Tintinara

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Tintinara | state = sa | image = | caption = The wheat silo and railway crane at Tintinara. | lga = The Coorong District Council |coordinates = {{coord|35|53|0|S|140|03|0|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = top | postcode = 5266 | est = 1850s | pop =  | elevation= 20 | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = MacKillop | fedgov = Barker | dist1 = 190 | dir1 = SE | location1= Adelaide |near-n = Culburra<br/>Coonalpyn<br/>Geranium<br/>Parrakie |near-ne =Ngarkat |near-e =Ngarkat<br/>Coombe |near-se =Mount Charles |near-s =Bunbury |near-sw =Deepwater |near-w =Colebatch |near-nw =Field | near = Tintinara | footnotes = Adjoining localities<ref name=PBL>{{cite web|title=Search result for "Tintinara (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0035206) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities" and "Government Towns" |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/#|publisher=Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure |date= |accessdate=9 April 2016}}</ref> }} '''Tintinara''' is a town in the Murray and Mallee region<ref>{{cite web|title=Limestone Coast, South Australian Government Region|url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/8589/Limestone_Coast_SA_Government_region.pdf|publisher=The Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure|accessdate=1 December 2018}}</ref> of the South East of South Australia.

The town is situated on the Dukes Highway and the Adelaide-Melbourne railway line. It is in The Coorong District Council local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly Electoral district of MacKillop and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Barker. At the 2016 Australian census, the town and district had a population of 527.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC41440?opendocument|title=2016 Census QuickStats: Tintinara|website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au|language=en|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref>

The origin of the name has been debated. One possibility is that a local Aboriginal man was named ''Tin-Tin'', and the 'ara' was appended to form the place name, or that one of the Boothbys' Aboriginal employees was named Tintinara.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Day |first=Alfred N |url=http://nrm.org.au/assets/pdfdocs/collections/Names%20of%20South%20Australian%20Railway%20Stations%20with%20meanings%20and%20derivations.pdf |title=Names of South Australian Railway Stations with Their Meanings and Derivations |publisher=South Australian Railways [R E E Rogers, Government Printer] |year=1915 |location=Adelaide |pages=28 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4966236 |title=Steam Applied to Agriculture |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=2 October 1905 |accessdate=5 July 2015 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Geoff Manning suggests that the name may have derived from an Aboriginal word, ''tinlinyara'', the stars in Orion's belt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://manning.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/pn/t/t4.htm#tintinara |title=Place Names of South Australia: Tintinara |publisher=State Library of South Australia |author=Geoff Manning |access-date=14 May 2022}}</ref>

==History== The area was first settled by Europeans in the 1840s when graziers moved their flocks of sheep into the district. Shortly afterwards the 'Tintinara' homestead was erected by the brothers T. W. Boothby and J. H. Boothby, who held a lease of 165 sq.miles here. In 1865 the new owners, William Harding and George Bunn, built a 16-stand shearing shed which is now classified by the National Trust, along with the homestead.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tintinara Tourist Information|url=http://www.tintinara.com/tourist.htm|publisher=TRADE Inc|accessdate=24 May 2011}}</ref>

The Tintinara wells and Reedy Wells were regular watering points for Tolmer's gold escort team. Tintinara post office was opened in the 1860s.<ref name="Australian Places"/>

Tintinara is situated in what was an unproductive region because of its poor sandy soils, and low mallee scrub and heath vegetation. After clearing of some of this vegetation, and the addition of trace elements, the district has become a productive farming area.<ref name="Australian Places">{{cite book|title=Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places|year=1993|publisher=Reader's Digest|location=Sydney|isbn=0-86438-399-1|pages=502}}</ref> One of the main environmental areas that Tintinara has is Lake Indawarra.<ref name="Australian Places"/>

==Community organisations== thumb|left|170px | alt=Photo |Tintinara Tennis Courts 2009 Grand Final

===Generally=== Tintinara has many different community organisations including the Tintinara Action Club and Tintinara Lions Club as well as many different facilities including: *Tintinara Cricket Club * Border Downs Tintinara Football & Netball Club *Tintinara Bowling Club *Tintinara Golf Club *Tintinara Tennis Club

===Tintinara Tennis Club=== The Tintinara Tennis Club was established in 1919 by Edward B. Northcott and Fanny and Tilly Williams. There were approximately 40 members when the club formed. The facilities consisted of two courts that were used for many years, then in the summer of 1951–52 games started on four new courts. Since then more courts have been added and a new clubhouse was completed in 1966.<ref>Twelftree, Pat (1974) The History of Tintinara and District, Coudrey Offset Press Pty. Ltd., pg.44</ref> Currently the club has 6 courts and a clubhouse.

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==External links== {{Commons category|Tintinara}} *[http://www.tintinara.com/ Tintinara]

Category:Towns in South Australia