Yatina

Yatina
South Australia

Yatina Hotel in 1974
Yatina
Coordinates 32°56′0″S 138°40′0″E / 32.93333°S 138.66667°E / -32.93333; 138.66667Coordinates: 32°56′0″S 138°40′0″E / 32.93333°S 138.66667°E / -32.93333; 138.66667
Postcode(s) 5422
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Stuart
Federal Division(s) Grey
Footnotes LGA[1]

Yatina is a town in the Mid North region of South Australia. The town is located in the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, 249 kilometres (155 mi) from the state capital, Adelaide on the RM Williams Way. The town's name derives from the Aboriginal name of a nearby black rock.[2]

Yatina was proclaimed as a town in July 1874 and the first town lots were sold in September that year. The Yatina Hotel was also built that same year.[3] Early hopes for the new town were disappointed in 1877 when a promised railway extension bypassed the town.[3] In 1886, Yatina's population was 80, with an estimate of 100 residents the next year.[3]

References

  1. "Search result for "Yatina" (Record id no. SA0030836)". Land Services, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. "Yatina". Place Names of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Yatina". South Australian History. Flinders Ranges Research. Retrieved 10 November 2010.


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