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Wilmington, South Australia

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A town was surveyed in 1924 adjacent to the Terka railway siding six kilometres south of Wilmington, which was named from a nearby homestead. The town was "declared ceased to exist" in 1983 and is now considered to be part of the area of Wilmington.
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Originally named "Beautiful Valley", Wilmington is a farming community, known for sheep, wheat and barley, but more recently the temperature conditions and rainfall have contributed to the increasing popularity of the planting of olive groves.
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The town has a post office, hotel, two caravan parks, take-away shop, two service stations, primary school, kindergarten, museum and op shop.
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Wilmington was established as a stop over route for grain and wool being delivered by horse and cart from
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Wilmington is a popular place to stay due to its proximity to the tourist areas of the
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The town and surrounding areas formerly had their own municipality, the
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at the junction where Main North Road turns west to pass through
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from 1915 when the line was built until it closed in 1990.
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Wilmington, South Australia
South Australia
Wilmington Memorial Hall, 2017
Wilmington is located in South Australia
Coordinates
32°39′09″S 138°05′56″E / 32.65242°S 138.098978°E / -32.65242; 138.098978
2021
Postcode(s)
Time zone
ACST
UTC+9:30
DST
ACST
UTC+10:30
Adelaide
Port Augusta
Melrose
LGA(s)
District Council of Mount Remarkable
Flinders Ranges Council
Region
Yorke and Mid North
County
Frome
State electorate(s)
Stuart
Federal division(s)
Grey
Saltia
Quorn

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