Coonamia, South Australia

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Coonamia
Port Pirie, South Australia
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Coonamia is located in South Australia
Coonamia
Coonamia
Coordinates33°11′31″S 138°02′35″E / 33.192°S 138.043°E / -33.192; 138.043Coordinates: 33°11′31″S 138°02′35″E / 33.192°S 138.043°E / -33.192; 138.043
Population113 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)5540
Location
LGA(s)Port Pirie Regional Council
State electorate(s)Frome
Federal division(s)Grey
Suburbs around Coonamia:
Solomontown Solomontown Germein Bay
Solomontown
Port Pirie South		 Coonamia Bungama
Port Pirie South Port Pirie South Bungama
FootnotesAdjoining localities[2]

Coonamia is a lightly populated rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, on the plains between Port Pirie and the Southern Flinders Ranges. About 3 km (2 mi) south-east of the centre of Port Pirie, its area is 3.65 square km (1.41 square mi).[3]

The name Coonamia is a local Aboriginal Nukunu/Ngadjuri word meaning "cold".[2]

A "provisional stopping place" on the Port Pirie to Cockburn narrow-gauge railway line was opened in 1929 on Railway Terrace South, Coonamia, near the intersection with Old Race Course Road (now called Hillview Road). Passengers could stop trains by signalling the driver or, to get off, by asking the guard. In 1937 a new, more direct, line connecting to Adelaide followed a different route that bypassed Coonamia; the stopping place became little used and eventually closed. It was re-established for interstate pre-booked passengers from 1989 but was closed in the early 2010s; now only the "Coonamia" sign remains.[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coonamia". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 February 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Placename Details: Coonamia (with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities")". Property Location Browser gazetteer. Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 16 September 2013. SA0013998. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ Google Earth, Coonamia.
  4. ^ South Australian Railways and Australian National working timetables, various editions.
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