Veitch, South Australia
| Veitch South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Veitch | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°39′28″S 140°30′42″E / 34.6579°S 140.5117°ECoordinates: 34°39′28″S 140°30′42″E / 34.6579°S 140.5117°E | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | District Council of Loxton Waikerie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Veitch is a settlement in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia.[1] It is on the Loxton railway line and Karoonda Highway about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Loxton.
Veitch was named after Mr Veitch, who sunk wells in the area around 1882. The town was surveyed in 1916.[2]
References[]
- ^ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Placename Details: Veitch (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 7 November 2011. SA0013001. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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