Gulnare is a settlement in South Australia.[2] At the 2006 census, Gulnare had a population of 95.[3] It is where the east–west Goyder Highway crosses the former Gladstone-Balaklava railway,[4] and about a kilometre east of the south–north Horrocks Highway, 188 kilometres (117 mi) north of Adelaide.[5] The railway was built as a narrow gauge in 1894 and converted to broad gauge in 1927. The railway had been closed by 1993.
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| Coordinates | 33°28′02″S 138°26′32″E / 33.4673°S 138.4422°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 80 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5471 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 283 m (928 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Northern Areas Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Frome | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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The town of Gulnare was named for the Gulnare Plain.[6] The plain was named by either John Horrocks or William Light.[7] The name of Gulnare in Byron's Turkish Tales and the name of Colonel Light's ship Gulnare are both derived from an English spelling of Julnar the Sea-born in older English translations of the Arabian Nights.
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gulnare (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2905.0 – Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Gulnare (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Placename Details: Gulnare Railway Station". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 2 December 2008. SA0028404. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Google (30 August 2015). "Driving directions Adelaide-Gulnare" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Placename Details: Gulnare". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 2 December 2008. SA0028397. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Placename Details: Gulnare Plain". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 3 June 2010. SA0028401. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
There are two alternative derivations recorded as detailed below:- 1. Named by J.A.Horrocks in 1841, meaning flower of the pomegranate as used by the poet Byron in Corsair. Horrocks used this name for his favorite dog-it is of Moorish origin. 2. Colonel William Light sailed in the Mediterranean in a ship called Gulnare.
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