Inman Valley, South Australia
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Inman Valley is a valley, locality, and township on the Fleurieu Peninsula, around 86 km south of Adelaide
. The valley is about 380 square kilometres in area. At the 2006 census
, Inman Valley had a population of 427.
, founder and first commander of the South Australia Police, who pursued two allegedly escaped convicts there in August 1838. No Indigenous name is recorded for the valley itself, but two names are recorded for the river: Moo-oola and Moogoora. The mouth was called Mugurank, meaning 'place of hammerstones'.
(but not Barker himself) in 1831. In its pristine state the valley abounded in kangaroos, which were hunted for food by early sealers and whalers at Encounter Bay
. Present day land use is predominantly grazing, dairy farming, forestry, and horticulture. The valley also attracts bushwalkers and tourists.
, who was Victorian Government
Geologist
at the time. Glacial striation
s on the polished surface indicate glacial movement to the north-west. Boulder clay
s, till
ites, and erratic
s are also common in the area, which underwent glaciation during the Permian
(approximately 270 Ma).
The pavement was exposed during the Tertiary
when the Inman River eroded the topography to its present-day surface. Glacier Rock Restaurant overlooks the glaciated bed of the river, while nearby to that is the Inman Valley Cafe. http://www.inmanrivercafe.com
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
. The valley is about 380 square kilometres in area. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Inman Valley had a population of 427.
Origin of Name
Inman Valley, and Inman River, was named through association with Inspector Henry InmanHenry Inman (police commander)
Henry Inman , cavalry officer, Pioneer of South Australia, founder and first commander of the South Australia Police, overlander, Anglican clergyman.-Origins:...
, founder and first commander of the South Australia Police, who pursued two allegedly escaped convicts there in August 1838. No Indigenous name is recorded for the valley itself, but two names are recorded for the river: Moo-oola and Moogoora. The mouth was called Mugurank, meaning 'place of hammerstones'.
History
The first recorded Europeans to sight the valley were likely the party that accompanied explorer Collet BarkerCollet Barker
Collet Barker was a British military officer and explorer. He explored areas of South Australia, Western Australia and Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory-History:Barker was born in Hackney, he lived in Newbury as a child...
(but not Barker himself) in 1831. In its pristine state the valley abounded in kangaroos, which were hunted for food by early sealers and whalers at Encounter Bay
Encounter Bay
Encounter Bay is located on the south central coast of South Australia, some 100 km south of Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after the encounter on 8 April 1802 between Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin, both of whom were charting the Australian coastline for their respective countries...
. Present day land use is predominantly grazing, dairy farming, forestry, and horticulture. The valley also attracts bushwalkers and tourists.
Selwyns Rock
In the valley is Selwyns Rock, a glaciated pavement in the bed of the Inman River. It was first described by, and named for, Alfred Richard Cecil SelwynAlfred Richard Cecil Selwyn
Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn, CMG, LL.D, FRS, FGS was a British geologist, director of the Geological Survey of Victoria from 1852–1869, director of Geological Survey of Canada 1869–1894 and President of the Royal Society of Canada 1895-1896.-Early life:Selwyn was born in Kilmington, Somerset,...
, who was Victorian Government
Government of Victoria
The Government of Victoria, under the Constitution of Australia, ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained complete independence in all other areas...
Geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
at the time. Glacial striation
Striation
Striations means a series of ridges, furrows or linear marks, and are used in several ways* Glacial striation* Striation , a striation as a result of a geological fault* In medicine, striated muscle...
s on the polished surface indicate glacial movement to the north-west. Boulder clay
Boulder clay
Boulder clay, in geology, is a deposit of clay, often full of boulders, which is formed in and beneath glaciers and ice-sheets wherever they are found, but is in a special sense the typical deposit of the Glacial Period in northern Europe and North America...
s, till
Till
thumb|right|Closeup of glacial till. Note that the larger grains in the till are completely surrounded by the matrix of finer material , and this characteristic, known as matrix support, is diagnostic of till....
ites, and erratic
Glacial erratic
A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests. "Erratics" take their name from the Latin word errare, and are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres...
s are also common in the area, which underwent glaciation during the Permian
Permian
The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...
(approximately 270 Ma).
The pavement was exposed during the Tertiary
Tertiary
The Tertiary is a deprecated term for a geologic period 65 million to 2.6 million years ago. The Tertiary covered the time span between the superseded Secondary period and the Quaternary...
when the Inman River eroded the topography to its present-day surface. Glacier Rock Restaurant overlooks the glaciated bed of the river, while nearby to that is the Inman Valley Cafe. http://www.inmanrivercafe.com