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Stansbury

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Yorke Peninsula Council SA, PO Box 57, Stansbury, SA 5582
08 8832 0000

Description

Stansbury is a small town, located in the southern east coast of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.

Stansbury east of Yorketown. It faces the Gulf St Vincent across Oyster Bay, where shellfish were originally harvested in the 19th century. The town has also been a port used in the export of wheat and barley to Adelaide.

History

The town was originally known as Oyster Bay, although it was officially proclaimed Stansbury in 1873 by Governor Anthony Musgrave, in honour of a friend.

In 2009, Stansbury was voted as South Australia's tidiest town.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 60.791 km2

Elevation: 4-10 metres

Town elevation: 8 m

Population number: 648

Local Government Area: Yorke Peninsula Council

Location

Yorke Peninsula Council SA, PO Box 57, Stansbury, SA 5582

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Attribution

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

Stansbury - Localista

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