Map of northern runs - Goyder's Line |
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| Title : | Map of northern runs - Goyder's Line |
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| Place Of Creation : | Adelaide | ||
| Date of creation : | 1866 | ||
| Additional Creator : | Goyder, G. W. (George Woodroffe), 1826-1898 | ||
| Format : | Map | ||
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| Description : |
This map depicts the 'northern runs' of South Australia. The thick black line is the line of demarcation mapped in 1865 by South Australia's Surveyor-General, George Woodroffe Goyder. It came to be known as Goyder's Line of rainfall because it differentiated between land suitable for growing crops and land that could only support grazing. Goyder's Line became a common feature on maps of South Australia and has proven to be very accurate. During years of abnormally good rainfall and under pressure from farmers, the South Australian government decided to sell land north of the Line for growing crops. Goyder was shown to have been correct when many of these farms later failed due to a lack of reliable rainfall.
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| Related names : | Goyder, G. W. (George Woodroffe), 1826-1898 |
| Period : | 1852-1883 |
| Region : | Mid North |
| Further reading : | Kelly, WS. Centenary of Goyder's Line, Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1963 |
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