Moorook, South Australia facts for kids
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Moorook
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 Moorook
Location in Australia South Australia Riverland
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| Established | 9 November 1922 (town) 28 September 2000 (locality) |
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| Postcode(s) | 5332 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Loxton Waikerie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Moorook is a small town in the Australian state of South Australia. It is one of many towns found around lakes in the Riverland region.
Moorook was mapped out in 1922. It sits on the left bank of the River Murray. The river flows northwards here, between the towns of Loxton and Kingston on Murray.
The town is about 6 kilometres (4 miles) south of the Sturt Highway. Moorook South is the busiest part of the town. It is across from Moorook Isle. This area is also 3 kilometres (2 miles) upstream from most of the Moorook Game Reserve. This reserve includes Wachtels Lagoon, a large water area of 660 hectares (2.5 square miles). The lagoon is fed by the river.
The main business in Moorook is growing citrus fruits. There is a big factory in the town that processes these fruits.
About 6 kilometres (4 miles) south-west of Moorook is Yinkanie. This was the end point of the old Moorook railway line. This railway was open from 1925 to 1971.
Moorook's Early Settlements
Moorook was once home to an interesting experiment called a Village Settlement. The government of South Australia started these settlements. This happened in 1893 to help people during a tough economic time.
The idea was to give people land to farm together. This helped families find work and support themselves. It was a way to deal with the problems of the depression back then.
The Hundred of Moorook
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The Hundred of Moorook was an area of land created in 1893. This was done to help more people settle and farm in that part of the County of Albert.
This "Hundred" stretches from the Murray River in the north and north-east. It goes south almost to the Stott Highway and the town of Wunkar.
The Hundred of Moorook includes several towns and areas. These are Kingston On Murray and Moorook. It also covers Wigley Flat, Yinkanie, Wappilka, and most of Woolpunda.
The Moorook railway line was built to serve this area. It helped transport goods and people from 1925 onwards.
