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Moongi Conservation Reserve VKFF-1728

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My fifth park for Thursday 11th April 2024 was the Moongi Conservation Reserve VKFF-1728. The park is about 41 km northwest of Kimba and about 504 km from Adelaide.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Moongi Conservation Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

Moongi is an aboriginal word meaning ‘good place’. The town of Moongi was proclaimed on the 17th day of March 1932. The town ceased to exist by 1981. (Place Names 2012)

Above:- A plan of the town of Moongi. Image c/o Trove.

In 1928 the Moongi school was opened. It closed in 1946. The Methodist Hall at Moongi was opened in 1932. (Chronicle 1932) (Place Names 2012) (Pt Lincoln Times 1928).

Above:- Moongi school – teacher and pupils. Image c/o Chronicle, Adelaide, Thu 23 Jul 1931.

The Moongi Conservation Reserve is about 232 hectares in size and was proclaimed on the 13th day of September 1990. (CAPAD 2022)

The reserve incorporates the old town of Moongi and part of the old railway line.

Above:- An aerial view of the Moongi Conservation Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. W5IB
  2. VK7XX
  3. ZL2GLG
  4. VK2COS
  5. VK4NH
  6. VK4DXA
  7. VK5QA/p
  8. VK3CLD/p
  9. VK4PDX
  10. VK4XCS
  11. VK4NBP
  12. ZL2BAQ
  13. VK3SX
  14. VK2HDT
  15. VK4EI
  16. VK3RH
  17. VK4EMP
  18. VK4TI
  19. VK7AAE
  20. Vk3PWG
  21. VK3TKK
  22. VK3PF
  23. VK3KAI
  24. VK3SQ
  25. VK2BD
  26. OH6GAZ
  27. UT5PI
  28. VK2EXA
  29. IZ5JMZ
  30. VK1AO
  31. VK2MET
  32. OH1MM
  33. KG5CIK
  34. VK2VW
  35. VK2HFI
  36. Vk2AKA
  37. Vk2BUG
  38. VK7HBR
  39. Vk3APJ
  40. ZL1TM
  41. PD2BA
  42. IW2BNA
  43. IW4JPK
  44. VK3EH
  45. ON4VT
  46. VK1ARQ
  47. IK2WSO
  48. IZ2SDK
  49. EA3MP
  50. VK3CEO
  51. VK3DL
  52. VK5TUX
  53. VK3CEO
  54. VK3BBB
  55. VK2CCP
  56. VK5MK
  57. VK5AYL
  58. VK3PF
  59. VK5FR/m
  60. VK3MCK
  61. VK2HAK
  62. VK3IFR
  63. VK4NH
  64. VK4DXA
  65. VK3DL
  66. VK5GY
  67. VK3SPG
  68. VK3BEL

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB-

  1. VK4HAT
  2. VK5DU
  3. VK2EXA
  4. VK3APJ
  5. VK3SX
  6. VK7QP
  7. VK5IS
  8. VK3PJR
  9. VK2IO/p (Badja Swamps Nature Reserve VKFF-2515)

References.

  1. Dcceew.gov.au. (2023). Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2022 – DCCEEW. [online] Available at: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad/2022.
  2. NEW SCHOOLS. (1928). Port Lincoln Times. [online] 6 Jul. Available at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96595678 [Accessed 29 May 2024].‌
  3. published.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au. (n.d.). A Compendium of the Place Names of South Australia. [online] Available at: https://published.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/placenamesofsouthaustralia/ [Accessed 29 May 2024].‌
  4. REPORTS FROM RURAL CENTRES. (1932). Advertiser. [online] 19 Nov. Available at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35180195 [Accessed 29 May 2024].
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