150 Years of Goyder`s LinePrint Page 
The monument consists of four pillars with information signage and a man leading a horse depicting Goyder. The sculpture is keeping with the existing corrugated iron sculptures in Orroroo and made by artist Dudley Sivior of Renmark. The four pillars were built by local builder, Chet Cox and were unveiled by Chairman Kathie Bowman, Candy Brumpton, 2015 Citizen of the Year, Kate Williams and SA Regional Historian of the Year, John Mannion.
In 1865 Goyder was directed to go north and from his own observations to lay down on the map `the line of demarcation between that portion of the country where the rainfall has extended, and that where the drought prevails`. With a small mounted party he went to Swan Reach on the River Murray and then north-west to Pekina, east to Melrose and returned through Crystal Brook to Adelaide.
A map published in 1866 showed his line of travel with a wing sweeping east from the Murray to the Victorian border and another from Spencer Gulf far to the west. Goyder`s rainfall line was first used for the reassessment of leases and the relief of stricken pastoralists.
Location
| Address: | Price Maurice Road, 5 kilometres south of Orroroo, Orroroo, 5431 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.770595 Long: 138.581858 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Drought |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1865 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2015 |
| Artist: | Dudley Sivior |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Chet Cox (builder) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 6th November, 2015 |
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Commemoration of 150 years of Goyder`s Line
On the 6th November 2015 the Communities of Orroroo, Carrieton and surrounds commemorates the 150 years of surveying and recognition of Goyder`s Line.
The community commemorates those early pioneers who settled in the district, the hardships they endured, the resilience displayed and the legacy upon which the district was settled. The townships of Johnburgh, Belton, Euralia, Morchard, Bendleby, Balck Rock, Walloway, Pekina and Yatina were all settled over the years. While some of these towns still operate, many have diminished as they were not sustainable townships both below and above the line.
This memorial was unveiled by...
John Goyder
Candy Brumpton
Kathie Bowman
Kate Williams
Information has been supplied by local historian John Mannion
District Council Of Orroroo / Carrieton
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