Wandilo, South Australia
| Wandilo South Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°43′33″S 140°43′33″E / 37.7259°S 140.72571°ECoordinates: 37°43′33″S 140°43′33″E / 37.7259°S 140.72571°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5291 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) north of Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||
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Wandilo is a settlement in South Australia. At the 2011 census, Wandilo had a population of 268.[2] It was named after the railway station on the Mount Gambier railway line, and is recorded to mean "a swamp where native companions resort".[1]
Wandilo was a junction on the railway line, 8 miles (13 km) north of Mount Gambier, with a branch line to Glencoe constructed in 1904,[3] until it was decommissioned in 1959.[4]
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References
- 1 2 "Placename Details: Wandilo". Government of South Australia. 27 February 2008. SA0038189. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "2011 Census QuickStats (Wandilo)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "THE WANDILO-GLENCOE RAILWAY.". Adelaide Observer (SA: National Library of Australia). 27 August 1904. p. 4 Supplement: The Observer Country Supplement. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ Wandilo and Glencoe Railway (discontinuance) Act, 1959. No. 27, Government Printer, 2011-05-24, retrieved 31 July 2015
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