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Hill River

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Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council SA, 4 Gleeson Street, Hill River, SA 5453
08 8842 6400

Description

The Hill River is an ephemeral river located in the Mid North region of the Australian state of South Australia.

The Hill River is an ephemeral river located in the Mid North region of the Australian state of South Australia.

History

For over 100 years the date of European discovery and name origin for the river was confused. In the absence of proper research, several false attributions became accepted.According to (incorrect) state government sources, the river was discovered by an obscure 'William' Hill in 1838 and named for Rowland Hill, the secretary of the South Australian Colonization Commission from 1833 until 1837.According to Edward John Eyre, he discovered the river in 1839 and named it after explorer John Hill because he was "the gentleman who discovered its twin river, the Hutt". John Hill was the first European to explore the nearby Clare Valley. He sighted and named several important rivers of South Australia, including the adjacent Hutt River and Wakefield River. A 1908 news article conversely credits the obscure William Hill with naming Hill River after himself.The issue was finally resolved in 2015 with the publication of John Hill : South Australia's Discoverer of Rivers, which emphatically concludes that Eyre discovered the river on 5 June 1839 and named it after John Hill, the explorer who discovered the Clare Valley

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 108.801 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 383 m

Population number: 97

Local Government Area: Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council

Location

Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council SA, 4 Gleeson Street, Hill River, SA 5453

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Hill River, South Australia

Hill River - Localista

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