Collinsville, South Australia

Collinsville is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder.[1] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".[2] It has almost exactly the same boundaries as the cadastral Hundred of Tomkinson, with small variations on its western border.[3]

Collinsville
South Australia
Collinsville
Coordinates33.3936°S 139.168090°E / -33.3936; 139.168090
Postcode(s)5418 [1]
LGA(s)Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s)Stuart [1]
Federal Division(s)Grey [1]
Localities around Collinsville:
Wonna Pine Creek Warnes
Mount Bryan East Collinsville Warnes
Mount Bryan East Burra Eastern Districts Warnes
FootnotesCoordinates[2]

The Hundred of Tomkinson was proclaimed on 18 September 1879 by Governor William Jervois, named after politician Samuel Tomkinson.[3] Collinsville Post Office opened on 1 April 1896, named after the property of local grazier John Collins; it closed on 1 December 1917. The state Nomenclature Committee had recommended in 1916 that the post office be renamed 'Metiappa', an abridgement of 'Piltimetiappa', the Aboriginal name for a local creek and the name of another local station, but there is no record of this having occurred before the closure.[2][4] The Collinsville property developed as a famous merino stud, and upon Collins' death, The Advertiser described his family firm as "among the best studmasters in Australia".[5]

The historic Collinsville Homestead Complex and the Piltimittiappa Homestead are both listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[6][7]

Much of the Caroona Creek Conservation Park lies within Collinsville.[1]

References
  1. "Search result(s) for Collinsville, 5418". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. "Search result(s) for Collinsville, 5418". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. "Search result(s) for Hundred of Tomkinson, 5417". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. "Collinsville". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. "DEATH OF PIONEER PASTORALIST". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 23 July 1932. p. 16. Retrieved 4 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Collinsville Homestead Complex (Homestead, old cottage to south of homestead, house and underground tank to west of homestead, stone barn, stables, smithy & shearers' quarters)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. "Piltimittiappa Homestead, Chimney & Kitchen". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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