What is the fauna emblem of South Australia?

southern hairy-nosed wombat
The southern hairy-nosed wombat was adopted as South Australia’s fauna emblem on 27 August 1970.

What is the national floral emblem of Australia?

golden wattle
Australia’s national floral emblem is the golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha Benth.).

What is unique about South Australia?

South Australia is often referred to as the ‘Festival State’ and the people that live there are sometimes known as ‘crow eaters’. South Australia’s Coober Pedy mine is the world’s largest producer of opals. Ben Murray is an interesting South Australian. He was born in 1891 to an Aboriginal mother and an Afghan father.

What is the faunal emblem of South Australia?

The Hairy-Nosed or Plains Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) was adopted by the Government as the faunal emblem of South Australia on 27 August 1970. It is a marsupial mammal indigenous to Australia and totally protected in South Australia.

When was the Opal adopted as the emblem of South Australia?

The southern hairy-nosed wombat was adopted as South Australia’s fauna emblem on 27 August 1970. The opal was adopted as South Australia’s gemstone emblem on 15 August 1985. The leafy sea dragon was adopted as South Australia’s marine emblem on 8 February 2001.

What did flora and fauna do in South Australia?

Flora and Fauna South Australia Aboriginal Australians Banking & Finance Colony Communications Crime, Law & Punishment Defence of the Colony Depression Years 1930-1936 Education Entertainment & the Arts Federation Flora & Fauna Gold Fever of 1850s Governors Health Immigration Industrial Relations Industries

When did the Wombat become the emblem of South Australia?

The Hairy-Nosed or Plains Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) was adopted by the Government as the faunal emblem of South Australia on 27 August 1970.