[13] It is located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) east-south-east of Olary.[14] Sir Douglas Mawson discovered davidite, which contains titanium and uranium, at the site.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "Postcode for Olary, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Search results for 'Olary, Locb' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "District of Stuart Background Profile (2014-2018 boundaries)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Names of Railway Stations". The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 24 March 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places. Sydney, NSW: Reader's Digest. 1993. p. 526. ISBN 0-86438-399-1.
- ^ "Historic building rekindles stonemasonry skills". Australia: ABC News. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Flinders-Olary NatureLink". Nature Links. Department for Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Olary". Outback Communities Authority. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Mount Victoria Well & Whim Historic Site, including boiler, tank, trough and wind pump, Plumbago Station". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Welcome". Radium Hill Historical Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ "Radium Hill, SA". sea-us.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Kevin R. Kakoschke (10 August 2005). ""A Clouded History" Radium Hill Australia's First Uranium Mine". History Trust of South Australia. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Branagan, David (2007). "Davidite and other early events in Australia's uranium story". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 140: 1–9. /07/01001–9. ISSN 0035-9173. Archived 29 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine.