Coonalpyn, South Australia

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Coonalpyn (35°41′S 139°51′E) is a small town in South Australia 163 km (101 miles) southeast of Adelaide on Dukes Highway.

[edit] Origin of the name

This town's name is derived from the Aboriginal word Coonalpyn, meaning Barren Woman. Coonalpyn Downs was chosen by John Barton Hack to name the property and the railway station within this property.

[edit] History

Coonalpyn was originally known as part of the Ninety Mile Desert, until in approximately 1949 when the land was developed by the AMP Society.

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