Orroroo, South Australia
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| Orroroo South Australia |
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| Population: | 543 (2006 census) |
| Postcode: | 5431 |
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| LGA: | District Council of Orroroo Carrieton |
| State District: | Stuart |
| Federal Division: | Grey |
Orroroo is a town in the Flinders Ranges region of South Australia. At the 2001 census, Orroroo had a population of 543.[1]
It was formerly the home of the Ngadjuri Aboriginal people.
The Wilmington-Ucolta Road passes through here, intersecting there with the southern stretch of the Birdsville and Oodnadatta Tracks. The narrow gauge line was extended to Orroroo also in 1881 and Quorn in 1882, connecting with the new line from Port Augusta. This line has now been abandoned.
A local curiosity is nearby called "Magnetic Hill", which is a gravity hill.[2]
Goyder's Line passes near here too.
[edit] Gallery
 Red river gum with circumference of almost 11 m |
 "Magnetic Hill" |
[edit] Well known residents
- Rex Ingamells, poet, and founder of the Jindyworobak Movement, born here.
- Hooper Brewster-Jones, an Australian composer, also born here
- John O'Dea, an Australian country singer, was also born here.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Orroroo (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ Magnetic Hill - Peterborough - South Australia
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