Kadina, South Australia
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Kadina Town Hall
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| Coordinates | 33°57′45″S 137°42′45″E / 33.96250°S 137.71250°ECoordinates: 33°57′45″S 137°42′45″E / 33.96250°S 137.71250°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 4,470 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1861 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5554 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 144 km (89 mi) NNW of Adelaide | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Copper Coast | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||
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Kadina is a town located on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, approximately 144 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. The largest town of the Peninsula, Kadina is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famous for their shared copper mining history. The three towns are known as "Little Cornwall" for the significant number of immigrants from Cornwall that worked at the mines in the late 19th century.
It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Moonta and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the port town of Wallaroo. There are 6 suburbs making up Kadina's township, each being a distinct historic locality or hamlet. These are: Jericho, Jerusalem, Matta Flat, New Town and Wallaroo Mines as well as central Kadina itself. Kadina East was previously a gazetted suburb east of Kadina's centre, later merged into Kadina itself.
The name "Kadina" is thought to be derived from Kadiyinya, an (indigenous) Narungga tribe word meaning 'Lizard Plain'.
The town is the base for local radio station Gulf FM, broadcasting at 89.3 FM.
Copper was discovered at Wallaroo Mines in 1859 and adjacent land north east of the site was surveyed in 1861 to house miners. The township was named Kadina. Exceptional amounts of copper were found in the following years. Copper was also found in large amounts at the nearby Matta Mine and Doora Mine. The copper mines attracted many highly experienced Cornish miners to Kadina. In 1872 Kadina became a municipality and by 1875 the population had increased to 20,000, mostly composed of Cornish miners.
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