| Carrieton South Australia |
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Carrieton Memorial hall and council office. |
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Carrieton
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| Population: | 129 (2006)[1] |
| Postcode: | 5432[2] |
| Elevation: | 440 m (1,444 ft) |
| Location: | 327.8 km (204 mi) North of Adelaide |
| State District: | Stuart |
| Federal Division: | Grey |
Carrieton is a small town situated in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. It is located between the towns of Orroroo to the south and Cradock to the north.
Originally opened in 1877 as "Yanyarrie Whim", (Yanyarrie is in the local indigenous dialect "eagle feathers") with the construction of a post office, the settlement was renamed in 1888 as Carrieton, after the daughter of Govenor Jervois, Lucy Caroline.[3].
The town was connected by rail to Peterborough and Quorn by rail in December 1881, and was served by a Class 1 station. A large Goods Shed, and fettlers cottage were also constructed.
Passenger services were discontinued during 1969, when the South Australian Railways withdraw the railcar service.
Declining rail traffic saw the gradual withdrawal of services on the railway, with the last station master being withdrawn 1 July 1971. The railway was closed in 1981, and removed during 1986[4].
The road has recently been renamed the RM Williams Way in recognition of the area where R. M. Williams had many associations. Carrieton is often referred to as 'Gum Greek' country. The town is serviced through a community general store, hotel, post office, and horseshoe view accommodation, and it is a part of the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton. Recently, after large downpours in January, many of the creeks surrounding Carrieton were demolished. Yanyarrie creek 10 km north of Carrieton was especially damaged as huge slates of bitumen disappeared down the creeks. Yanyarrie creek has since been repaired with a detour, after the first detour was ruined again by another flash flood a few weeks after the first one.