Spilsby Island

Spilsby Island
Spilsby Island is located in South Australia
Spilsby Island
Spilsby Island
Geography
LocationSpencer Gulf
Coordinates34°39′40″S 136°20′30″E / 34.66111°S 136.34167°E / -34.66111; 136.34167
ArchipelagoSir Joseph Banks Group
Adjacent toSpencer Gulf
Highest elevation41 m (135 ft)Google Earth
Administration
South Australia
Demographics
Population0

Spilsby Island is one of the largest islands in the Sir Joseph Banks Group in Spencer Gulf, South Australia. It is privately owned, has no permanent human residents and is grazed by sheep.[1] The island was used for the breeding of sheep by James Hunter Kerrison,[2] then for the breeding of horses, sheep, pigs and cattle by W. E. Scruby in the early 20th century.[3][4] Shearers travelled to the island to shear the sheep.[5] The island's soil has been enriched by the deposition of guano by seabirds.[6] Land allotments and a few shacks are concentrated along the northern coast of the island. Butterfish Bay is on the northern coast and Hawknest Bay is on the eastern coast.[7]

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  2. ^ "Infected Sheep". News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954). 1928-08-17. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ^ "SPILSBY ISLAND STOCK". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). 1910-09-24. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. ^ "A. Trip to the Islands". Port Lincoln, Tumby and West Coast Recorder (SA : 1904 - 1909). 1905-07-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  5. ^ "Veteran Of Boer War Dies Suddenly". Port Lincoln Times (SA : 1927 - 1954). 1952-09-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  6. ^ "Choice Beef From Spilsby Island". Port Lincoln Times (SA : 1927 - 1954). 1941-05-15. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  7. ^ "SAPPA the South Australian Property and Planning Atlas". sappa.plan.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-06-21.