Everything about Oodnadatta South Australia totally explained
Oodnadatta,
South Australia is located in the heart of the desert 112 m above sea level, 1,011 km north of
Adelaide. It can be reached by an unsealed road from
Coober Pedy or via the unsealed
Oodnadatta Track from
Marree to
Marla. The name is derived from
Arrernte utnadata, meaning
"mulga blossom".
The population was 229 in 1976 and 160 in 1986. The 2006 census reported a population of 277 (150 male, 127 female, including 103
indigenous Australians).
History
John McDouall Stuart explored the region in
1859. The route mapped by Stuart in his journeys of
1857 to
1862 was adopted as part of the Overland Telegraph Line route. Oodnadatta became the terminus of the Great Northern Railway in
1890, and remained so until the line, which then became known as
the Ghan, was extended to
Alice Springs in
1929. In 1981 the line was moved to the west, and Oodnadatta became a service centre for surrounding pastoral properties, local
Indigenous Australians and tourist traffic along the
Oodnadatta Track.
Climate
Oodnadatta has also recorded the highest reliably measured maximum temperature in Australia: 50.7°C (123.3 F) on
2 January,
1960. A higher temperature was recorded at
Cloncurry in 1889, however this has since been shown to have been recorded in a non-standard enclosure and likely to have been considerably cooler than first believed.
Life in Oodnadatta
The Pink Roadhouse (so-called because it's painted bright pink) is a focal point for the town, providing petrol, a general store, meals, post office facilities and canoe hire. Although they really have canoes (also painted bright pink), it isn't clear if there's anywhere to use them in the surrounding desert.
Oodnadatta is serviced by a twice weekly by the
Coober Pedy Oodnadatta One Day Mail Run. The 4WD mail truck also carries some general freight and passengers.
There is a museum in the old
Ghan railway station (ask at the Pink Roadhouse for instructions to obtain the key).
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