Manoora, South Australia
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| Postcode(s) | 5415 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Frome | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Wakefield | ||||||||||||||
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Manoora is a settlement in the Mid North region of South Australia on the Barrier Highway and upper reaches of the Gilbert River.[1] It was also on the Peterborough railway line serving Burra until the line was closed. At the 2006 census, Manoora had a population of 277.[2]
The first Europeans to settle at Manoora, in about 1841, were the sheep pastoralists Edward and William Peter, of Scottish origin. Having established their head station near present Manoora, for a few years the brothers (or cousins) held extensive occupation licences reaching toward the Kapunda and Burra districts.[citation needed]
Manoora is named for another early station in the district owned by A W J Grant. The name is believed to be derived from a native name for a spring or water.[3]
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