Peake, South Australia

{{for|the locality on the Oodnadatta Track, northern South Australia|The Peake}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Peake

| state = sa

| image = Pollys Well.jpg

| caption = Polly's Well, at Peake

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| pop =

| established = 8 August 1907 (town)
24 August 2000 (locality)

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| postcode = 5301

| elevation = 24

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| lga = Coorong District Council

| county = Buccleuch

| region = Murray and Mallee

| stategov = Hammond{{cite web|title=District of Hammond profile |url=https://ecsa.sa.gov.au/electoral-districts/electoral-district-profiles?view=article&id=832:hammond |publisher=Electoral Commission SA|access-date=6 April 2019}}

| fedgov = Barker{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011|url= https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-barker.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=6 April 2019}}

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Karoonda

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| near-e = Jabuk

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Netherton

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Peake is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia situated along the Mallee Highway (B12), approximately {{convert|150|km}} east of the state capital of Adelaide.

History

The town of Peake was proclaimed on 8 August 1907. It was surveyed during May 1907 and its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Peake which itself is derived from Archibald Henry Peake, a South Australian politician

who served three terms as the Premier of South Australia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/digitalpubs/placenamesofsouthaustralia/P.pdf |work=Manning Index of South Australian History |title=South Australian Names – P|first=Geoffrey |last=Manning |author-link=Geoffrey Manning |publisher=State Library of South Australia |access-date=6 April 2019}}

Along the Pinnaroo railway line, one of the major railway lines of the time, many settlers and travelers passed along the route.{{cite web|url=http://www.murraylands.info/mapsandtowns/malleebound.aspx|title=Mallee Bound|publisher=South Australia Central|date=3 October 2004|access-date=2007-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302220918/http://www.murraylands.info/mapsandtowns/malleebound.aspx|archive-date=2 March 2007|url-status=dead}}

The town of Peake was the seat for the District Council of Peake which was established on 16 November 1911.{{cite web |last1=Wallis |first1=F.S. |title=Constitution of District of Peake |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1911/46/1004.pdf |website=The South Australian Government Gazette |publisher=Government of South Australia |page=1004 |date=16 November 1911| access-date=6 April 2019}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147874345 |title=A NEW DISTRICT COUNCIL. |newspaper=The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser |volume=29 |issue=1498 |location=South Australia |date=2 July 1909 |access-date=6 April 2019 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} In 1997, the district council was amalgamated with the District Council of Coonalpyn Downs and the District Council of Meningie to form the Coorong District Council.{{cite web|last1=Kerin |first1=R.G. |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1997/22.pdf |title=LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1934 SECTIONS 7 AND 14: AMALGAMATION OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF COONALPYN DOWNS, THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MENINGIE AND THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PEAKE |publisher=Government of South Australia |work=The Government Gazette of South Australia |access-date=22 November 2016|pages = 900–903|date=13 February 1997}}

Boundaries for the locality of Peake were created on 24 August 2000.

Peake Historical Walk

File:Baptist Church at Peake.jpg

A walk established for visitors to show the historic landmarks of Peake. The relatively short walk takes highlights all of the first facilities built when the town was settled in the 1900s.

The first historical landmark is Polly's Well which is located next to the rest stop. Polly's Well was sunk in 1877 and supplied the whole town with water. The next stop on the walk is the old Station Masters house which was built in 1912. The last station master died in the house and was found weeks later. Next there is the Peake store (built 1937) which is now used as the Tavern. The other historic facilities that are still being used to this day are the Post Office (1912) and the Bakehouse/Church (1908). The final landmarks include Peake School (1929), Butcher Shop (1900s), Saddlery (1912) and the town Garage which was used from 1956 to 1974.

Pamphlets are available at the rest stop opposite the town oval.

Events

A Christian youth music festival, Silos 07, organised by former residents of Peake and the local Baptist church, was held in early March 2007 at the local football ground. Following the success of this event, Silos 08 was held on 11 October 2008, featuring Matt Corby and Fatis Valor as the headline artists. The town population grows by 10 fold during the festival.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070302220918/http://www.murraylands.info/mapsandtowns/malleebound.aspx Mallee Bound, Murraylands South Australia]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070820015012/http://www.silos.net.au/ Silo's Music Festival]

Category:Towns in South Australia