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Wynarka SA

Wynarka

Postcode: 5306

Wynarka ( 35°8’S, 139°44’E) is a very small town in South Australia 120km (75 miles) southeast of Adelaide on the Karoonda Highway (B55). Wynarka belongs to the District Council of Karoonda East Murray.

The name Wynarka is from the Aboriginal word meaning a strayer.

There is an automated telephone exchange,CFS station, small post office and payphone in the main street. There is also a football oval and tennis/netball courts.

Wynarka is 849 km from the Australian capital Canberra. Nearby places include Chapman Bore, Ettrick Brae, Karoonda, Kulde, Mindiyarra, Moorlands, Naturi, Perponda, Sherlock.