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Goyder's line
noun a surveying line which separates areas of good rainfall from areas in which rainfall diminishes rapidly thereby becoming unsuitable for farming, especially wheat farming. Also, Goyder's line of rainfall. [from GW Goyder, 1826--98, Australian explorer and surveyor]
Contributor's comments: Commonly talked about ever since I married a man who was raised in Port Pirie and Kadina.