Wynarka, South Australia
| Wynarka South Australia | |||||||||||||
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Highway view of Wynarka | |||||||||||||
  Wynarka | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°08′0″S 139°44′0″E / 35.13333°S 139.73333°ECoordinates: 35°08′0″S 139°44′0″E / 35.13333°S 139.73333°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 167 (2006; District Pop, not town)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5306 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Karoonda East Murray | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hammond | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||
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Wynarka is a very small town in South Australia 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of Adelaide on the Karoonda Highway (B55) and Loxton railway line in the Murray Mallee. Wynarka lies within the District Council of Karoonda East Murray. The current boundaries of Wynarka include the former locality of Kulde, the next railway station towards Tailem Bend, named after the local Aboriginal word for "brothers".[2]
The name Wynarka is from the Aboriginal word meaning a strayer.[3]
There is an automated telephone exchange, CFS station, small post office and payphone in the main street. There is also a football oval and tennis/netball courts.
Adelaide Crows football player Tyson Edwards grew up in Wynarka and is a former player of the local Wynarka Football Club.
See also
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Wynarka (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ↑ "Kulde". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. SA0053504. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ "Place Names of South Australia - W". State Library South Australia. Retrieved 2007-05-24.