Lipson, South Australia
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Lipson is an historic farming town
on the Eyre Peninsula
, located only 12 km from Tumby Bay, South Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Lipson had a population of 209.
Today, Lipson is little more than a historic tourist attraction, with very few permanent residents.
, a Naval Officer born in 1783, who came to South Australia in 1836 and was appointed Collector of Customs and Harbour Master at Port Adelaide
. Lipson was once a well established town, having a number of facilities including a Post Office
, a church, shop and a school
. The school opened in 1881 as "Yaranyacka" and closed in 1950.
Nearby mines
produced some of the finest talc
in the world, but with the closing of the mines, the town gradually died. The district surrounding Lipson is agricultural, with sheep and cereal crops prevalent.
The Ungarra and Lipson Football clubs merged in 1963 to form the Eyre united Football Club, with the oval now located at Ungarra.
Despite the waning of the town, the annual Lipson show has continued, with Tumby Bay residents and tourists flocking to the show each year. In 2004, the show celebrated its 100th year in operation.
with camping facilities. The cove is renowned for its fishing and the old talc
mine is located nearby. This area has exposed granite
coastal hills and cliffs that extend from Lipson Cove to Port Neill. Lipson Island can be accessed when the tide is low, but care must be taken not to get stranded.
Town
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on the Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded on the east by Spencer Gulf, the west by the Great Australian Bight, and the north by the Gawler Ranges. It is named after explorer Edward John Eyre who explored some of it in 1839-1841. The coastline was first explored by...
, located only 12 km from Tumby Bay, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. 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,...
, Lipson had a population of 209.
Today, Lipson is little more than a historic tourist attraction, with very few permanent residents.
History
The township was named after Thomas LipsonThomas Lipson
Thomas Lipson, R.N. generally known as Captain Lipson was born in Dartmouth, England, he joined the Royal Navy at an early age and had a successful if unspectacular career, ending as Harbour Master of Port Adelaide from 1836 to 1855.-Career:*1793 Lipson joined the Royal Navy as a first-class...
, a Naval Officer born in 1783, who came to South Australia in 1836 and was appointed Collector of Customs and Harbour Master at Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and is the main port for the city of Adelaide...
. Lipson was once a well established town, having a number of facilities including a Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, a church, shop and a school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
. The school opened in 1881 as "Yaranyacka" and closed in 1950.
Nearby mines
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
produced some of the finest talc
Talc
Talc is a mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula H2Mg34 or Mg3Si4O102. In loose form, it is the widely-used substance known as talcum powder. It occurs as foliated to fibrous masses, its crystals being so rare as to be almost unknown...
in the world, but with the closing of the mines, the town gradually died. The district surrounding Lipson is agricultural, with sheep and cereal crops prevalent.
The Ungarra and Lipson Football clubs merged in 1963 to form the Eyre united Football Club, with the oval now located at Ungarra.
Despite the waning of the town, the annual Lipson show has continued, with Tumby Bay residents and tourists flocking to the show each year. In 2004, the show celebrated its 100th year in operation.
Lipson Cove
Only a few kilometres toward the coast from the town, Lipson Cove is a tranquil little bayBay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
with camping facilities. The cove is renowned for its fishing and the old talc
Talc
Talc is a mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula H2Mg34 or Mg3Si4O102. In loose form, it is the widely-used substance known as talcum powder. It occurs as foliated to fibrous masses, its crystals being so rare as to be almost unknown...
mine is located nearby. This area has exposed granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
coastal hills and cliffs that extend from Lipson Cove to Port Neill. Lipson Island can be accessed when the tide is low, but care must be taken not to get stranded.