Population 119 (2006 census) State electorate(s) Stuart Postal code 5420 Federal division Division of Grey | Postcode(s) 5420 Whyte Yarcowie Wonna Local time Monday 2:00 AM | |
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Location 215 km (134 mi) N of Adelaide
10 km (6 mi) S of Terowie
21 km (13 mi) N of Hallett Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 19 km/h, 72% Humidity Lga Regional Council of Goyder | ||
Whyte Yarcowie is a settlement in South Australia. It is on the Barrier Highway between Hallett and Terowie.
Map of Whyte Yarcowie SA 5420, Australia
The town of Yarcowie was surveyed in 1875. The name is said to be Aboriginal (Ngadjuri) for "Wide Water". The name changed to Whyte Yarcowie in 1929 after early pastoralist John Whyte. The railway station on the Peterborough railway line was opened in 1880, but the railway closed in the 1980s.
The Yarcowie Hotel (formerly the Commercial Hotel) on the Barrier Highway opened around 1881. A second hotel - also then known as the Yarcowie Hotel or Globe Hotel - operated between 1875 and 1893.
At the 2006 census, Whyte Yarcowie had a population of 119.
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