Wappilka, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Wappilka
State:sa
Postcode:5332
Dist1:20
Dir1:south
Location1:Kingston On Murray
Stategov:Chaffey
Fedgov:Barker
Coordinates:-34.39°N 140.32°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:7
Near-N:Yinkanie
Near-E:New Residence
Near-Se:Pyap
Near-S:Wunkar
Near-W:Boolgun
Footnotes:[1]

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

Wappilka was founded based on the Wappilka siding on the Moorook railway line. The railway opened in 1925 and closed in 1971. The town was surveyed in August 1926 and declared ceased to exist in February 1960. The railway siding received 30,000 bags of wheat in the 1926–1927 season.[2]

The name continues to be used for the locality.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Wappilka (LOCB) . Government of South Australia . Location SA Viewer . SA0055873 . 12 May 2011 . 3 September 2022 .
  2. News: COUNTRY NEWS . . XCII . 26,707 . South Australia . 23 March 1927 . 3 September 2022 . 6 . National Library of Australia.