Yinkanie, South Australia

Yinkanie South Australia
Mallee-form trees and paddocks at the site of Yinkanie in 2013
Yinkanie
Coordinates	34°20′S140°19′E / 34.33°S 140.32°E / -34.33; 140.32
Population	24 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established	1926
Postcode(s)	5332
Location	13 km (8 mi) south of Kingston On Murray
LGA(s)	District Council of Loxton Waikerie
State electorate(s)	Chaffey
Federal division(s)	Barker
Localities around Yinkanie: Woolpunda Moorook Moorook South Holder Siding Yinkanie New Residence Boolgun Wappilka
Footnotes	[2]

Yinkanie is a locality, formerly a small settlement established at the terminus of the Moorook railway line, in the Murraylands region of South Australia near the River Murray. ^{[note 1]} The railway line opened in 1925 and closed in 1971; it was never extended to the river. ^[4]

Government town plan of Yinkanie, 1927. The plan provided for 45 house blocks, a school, recreation ground and 4 government services sites. A post office and primary school were the sole buildings erected outside the railway station boundary, but were dismantled when demand – small though it had been – declined.

Notes

1. The Government of South Australia stipulates "River" to be placed first when referring to the two major rivers of the state, the River Murray and River Torrens. ^[3] Usage outside of South Australia is usually to place "River" last.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yinkanie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Placename details: Yinkanie (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 31 March 2010. SA0031588. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
3. "Geographical names guidelines". Planning and property. Attorney-General's Department (Government of South Australia). August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
4. "Yinkanie to Kingston Railway". The Chronicle . Vol. LXIX, no. 3649. South Australia. 28 August 1926. p. 51. Retrieved 4 September 2022– via National Library of Australia.