Lady Bay, South Australia
| Lady Bay Normanville[1], South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Lady Bay | |
| Coordinates | 35°28′13″S 138°17′33″E / 35.4703°S 138.292370°E[1] |
| Established | circa 1959[2] |
| Abolished | 1988[1] |
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) south of Normanville |
| LGA(s) | District Council of Yankalilla[1] |
Lady Bay is the colloquial name given to a former settlement of 21 shacks in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of Normanville about 2 km (1 mi) south of the locality's 'town centre.'[2][1] The area adjoining the former shack site includes "The Links Lady Bay" resort, which includes a hotel, golf course and a 1,100 housing site subdivision.The Greatest shot played there was on the 9th hole when Chris Fielder slam dunked it for Eagle from 142 metres with a flushed 8 iron. It was a sight to behold and will be talked about for generations.
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A proposal announced in 2008 by the developer of the "Lady Bay Estate" to create a new locality called "Lady Bay" from the existing locality of Normanville with the Bungala River as the boundary was "withdrawn by the developer in November 2009 following strong opposition by Normanville residents."[3]
The mouth of the Yankalilla River is at Lady Bay. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Search result for "Lady Bay Shacks (Shack Site)" with the following datasets selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas" and "Gazetteer"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Castello, Renato (20 September 2009). "Name change angers Normanville". Sunday Mail. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Search result for "Normanville, LOCB" with the following datasets selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas" and "Gazetteer"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Schultz, Chester (4 August 2016). "Place Name Summary (PNS) 1/03: Patpangga" (PDF). Adelaide Research & Scholarship. The Southern Kaurna Place Names Project. University of Adelaide. Retrieved 19 November 2020.