Appila, South Australia

Appila (earlier known as Yarrowie) is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia east of the lower Flinders Ranges. It occupies much of the eastern half of the Hundred of Appila and a strip on the western side of the adjacent Hundred of Tarcowie.[1]

Appila
South Australia
Aerial view of Appila, 2015
Appila
Location in South Australia
Coordinates33°3′2″S 138°25′41″E
Established1874
Postcode(s)5480
Location
  • 239 km (149 mi) N of Adelaide
  • 26 km (16 mi) E of Port Pirie
LGA(s)Mount Remarkable
State electorate(s)Stuart
Federal Division(s)Grey
Localities around Appila:
Murray Town Booleroo Centre Tarcowie
Wirrabara Appila Yongala
Stone Hut, Laura Caltowie Jamestown

When the Lutheran school was closed by the state government in 1918, it had 33 students.[2]

Appila shown at the eastern edge of the Hundred of Appila on a 1964 cadastral map

See also

  • Klaassen, Nic. "Appila". Flinders Ranges Research.

References

  1. "Search result for "Appila" (Record ID SA0055826)". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. "CLOSING GERMAN SCHOOLS". The Express and Telegraph. LIV (16, 152). South Australia. 12 June 1917. p. 3 (SPECIAL WAR EDITION). Retrieved 22 July 2017 via National Library of Australia.



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