Rhynie, South Australia

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Rhynie
South Australia
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Rhynie Hotel established 1860
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Rhynie
Coordinates 34°08′0″S138°42′0″E / 34.13333°S 138.70000°E / -34.13333; 138.70000
Population138 (SAL 2021) [1] [2]
Established1859
Postcode(s) 5412
LGA(s) District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Region Mid North
State electorate(s) Frome
Federal division(s) Grey

Rhynie is a small town in South Australia, halfway between Tarlee and Auburn, along the Horrocks Highway. It was surveyed and founded in 1859.

Rhynie was on the Spalding railway line, which has now been closed and replaced by the Rattler Rail Trail cycling and walking path.

The town is within the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys area.

Missionary, Annie Lock, was born in Rhynie. [3]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rhynie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rhynie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Catherine Bishop (2000). Australian Dictionary of Biography: Lock, Ann (1876–1943). Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 13 October 2020.