Blinman
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Blinman is a locality incorporating two towns in the Australian state of South Australia within the Flinders Ranges about north of the state capital of Adelaide. It includes the highest surveyed town in South Australia, with a population in the of 43. It serves as a base for large-acre pastoralists and tourism. Blinman is just north of the Flinders Ranges National Park, north of Wilpena Pound. It is named after Robert Blinman, the shepherd who discovered its mineral resource.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Australia
- Located in
- South Australia
- Population
- 43
- Elevation
- 573
- Image
- Cook out back.JPG
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- Commons category
- Blinman, South Australia
- postal code
- 5730
- male population
- 15
- female population
- 20
- associated electoral district
- Grey
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- History
- Nomenclature of localities
- Heritage-listed sites
- Attractions
- ''Cook Out Back'' festival
- Governance
- Utilities
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
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Blinman is a locality incorporating two towns in the Australian state of South Australia within the Flinders Ranges about north of the state capital of Adelaide. It includes the highest surveyed town in South Australia, with a population in the of 43. It serves as a base for large-acre pastoralists and tourism. Blinman is just north of the Flinders Ranges National Park, north of Wilpena Pound. It is named after Robert Blinman, the shepherd who discovered its mineral resource.
The two towns were Blinman and Blinman North until 1986, when Blinman was re-named Blinman South and Blinman North was re-named Blinman.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blinman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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