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Whyalla / w aɪ ˈ æ l ə / is a city in South Australia.It was founded as "Hummocks Hill", and was known by that name until 1916. [5] [6] It is the fourth most populous city in the Australian state of South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Gawler and along with Port Pirie and Port Augusta is one of the three towns to make up the Iron Triangle.
Adelaide, state capital Blue Lake at Mount Gambier Murray Bridge in the distance Victor Harbor View from Hummock Hill, Whyalla Gawler Street, Mount Barker Aerial view of Port Lincoln View of Port Pirie. Urban Centres and Localities (UCLs) represent areas of concentrated urban development with populations of 200 people or more.
The Whyalla Steelworks receives iron ore mined at various sites along the Middleback Range.Iron ore mining in this region dates back to at least 1900. Prior to the steelworks' construction, the ore was shipped from Whyalla (then known as Hummock Hill) to Port Pirie for use as a flux in smelters. [2]
At Hummock Hill, fencing of the bare site to exclude dairy cattle led to the regeneration of the indigenous flora. The second project was located on the current site of the Ada Ryan Gardens in Whyalla, and involved the management of invasive beach sand dunes, by fencing to exclude rabbits and cattle, allowing the indigenous flora to recover.
Iron ore shipment facilities were instead constructed by BHP at Whyalla, which was then known as Hummock Hill. In 1937, Backy Bay was officially named Fitzgerald Bay after a former South Australian parliamentarian and member for Port Pirie , John Christopher Fitzgerald [ 13 ] who believed that a prosperous future for the upper Spencer Gulf ...
The U.S. real estate market has another year in the books after 2024 came to a close this week. While the median that homes sold for clocked in at $383,725 for the four weeks ending Dec. 22 ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.