Alma, South Australia
Alma is a small town in South Australia halfway between the Wakefield River, to the north, and River Light to the south. Alma, Alma South and Alma Plains were named for the cadastral Hundred of Alma in which they lie, which was in turn named after the Battle of the Alma, the site of an allied victory in the Crimean War.[1]
| Alma South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°16′S 138°38′E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5401 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 7 km (4 mi) E of Owen | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Notable people
Notable from or who have lived in Alma include:
- Robert Caldwell, farmer and politician
- James Gilbert Woolcock, metallurgist, mining consultant, mining engineer
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References
- "Manning index of South Australian placenames". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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