Talk:Culburra Beach

Local map

Cant figure out the local map thing for the wikibox, could some kind soul add it?? Pencilceaser123 (talk) 00:00, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Origin of Culburra name

The article at Culburra, South Australia claims it means "plenty of sand". What are the chances two places so distant would have the same word?

I found this from 1880: "MULGRAVE (LOWER BURDEKIN). June 14. A FEW Weeks ago I wrote stating that the postal name of this place was Culburra. It seems, however, that when the town was sur veyed the name of Mulgrave was given. ... The word Culburra (aboriginal) was suggested by a gentle man resident here, and the postal authorities adopted it for some little time. I am not sufficiently acquainted with the aboriginal tongue to venture an interpretation. ..." -- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20333801?

There was a motor steamer S.S. Culburra, launched in San Francisco 1918 that suffered a mishap in Sydney. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159098990 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159384812

Most of the other hits on Trove before 1910 are OCR errors for Goulburn, Bathurst, Carberra, Canisters, and who knows what else.

In 1911 Culburra estate was mentioned in a few SA papers, e.g. "The next in size is the Culburra estate, of 23.000 acres, near Tintinara, which will be offered for sale to-morrow in agricultural and grazing lots."

Also 1911, locality with a railway siding (this quote probably belongs at the other Culburra article): "Dewson or Culburra. Seven miles from Tintinara, towards Coonalypn, a new siding has recently been completed by the Railway Department. There are a number of new settlers about here to whom it is a convenience, and the majority of them persist in calling it Culburra. This name was selected as an appropriate native term because its meaning is ''sand." and some of the country hereabouts is decidedly of sandy character, albeit productive. Some of the Settlers made representations to the department that they desired the siding to be christened Culburra, but they have now been notified that it is to be called Dewson, in honor of a pioneer constable of that name, who was thoroughly acquainted with this district in the old goldfield days. The settlers intend to try again for the adoption of the name." The Chronicle, Adelaide, 1911-03-11. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88682453/8515592

And then plenty of hits in SA papers 1912 onward.

Still trying to find inception of Culburra House by Berry or Halloran before 1923. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 13:13, 7 May 2026 (UTC)