| Moorook South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Moorook | |||||||||||||||
  Moorook | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′53″S 140°21′48″E / 34.281252°S 140.363373°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 171 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 9 November 1922 (town) 28 September 2000 (locality)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5332 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Loxton Waikerie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Moorook is a small town in the Australian state of South Australia,[1] one of a series of towns surrounding lakes in the Riverland region.[5]
Moorook was surveyed in 1922 on the left bank of the River Murray where it flows northwards between Loxton and Kingston on Murray. It is 6 kilometres (4 miles) south of the Sturt Highway. Moorook South, the most populated part of the town, is opposite Moorik Isle and 3 kilometres (2 miles) upstream of most of Moorook Game Reserve, which surrounds and contains Wachtels Lagoon, a 660 hectares (2.5 square miles) area of water fed by the river.[6] The dominant industry is citrus fruit growing; a large processing factory is located there.[7]
Located 6 kilometres (4 miles) south-west of Moorook is Yinkanie, the terminus of the former Moorook railway line, which was open from 1925 to 1971. Intense lobbying by the residents of Kingston On Murray, 8 kilometres (5 miles) to the north, to have the terminus there, ironically resulted in neither becoming the destination.[7]
- ^ a b "Search results for 'Moorook, 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. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moorook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Barwell, H.N. (9 November 1922). "Town of Moorook" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1043. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Lawson, Robert (28 September 2000). "Geographical Names Act 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Loxton Waikerie)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 2282. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Moorook South Australia". Travelmate. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Placename Details: Moorook". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0042811. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b Milne, Rod (December 2002). "The Yinkanie line". Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin. 53 (782). Australian Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division: 443. ISSN 0005-0105.
