Mount Gambier is the second most populous city in South Australia after Adelaide, the capital of the State. It is approximately a five hour drive from both Adelaide and Melbourne and presents a convenient stop for motorists travelling between these capital cities. km redirects here. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The District Council of Grant is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is the southernmost council in the state. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ...

About

The town's major industries are agriculture, forestry, trucking and tourism. A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... Disruptions in organized traffic flow can create delays lasting hours. ... Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ...

One of Mount Gambier's main tourism draw-cards is its location upon the slopes of a maar volcano of the same name, comprising several craters. One of these contains a huge lake of high-quality artesian drinking water which changes colour with the seasons. In winter it is a steel grey and then changes to a spectacular cobalt blue in the summer, giving rise to its name, Blue Lake. This 70-metre deep lake also accommodates a range of unusual aquatic flora and fauna, in particular fields of large stromatolites. Ukinrek Maars, Alaska; the result of a 10-day eruption in 1977. ... For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... Craters on Mount Cameroon Perhaps the most conspicuous part of a volcano is the crater, a basin of a roughly circular form within which occurs a vent (or vents) from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake (from Latin lacus) is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... Geological strata giving rise to an Artesian well. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... Grey or gray (see spelling differences) is a color between white and black. ... Cobalt is a cool, slightly desaturated blue, historically made using cobalt salts. ... The term blue may refer to any of a number of similar colours. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Blue Lake (37°50′S 140°46′E) in Mount Gambier is a large lake located in an extinct volcanic caldera. ... Pre-Cambrian stromatolites in the Siyeh Formation, Glacier National Park. ...

Another crater, Valley Lake, contains a water skiing lake, scenic picnic grounds and a wildlife walk, all facilities free to the public and enjoyed by tourists and locals alike. A small dormant volcano, Mount Schank, can also be seen to the south from Mount Gambier. // Water skiing began in 1922 when Ralph Samuelson strapped two boards to his feet and rigged a clothesline up to his boat on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake (from Latin lacus) is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... Various species of deer are commonly seen wildlife across the Americas and Eurasia. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Towering over the city of Naples, Vesuvius is dormant but certainly not extinct A dormant volcano is a volcano which is not currently erupting, but is believed to still be capable of erupting in the future. ... View inside the cone from the rim Mount Schank is an extinct maar volcano in the south-east of South Australia, near Mount Gambier. ...

The town is serviced by 3 high schools, Mt Gambier High School, Grant High School and Tenison Woods College. Tenison Woods College is a secondary school providing a Roman Catholic educaction in South Australia. ...

The region is world-famous for its many water-filled caves and sinkholes which attract cave divers from around the globe, and such places as Tantanoola Caves, Umpherston Sinkhole, Cave Gardens and Engelbrecht Cave can all be visited by tourists. Within a half hour drive of Mount Gambier one can also experience the wineries of the Coonawarra, pine plantation tours, shipwreck beaches, and excellent river fishing. Devils Hole near Hawthorne, Florida, USA. A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline (in the Slovene language dolina means valley) or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the removal of soil or bedrock, often both, by... Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. ... The Coonawarra is a wine region in South Australias Limestone Coast, well-known for its red wines. ... Subgenera Subgenus Strobus Subgenus Ducampopinus Subgenus Pinus See Pinus classification for complete taxonomy to species level. ... // This article is about crop plantations. ... Shipwreck of the SS American Star Shipwreck in the Saugatuck River mouth in Westport, Connecticut A shipwreck or sunken ship can refer to the remains of a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck, such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink, the... Beaches is a 1988 movie adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the novel Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart. ... This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ...

History

Before European settlement, the Buandig (or Boandik) people were the original Aboriginal inhabitants of the area. They called it 'ereng balam' or 'egree belum', meaning 'home of the eagle hawk'.^[1]

The peak of the extinct Mount Gambier crater was sighted in 1800 by Lieutenant James Grant from the survey brig, HMS Lady Nelson, and named for Lord James Gambier, Admiral of the Fleet. In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ... // ON MAY 5 1853 MR.FADER HAD SEX WITH A MAN NAME MR WIEN THEN THEY HAD SON NAMEDMRS COTURE AND MR MANOOGIAN WENT INTO MRS HASKELLS OFFICE NAKED AND DANCED AROUND AND MASTERBATED ON HER CHEST AND SHE LICKED IT OFF THEN THEY HAD ORAL SEEX WITH NAPLOEAN OF... James Grant was a British naval officer in the early nineteenth century. ... The Lady Nelson was a vessel used in the exploration of the coast of Australia in the early years of the 19th century. ... Admiral John James Gambier (13 October 1756 New Providence, Bahamas- 19 April 1833 Iver,England) Governor of Newfoundland 1802 - 1804 In 1807, he took part in the Battle of Copenhagen (1807). ...

The Henty brothers who owned large holdings in Portland, Western Victoria were the first non-indigenous people to discover the Blue Lake. They returned in 1839 bringing herds of cattle to farm and graze the abundant land. They met spirited resistance from the Buandig, and after five years, having never officially laid claim to the land, were forced to retreat when the lands were granted to Evelyn Sturt, the brother of the explorer Charles Sturt. Industries soon began to appear. John Byng built the Mount Gambier Hotel in 1847, and Dr Edward Wehl arrived in 1849 to begin a flour-milling operation. The city of Portland () is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Evelyn Sturt (1816 – February 10, 1885) was born in Dorset, England. ... Charles Sturt c. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Hastings Cunningham founded "Gambierton" in 1854 by subdividing a block of 77 acres. Local government appeared in 1863 when Dr Wehl, who now owned a substantial millhouse on Commercial Road, was elected chairman of the District Council of Mount Gambier. In December 1864 this became the District Council of Mount Gambier West and, at the same time, a separate District Council of Mount Gambier East was formed. 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

Incorporation in 1876 saw a further division, with the creation of the Town Council and Mr. John Watson elected Mayor. Mount Gambier was governed in this fashion until 1932, when the District Council of East and West merged to form a single District Council of Mount Gambier once more. Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 9 December 1954, Mount Gambier was officially declared a city on the assent of the Governor of South Australia. 2004 marked the 50^th Anniversary of this declaration. is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Acceptance, in spirituality, mindfulness, and human psychology, usually refers to the experience of a situation without an intention to change that situation. ... See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Local Government

The City of Mount Gambier consists of a Mayor and ten Councillors, five each elected from the East and West Wards. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods...

District Council of Grant The District Council of Grant is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is the southernmost council in the state. ...

See Also

• Mount Gambier Golf Club

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References

1. ^ Other information. Place Names Online. Government of South Australia Land Services Group. Retrieved on 2006-10-22.

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