Yinkanie, South Australia

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Yinkanie
South Australia
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Yinkanie
Coordinates 34°20′S140°19′E / 34.33°S 140.32°E / -34.33; 140.32 Coordinates: 34°20′S140°19′E / 34.33°S 140.32°E / -34.33; 140.32
Established1926
Postcode(s) 5332
Location13 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 [1]

Yinkanie is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia.

Yinkanie was the terminus of the Moorook railway line which opened in 1925 and closed in 1971. The railway was never extended further north. [2]

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References

  1. "Placename Details: Yinkanie (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 31 March 2010. SA0031588. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. "YINKANIE TO KINGSTON RAILWAY". The Chronicle . Vol. LXIX, no. 3, 649. South Australia. 28 August 1926. p. 51. Retrieved 4 September 2022 via National Library of Australia.