Frances, South Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids FrancesSouth Australia |
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Frances General Store, 2016
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 Frances
Location in South Australia
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| Established | 1871 (town) 12 April 2001 (locality) |
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| Postcode(s) | 5262 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Naracoorte Lucindale Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast | ||||||||||||||
| County | MacDonnell | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | MacKillop | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Locations Adjoining localities |
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Frances is a small town in the Australian state of South Australia. It is located about 291 kilometers (181 miles) south-east of Adelaide, the state capital. The town is also about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north-east of Naracoorte. Frances is part of the Limestone Coast region and is very close to the border with the State of Victoria.
Discovering Frances
A Look Back in Time
Frances began as a government town. It was first planned in July 1871. The town was named after the wife of Mr. Henry Jones, who owned Binnum Station. The official boundaries for the area were set in April 2001.
Life in Frances Today
For many years, Frances was known as a "railway town." This means it grew because of the Mount Gambier railway line. This railway connected Wolseley in the north to Mount Gambier in the south. Even though the railway closed in 1995, Frances is still an important place for collecting grain. You can see several large silos there.
On January 10, 2017, Frances set a new record. It received over 43,000 tonnes (about 47,000 tons) of grain in one season. It also set a new record for the most grain received in a single day at the site. A main road, Frances Road, connects Bordertown to Hynam, passing right through Frances.
Fun Events
From 2000 to 2019, Frances hosted a special event every February. It was called the Frances Folk Gathering. This was a weekend-long folk music festival. During the festival, the whole town was filled with music and visitors.
Where is Frances?
Frances is located in an area that has different levels of government. It is part of the federal division of Barker. For state government, it is in the electoral district of MacKillop. Locally, it is managed by the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.
