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Lipson, South Australia

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is a bay with camping facilities. The cove is renowned for its fishing and the old talc mine is located nearby. This area has exposed granite coastal hills and cliffs that extend from Lipson Cove to
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can be accessed when the tide is low, but care must be taken not to get stranded. The island and surrounding intertidal zone constitutes the
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in the world, but with the closing of the mines, the town gradually died. The district surrounding Lipson is agricultural, with sheep and
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residents and tourists flocking to the show each year. In 2004, the show celebrated its 100th year in operation.
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which was proclaimed in 1967. The island is an important rookery for roosting sea birds, including a colony of
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Today, Lipson is little more than a historic tourist attraction, with very few permanent
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Despite the waning of the town, the annual Lipson show has continued, with
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Only a few kilometres toward the coast from the town,
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Lipson
South Australia
Lipson is located in South Australia
Coordinates
34°17′S 136°7′E / 34.283°S 136.117°E / -34.283; 136.117
2006 census
Postcode(s)
Adelaide
Tumby Bay
LGA(s)
District Council of Tumby Bay
Region
Eyre Western
County
Flinders
State electorate(s)
Flinders
Federal division(s)
Grey
Ungarra
Butler
Port Neill
Ungarra
Spencer Gulf
Tumby Bay
Tumby Bay
farming
town
Eyre Peninsula
Tumby Bay

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