Edillilie, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Edillilie
State:sa
Established:1908
Established Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:5630
Elevation:72
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Dist1:48
Dir1:north
Location1:Port Lincoln
Dist2:17
Dir2:south
Location2:Cummins
Lga:District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
Region:Eyre Western[3]
Stategov:Flinders[4]
Fedgov:Grey[5]
Near-N:Cummins
Near-Ne:Yallunda Flat
Near-E:Koppio
Near-S:Wanilla
Near-Sw:Wangary
Near-W:Coulta
Coordinates:-34.411°N 135.706°W

Edillilie is a small town on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is on the Tod Highway and Eyre Peninsula Railway north of Port Lincoln. The town was named after Edillilie Creek.[1] The railway station was originally named Mortlock Siding.[6] It still has bulk grain silos,[7] however passenger service ended many years ago. The grain silos are serviced by Viterra.[8]

Edillilie is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula.[1] [5] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Edillilie . SA0021952 . Property Location Browser . Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia . 4 March 2010 . 11 September 2015 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Placename Details: Edillilie Railway Station . SA0021957 . Property Location Browser . Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia . 8 August 2005 . 11 September 2015 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Search results for "EdillilieLOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Counties'. Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. 22 December 2017.
  4. Web site: District of Flinders Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 9 September 2015.
  5. Web site: Federal electoral division of Grey. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 July 2015.
  6. Web site: Placename Details: Mortlock Siding . SA0046537 . Property Location Browser . Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia . 4 August 2005 . 11 September 2015 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  7. Viterra Storage & Handling Network . Viterra . 11 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150813113308/http://www.viterra.com.au/uploads/PDFs/Storage%20And%20Handling/Storage%20Commodities%20Map%202014_HR.pdf . 13 August 2015 . dead .
  8. Web site: Viterra 2014-15 Harvest Information - South Australia . 20 . 11 September 2015.

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