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Aboriginal Women to Kangaroo Island Memorial - SA

Betty Thomas Memorial

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -35.790428 138.064407

DMS: 35º 47' 25.54" S 138º 03' 51.87" E

UTM: 54 H 6035319mN 234687mE

Altitude: 1m

Address & Contact

Willoughby Road

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Memorial to the Aboriginal Women that were brought to Kangaroo Island from the nearby Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. Betty Thomas, a Tasmanian Aboriginal woman was brought to Kangaroo Island in 1827 and with her husband, Nat Thomas had 3 children and farmed the area until 1878. Their eldest daughter, Mary was the first official child born in South Australia in 1833, 3 years before South Australia was officially settled.

PlaceID	107701

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Closest Weather Station

Cape Willoughby at 02/07:30am CST

Distance from Aboriginal Women to Kangaroo Island Memorial 8.45km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
16.3°C	11.7°C	58%	8.0°C	1031.5hPa	0.0mm	N	22km/hr 12knots	26km/hr 14knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cape Willoughby

Distance from Aboriginal Women to Kangaroo Island Memorial 8.45km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.6	21.8	20.8	19.1	16.9	14.9	14.2	14.5	15.9	17.6	19.1	20.6
Mean Min. °C	15.8	16.4	15.6	14.2	12.5	10.8	9.8	9.6	10.3	11.4	13.0	14.4
Mean Rain mm	18.3	18.0	21.5	39.5	61.6	75.2	81.5	73.9	56.2	41.9	28.3	23.0