5-579: Manoora may refer to: Manoora, South Australia , a town in the Mid North region of South Australia Manoora, Queensland , a suburb of Cairns HMAS Manoora , either of two former ships of the Royal Australian Navy: HMAS ; Manoora (F48) , a passenger liner requisitioned by the RAN in 1939 for use as an armed merchant cruiser and later
10-470: A landing ship, and returned to her owners in 1949 HMAS Manoora (L 52) , an amphibious transport ship acquired from the United States in 1994 and decommissioned in 2011 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Manoora . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
15-668: The Barrier Highway and upper reaches of the Gilbert River . At the 2006 census , Manoora had a population of 277. Manoora became the temporary terminus of a broad-gauge railway line from Roseworthy in February 1870. It was later extended further to the towns of Terowie and Peterborough in the 1880s. Regular passenger trains ended in 1986. The line was formally closed in March 2004. The first Europeans to settle at Manoora, in about 1841, were
20-471: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manoora&oldid=830585819 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Manoora, South Australia Manoora is a settlement in the Mid North region of South Australia on
25-452: The sheep pastoralists Edward and William Peter , of Scottish origin. Having established their head station near present Manoora, for a few years the brothers (or cousins) held extensive occupation licences reaching toward the Kapunda and Burra districts. Manoora is named for another early station in the district owned by A W J Grant. The name is believed to be derived from a native name for
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