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Oodla Wirra, South Australia
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Oodla Wirra (formerly Penn) is a small town in the upper Mid North of South Australia. It is on the Barrier Highway approximately halfway from Adelaide to Broken Hill.
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Oodla Wirra South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°52′59″S 139°03′47″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 5 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1889 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 505 m (1,657 ft)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Location | 259 km (161 mi) N of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | District Council of Peterborough | ||||||||||||||
Region | Yorke and Mid North[1] | ||||||||||||||
County | Herbert[1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
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When the railway was built in 1880, a siding was provided, named Oodla Wirra. Soon after, a town was surveyed near the siding, but it was named Penn. This naming conflict continued until 1940, when the town was renamed Oodla Wirra, to match the railway station.[4][5]