Where is tintinara sa

This was also built in It is now nothing more than a solitary old building standing in a paddock although it is worth noting that the limestone walls are 80 cm thick and the roof timbers, some of which are 11 metres long, were carted here from Kingston South East.

It is recognised as an excellent example of a building from its era. It is ha of flat mallee and heathland with small outcrops of pink gum and granite outcrops. One of the outcrops is Mount Boothby which is metres high. The vegetation consists of dwarf oaks, tea trees, yaccas and desert banksia and in spring there are wild orchids. The park is home to grey kangaroos, emus and mallee fowl.

Mt Rescue Conservation Park Located 15 km east of Tintinara this conservation park it covers 28 hectares has a number of Aboriginal burial grounds and campsites. The Conservation Park is characterised by mallee scrub and is the home of communities of emus, kangaroos, echidnas and mallee fowl.

Ngarkat Conservation Park This is one of the largest mallee conservation areas in South Australia covering an area of , ha. The park is noted for having 14 different types of honeyeaters and thornbills.

There are also mallee fowl, pygmy possums, hopping mice only seen at night , echidnas, grey kangaroos, dragon lizards, skinks and a number of snakes. At various times the local bee keepers use the park to gather honey. Keep away from beehives as they are private property and may be dangerous.

Access to the park requires a 4WD vehicle because of the sandy conditions and it is not wise to explore the park at the height of summer when the temperatures can be very high. There is camping available in the park. The best way, if you have limited time, to see the park is to get a copy of Tym's Lookout International Walking Trail, a simple brochure which details a 5 km walk taking hours which encompasses much of the beauty and diversity of this important Conservation Park.

For more information contact National Parks and Wildlife in Tintinara on 08 Home Destinations. Search Site. Previous slide Next slide. We liked the sound of it, and when choosing a name for the [pastoral] station, we put 'ara' at the end of it, and made Tintinara of it. Tin Tin was of the Coorong tribe, and in his white moleskin trousers, blue shirt and cabbage-tree hat, was worth looking at.

This explanation, which was suggested as early as , argued that tintinyara meant "a group of youths who hunt kangaroos and emus on the great celestial plain". Tintinara Visitor Information Centre Located in the Old Railway Station on the Dukes Highway, the Visitor Centre has recently been painted with an interesting mural which depicts the beef, sheep and wool industries of the surrounding district.

In front of the visitor centre are a number of silhouettes of sheep with a shepherd and a sheep dog. There is also a silhouette of a mallee fowl. As well there is an impressive, and vital, D pattern Comet windmill with a 40 foot tower, a 24 foot fan diameter and a pumping capacity of 10, gallons per day. There is an interesting sign which explains the importance of water to the district: "Large areas of land to the south of Tintinara were cleared in the early s.

Finding suitable stock water proved to be very difficult. Ashby Pty Ltd bought the Taunta Downs property 33 kilometres south west of Tintinara in and started clearing land in The Mines and Energy Department drilled 40 bores, and well holes were dug to depths of between 8 feet and feet. After two years the 12 windmills were relocated onto new bores and wells as the water became too salty resulting in large numbers of stock deaths.

To help with the salt problem, water was carted out from Tintinara to be mixed with the bore water. A two mile easement was set up and this mill was erected in Four miles of 2 inch poly pipe was laid to a 22, gallon tank situated centrally on the property. The Visitor Centre can explain the details. Tintinara RSL Memorial Walking Trail There are a number of access points the southern parking bay on Dukes Highway is the easiest to this circular walking trail which is known for its impressive displays in the spring of wildflowers and 25 species of orchids including the endangered metallic sun orchid.

The walk is flat and pleasant. There is a useful map available at the Visitor Centre. Heart of the Parks is volunteer run and is open from Called Heart of the Parks as Tintinara is surrounded by beautiful Parks. Stretch your legs on the Tintinara walking trail — pure bushland in close proximity to the town; visit Lake Indawarra which also has a walking trail; Messent Conservation Park the natural habitat for the Mallee Fowl and Silky Mouse.

Mount Boothby, after which the park is named, is metres high and is the highest outcrop of granite overlain with limestone within the park.

The limestone and sandy ridges are covered in mallee with a heath understorey. The vegetation consists of dwarf oaks, tea trees, yaccas and desert banksias, all of which grow in the sand flats. The park produces beautiful wild orchids in the spring.