Franklyn, South Australia facts for kids
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 Franklyn
Location in South Australia
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| Postcode(s) | 5421 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North | ||||||||||||||
| County | Kimberley | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Franklyn is a small rural area in the Mid North region of South Australia. It's part of the Regional Council of Goyder. This area was officially named Franklyn in August 2000. The name comes from a place called Franklyn House in Devonshire, England.
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Franklyn's Early Days
Franklyn was first planned as a government town in May 1880. However, it was officially declared to no longer be a town on February 9, 1984.
Post Offices and Schools
Franklyn had its own post office, which opened on October 1, 1883. It later became a smaller "receiving office" in January 1910 and closed on July 9, 1917. Another post office, called Pandappa Dam, also operated nearby from April 1, 1883, until about 1908.
A school opened in Franklyn in 1883, first named Wonna, then renamed Franklyn in 1886. It closed in 1916. There was also a Pandappa Dam School, which was open from 1893 to 1898.
Life in Franklyn in the Early 1900s
In October 1908, someone wrote to The Chronicle newspaper in Adelaide about Franklyn. They said that many people used to live there, but by then, it felt very lonely. There were only about a dozen families, mostly farmers and dairy workers. Even so, they had a school and a church, and a post office that received mail once a week.
In 1916, there was an idea to change Franklyn's name to Wonna. This was to avoid confusion with another place called "Franklin" near Adelaide. But the name change never happened.
Nature and Conservation
A special natural area called Pandappa Conservation Park is located entirely within Franklyn. This park covers 1051 hectares (about 2,600 acres) and helps protect local plants and animals.
