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Colin Thiele Memorial Plaque - SA

Colin Thiele Memorial Plaque

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Position

DEG: -36.126544 139.645539

DMS: 36º 07' 35.56" S 139º 38' 43.94" E

UTM: 54 H 6001166mN 378117mE

Altitude: 6.58m

Address & Contact

Princes Hwy
Salt Creek SA 5264

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Information

Colin Thiele was a well loved prolific and multi-award winning Australian writer and educator. He was born in 1920 in South Australia and lived for 85 years. He wrote more than 90 books.Colin Thiele‘s work demonstrates a considerable sensitivity to humans, animals and the environment. He seemed to understand and respect young humans, especially.He won many awards for his books. He was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, was awarded the Dromkeen Medal to acknowledge his importance as an Australian writer. People liked his writing so much that they named a library at the University of South Australia and a highway after him.

PlaceID	574917

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Keith West at 17/06:30am CDT

Distance from Colin Thiele Memorial Plaque 61.24km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
16.6°C	15.0°C	56%	7.8°C	1017.9hPa	0.0mm	ENE	6km/hr 3knots	7km/hr 4knots

Closest Climatic Station

Meningie

Distance from Colin Thiele Memorial Plaque 55.85km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	26.0	26.4	24.2	21.7	18.2	15.6	15.0	16.0	18.1	20.6	23.0	24.5
Mean Min. °C	14.0	13.9	12.5	10.8	8.8	7.0	6.7	7.2	8.3	9.4	11.3	13.0
Mean Rain mm	18.3	17.0	22.2	37.6	54.7	62.2	61.3	56.9	48.1	39.1	27.5	23.7