Veitch, South Australia
Veitch is a settlement in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia.[1] It is on the Loxton railway line and Karoonda Highway about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Loxton.
| Veitch South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Veitch | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.6579°S 140.5117°E | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | District Council of Loxton Waikerie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Veitch was named after Mr Veitch, who sunk wells in the area around 1882. The town was surveyed in 1916.[2]
References
- "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- "Placename Details: Veitch (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 7 November 2011. SA0013001. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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