Ulooloo, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Ulooloo
State:sa
Coordinates:-33.3153°N 138.9371°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Relief:1
Postcode:5419
Elevation:565
Dist1:200
Dir1:N
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:41
Dir2:N
Location2:Burra
Dist3:45
Dir3:south
Location3:Peterborough
County:Burra
Kimberley
Victoria
Region:Yorke and Mid North
Lga:Regional Council of Goyder
Stategov:Stuart[2]
Fedgov:Grey[3]
Near-N:Whyte Yarcowie
Wonna
Near-Ne:Wonna
Near-E:Wonna
Near-Se:Mount Bryan East
Near-S:Hallett
Near-Sw:Hallett
Near-W:Whyte Yarcowie
Hallett
Near-Nw:Whyte Yarcowie

Ulooloo is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia. It is midway between Burra and Peterborough on the Barrier Highway from Adelaide to Broken Hill, New South Wales.

The locality is predominantly on the east side of the highway,[4] however the former railway station and post office on the Peterborough railway line were on the western side of the highway.[5]

Ulooloo was the site of a goldfield in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[6] Today, the major industry is sheep farming, including a Dohne sheep stud.

Ulooloo had two schools: one that operated from 1888 to 1906 and one that operated from 1928 to 1940.[7]

The historic Ulooloo Homesteads, Dairies and Hut are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for 'Ulooloo, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'. Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. 25 December 2018.
  2. Web site: District of Stuart Background Profile (2014-2018 boundaries) . Electoral Commission SA. 27 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Federal electoral division of Grey . Australian Electoral Commission. 27 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Placename Details: Ulooloo . SA0014511 . 2 December 2008 . 14 December 2015 . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser .
  5. Web site: Placename Details: Ulooloo Railway Station . SA0014540 . 2 December 2008 . 14 December 2015 . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser .
  6. News: ULOOLOO GOLDFIELD. . . SA . 7 March 1894 . 14 December 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: Hallett Heritage Survey 1996 . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . 8 February 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211084754/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/heritage/heritage_surveys/heritage-survey-hallett-dc-heritage-survey-1996.pdf . 11 February 2017 .
  8. Web site: Ulooloo Homesteads, Dairies & Hut . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 4 April 2016.