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Revision as of 04:37, 9 July 2006
Paracombe (postcode 5132) is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area.
History
Kaurna Aborigines
The Kaurna people (pronounced "Garner" or "Gowna") people were the Indigenous inhabitants of the Adelaide region, numbering approximately 650 in 1842. Few traces exist of the Kaurna people today, other than in some place names. [1]
European settlement
The name probably originates from the Little Para River whose headwaters are in the area. It was settled in 1840-41 by John Barton Hack and John Richardson, and was a sheep station until the turn of the century. It was subdivided and with an influx of smaller landholders, a school, post office, church and recreation hall were built, but the town did not grow much beyond this. [2]
In 1966, work started on the Kangaroo Creek Reservoir, a dam of the River Torrens, and in 1969, it was completed at a cost of $5.3 million. Apart from supplying water to eastern Adelaide, it also serves a flood protection role and holds 19,160 megalitres.[3]
Geography
Paracombe is located south of Inglewood on the road out of Adelaide via Athelstone (Gorge Road). The ABS 2001 census records 379 people living in 130 dwellings.[4]
Facilities
Paracombe has a primary school, a recreation centre and a Country Fire Station.
Transport
The area is not serviced by Adelaide public transport. A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by Affordable Coachlines. [5]