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Jimmy James - SA

A Special Place for Jimmy James

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Position

DEG: -34.28767 140.603607

DMS: 34º 17' 15.61" S 140º 36' 12.99" E

UTM: 54 H 6205876mN 463518mE

Altitude: 30m

Address & Contact

Riverview Drive
Berri

Phone: (08) 8582 5511

Email: N/A

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Information

A monument commemorates Aboriginal tracker Jimmy James, who was one of many trackers who worked closely aside the South Australian Police in rural and remote areas.

The monument is sculptured out of two large slabs of black granite which are finely polished and engraved with images of birds and animals - a part of Jimmy's spirit world.

Jimmy James (the second) was a famous blacktracker, who was born around 1910 and belonged to the Pitjantjatjara people. He moved to the Riverland in the 1940's and took his name from his equally famous father-in law.

He began working with the SA Police in 1945, assisting in a wide variety of tracking jobs, particularly in the Riverland area. His most memorable tracking job was with Daniel Moodoo in 1966, where they were brought in from Berri to successfully find a nine-year-old missing girl in Mylor.

In 1983, he was awarded the title of Aboriginal of the Year. In 1984, he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for his efforts in bush tracking and working with the Police. In 1985, the SA Police Force awarded Jimmy with a plaque commemorating 37 years of service to formally acknowledge his superb bush craft knowledge and skills. Jimmy passed away in 1991, and is buried at Gerard, the Aboriginal settlement near Winkie.

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Closest Weather Station

Renmark Airport at 02/12:30am CST

Distance from Jimmy James 11.98km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
3.3°C	0.2°C	66%	-2.4°C	1031.1hPa	0.0mm	SSW	4km/hr 2knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Renmark Aero

Distance from Jimmy James 11.98km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	33.6	32.7	28.7	24.5	20.0	16.8	16.2	18.6	22.0	24.8	28.9	31.0
Mean Min. °C	16.2	16.2	12.7	8.8	6.4	4.6	3.7	4.5	6.7	8.9	12.5	14.1
Mean Rain mm	18.1	20.0	13.7	16.2	16.2	21.9	20.9	21.9	23.7	27.0	22.8	23.3