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The area was originally the territory of the [[Ngadjuri]] people.<ref name="emmausngadjuri">{{cite book | title=Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area | publisher=District Council of Robertstown | year=1986 | location="The Area – Its Settlement and Development"}}</ref> |
The area was originally the territory of the [[Ngadjuri]] people.<ref name="emmausngadjuri">{{cite book | title=Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area | publisher=District Council of Robertstown | year=1986 | location="The Area – Its Settlement and Development"}}</ref> |
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On December 5th, 1916, prominent poet and tutor, Paul Gotthelf Pfeiffer, was born at Point Pass. He was schooled at [[Australia Plains, South Australia|Australia Plains]] before later boarding at [[Immanuel College (Australia)|Immanuel College]], [[Adelaide]], while attending the [[University of Adelaide]]. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1938, Honours in 1939, and Masters in 1940. His poem titled 'Spain' won the Bundey Prize for English Verse at the University of Adelaide in 1940. Along with [[Max Harris (poet)|Max Harris]], Paul was also the founder of the ''Angry Penguins'' journal. He enlisted in the [[Royal Australian Air Force|RAAF]] in July 1940, but did not survive the war, dying on the 3rd of January, 1945, in [[Invergordon]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A1926|title=Paul Pfeiffer|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Point Pass is no longer the thriving town that it used to be, it still has an active hotel and [[Lutheran Church of Australia|Lutheran]] church.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eudunda.net/portal/about-southern-goyder/point-pass/ |title=Point Pass |publisher=Web South |work=Eudunda.net |accessdate=23 September 2015}}</ref> The Lutheran church is now part of the "Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish", which includes Lutheran churches at [[Robertstown, South Australia|Robertstown]], Point Pass, [[Geranium Plains, South Australia|Geranium Plains]], [[Eudunda, South Australia|Eudunda]], [[Neales Flat, South Australia|Neales Flat]] and [[Peep Hill, South Australia|Peep Hill]].<ref name="parish">{{cite web |url=http://www.robertstown.info/churches/eud_rob_luth_parish.htm |title=Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish |publisher= |date=6 February 2017 |accessdate=11 February 2017}}</ref> |
Point Pass is no longer the thriving town that it used to be, it still has an active hotel and [[Lutheran Church of Australia|Lutheran]] church.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eudunda.net/portal/about-southern-goyder/point-pass/ |title=Point Pass |publisher=Web South |work=Eudunda.net |accessdate=23 September 2015}}</ref> The Lutheran church is now part of the "Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish", which includes Lutheran churches at [[Robertstown, South Australia|Robertstown]], Point Pass, [[Geranium Plains, South Australia|Geranium Plains]], [[Eudunda, South Australia|Eudunda]], [[Neales Flat, South Australia|Neales Flat]] and [[Peep Hill, South Australia|Peep Hill]].<ref name="parish">{{cite web |url=http://www.robertstown.info/churches/eud_rob_luth_parish.htm |title=Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish |publisher= |date=6 February 2017 |accessdate=11 February 2017}}</ref> |
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| Coordinates | 34°4′32″S 139°3′2″E / 34.07556°S 139.05056°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 322 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5380 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Point Pass is a small town in the Mid North of South Australia, 120 kilometres North of Adelaide which is the capital city of South Australia. The town is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Eudunda, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the 2006 census, Robertstown and the surrounding area had a population of 322.[1]
The area was originally the territory of the Ngadjuri people.[2]
On December 5th, 1916, prominent poet and tutor, Paul Gotthelf Pfeiffer, was born at Point Pass. He was schooled at Australia Plains before later boarding at Immanuel College, Adelaide, while attending the University of Adelaide. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1938, Honours in 1939, and Masters in 1940. His poem titled 'Spain' won the Bundey Prize for English Verse at the University of Adelaide in 1940. Along with Max Harris, Paul was also the founder of the Angry Penguins journal. He enlisted in the RAAF in July 1940, but did not survive the war, dying on the 3rd of January, 1945, in Invergordon, Scotland.[3]
Point Pass is no longer the thriving town that it used to be, it still has an active hotel and Lutheran church.[4] The Lutheran church is now part of the "Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish", which includes Lutheran churches at Robertstown, Point Pass, Geranium Plains, Eudunda, Neales Flat and Peep Hill.[5]
Point Pass is on the Worlds End Highway, and was previously a stop on the Robertstown-Eudunda railway line[6] which opened in 1914.[7]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Point Pass (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. "The Area – Its Settlement and Development": District Council of Robertstown. 1986.
- ^ "Paul Pfeiffer".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Point Pass". Eudunda.net. Web South. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish". 6 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Railway Station, Point Pass". State Library of South Australia. c. 1930. B 46714. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "ROBERTSTOWN RAILWAY". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 10 December 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 23 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.