Agery, South Australia

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Agery
South Australia
Agery is located in Yorke Peninsula Council
Agery
Agery
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Postcode(s) 5558
Elevation 104 m (341 ft)
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s) Goyder[1]
Federal Division(s) Grey[2]
Localities around Agery:
Kooroona[3] Moonta Mines
East Moonta
Boors Plain[3]		 Cunliffe[3]
Nalyappa[4] Agery Sunnyvale[4]
Weetulta[4] Weetulta
Arthurton[4]		 Arthurton[4]

Agery is a locality on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. It is situated 17 km south-east of Moonta. Its name comes from the Aboriginal word ngadjali meaning "pipe clay".[5]

History

Agery School opened in 1880 and operated for over 100 years. It closed in 1982. Agery Post Office opened in December 1890.[5] Agery Methodist Church, originally known as the New Wesleyan Chapel, was built in 1885 and remained open until 1970. [6]

Features

Agery Reserve is a small nature reserve that is managed by the Moonta Branch of the National Trust of South Australia. It comprises 3.3 ha of mallee scrub. [7]

See also

References

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