Orroroo Community Website — Happenings and other things around Orroroo and district

Spring is just around the corner…

by John Mannion 31/8/10 General

I’ve got a million of ‘em!

An insight into a local Historian – John Mannion

by Georgie Custance 27/7/10 Orroroo Area School

John Mannion is a local historian for the Orroroo community. Growing up on the family farm near Pekina, located 14 kilometres of Orroroo, he has a fascination for the local area. He is the co-author of the book ‘No place like Pekina, a story of survival,’ which is a fantastic book on the history of Pekina and surrounding area.

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Linc Energy’s activities around Orroroo

by LincEnergy 11/5/10 General

Linc Energy has been active near the town of Orroroo since it first began drilling and exploration on its Petroleum Exploration Leases in mid-2009. This program led Linc Energy to announce a significant coal mineralisation target of 1.0 to 1.3 billion tonnes of deep, low rank coal in November 2009. Coal in the Orroroo region [...]

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Black Rock Kalamazoo Races

by John Mannion 27/3/10 Past Events

The inaugural Flinders Ranges Kalamazoo race at Black Rock on Saturday 27 March.

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Stones and Rail by John Mannion and John O’DeaAudio

by tim 22/3/10 General

Buy a copy from Stupid Computers » The Orroroo Carrieton region is situated in the Mid North of South Australia about 300 kilometres north of Adelaide. This area was first settled by European pastoralists in the 1840s. They stayed until the mid-1870s when hundreds of farmers and their families established themselves on small farms – [...]

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Chops is at it again!

by tim 23/2/10 General

Orroroo dog ‘Chops’ is earning a reputation around the traps as a pretty smart dog! See his latest escapades.

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Southern Flinders tourism well over 100 years old!

by John Mannion 16/2/10 Tourism

MOUNT REMARKABLE. That the popularity of Mount Remarkable among tourists and holiday makers is increasing is shown, according to our Melrose correspondent, by the number of motor cars and other vehicles which climb the mount.

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Orroroo Half Marathon

by tim 15/2/10 Past Events

From 8am Sunday 21st March 2010. Three timed distances out on the Pekina Road, run as a loop course. 5Km untimed family fun run / walk. Cash prizes for timed race winners. Updated!! Orroroo Half Marathon Registration Form

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No Pollywaffle here!

by John Mannion 21/12/09 General

Last Thursday, December 17, the Federal Member for the electorate Grey, Rowan Ramsey and his wife Teresa were in Orroroo for a ‘meet ‘n greet’.

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Stones and Rail by John Mannion and John O’Dea

by tim 19/12/09 General

We hope you enjoy this audio tour, which takes you through the development of this unique district through John Mannion’s collection of stories from past and present ‘locals’ and John O’Dea’s songs.

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