Stenhouse Bay, South Australia

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Stenhouse Bay
South Australia
Stenhouse Bay
Coordinates 35°17′0″S 136°56′0″E / 35.28333°S 136.93333°E / -35.28333; 136.93333Coordinates: 35°17′0″S 136°56′0″E / 35.28333°S 136.93333°E / -35.28333; 136.93333
Established 1920
Postcode(s) 5575[1]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location 156 km (97 mi) from Adelaide city centre[1]
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s) Goyder[2]
Federal Division(s) Grey[3]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.4 °C
69 °F		 13 °C
55 °F		 443 mm
17.4 in

The township of Stenhouse Bay is at the western tip of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. It was named after Andrew Stenhouse, who in the 1920s had a business called the Permascite Manufacturing Company. He helped start the gypsum industry in this location.

The Waratah Gypsum Company had works here for the quarrying and exporting of rock gypsum. Gypsum after being washed, roasted and ground, was used in the manufacturing of plaster of paris and cement. The quality of the gypsum in this area was exceptionally high class and most of Australia's needs were supplied from here.

The Waratah Gypsum Company closed its works and the town was sold to the South Australian Government which demolished the town except for the few houses required for the rangers of the National Parks and Wildlife Organization who look after Innes National Park.

Climate

Climate data for Stenhouse Bay
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 44
(111)		 44
(111)		 41.2
(106.2)		 36.2
(97.2)		 29.8
(85.6)		 25.8
(78.4)		 20.5
(68.9)		 27
(81)		 30.7
(87.3)		 35.2
(95.4)		 39.9
(103.8)		 41.3
(106.3)		 44
(111)
Average high °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)		 24.9
(76.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 21
(70)		 18.7
(65.7)		 16.3
(61.3)		 15.5
(59.9)		 16.3
(61.3)		 18.2
(64.8)		 20
(68)		 22
(72)		 23.1
(73.6)		 20.4
(68.7)
Average low °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)		 17.1
(62.8)		 16
(61)		 14.1
(57.4)		 12.1
(53.8)		 10.2
(50.4)		 9.2
(48.6)		 9.4
(48.9)		 10.5
(50.9)		 11.7
(53.1)		 13.7
(56.7)		 15
(59)		 13
(55)
Record low °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3)		 11.1
(52)		 10.1
(50.2)		 6.8
(44.2)		 4.8
(40.6)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 3.4
(38.1)		 2.9
(37.2)		 4.2
(39.6)		 5
(41)		 8.1
(46.6)		 8.6
(47.5)		 −2.9
(26.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 12.8
(0.504)		 16.5
(0.65)		 22.2
(0.874)		 27.8
(1.094)		 52.7
(2.075)		 73.4
(2.89)		 68.2
(2.685)		 57.9
(2.28)		 43.9
(1.728)		 29.2
(1.15)		 21.3
(0.839)		 17.1
(0.673)		 443
(17.442)
Average rainy days 4.3 3.6 6.2 9.3 15.4 18.4 19.4 19 14.9 9.7 7.3 6.6 134.1
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[4]

Innes Park Trading Post and Rhino's Tavern

After almost 60 years, the shop at Stenhouse Bay, trading in recent years as Innes Park Trading Post and Rhino’s Tavern, was demolished before Christmas in 2013.

The iconic trading post and tavern was closed and fenced off just before the peak Christmas period. Park visitors must now travel 5km out of the park back to Marion Bay for fuel, camping goods and a restaurant meal. The closure meant the department lost between $30,000 and $50,000 in annual lease revenue.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Stenhouse Bay, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2014". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stenhouse Bay". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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