Oodnadatta

Also known as Oodnadatta, South Australia, Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia

thumb|Oodnadatta railway station during World War II Oodnadatta is a small, remote outback town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia, located north-north-west of the state capital of Adelaide by road or direct, at an altitude of . The unsealed Oodnadatta Track, an outback road popular with tourists, runs through the town.

Key facts

Australian place.type: town
Australian place.name: Oodnadatta
Australian place.state: SA
Australian place.image: The-Pink-Roadhouse-Oodnadatta.JPG
Australian place.caption: The Pink Roadhouse at Oodnadatta
Australian place.established: 30 October 1890 (town)8 February 2001 (locality)
Australian place.postcode: 5734
Australian place.elevation: 121
Australian place.elevation_footnotes: (railway station)
Australian place.timezone: ACST
Australian place.utc: +9:30
Australian place.timezone dst: ACST

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Contents

Origin of name
History
Telegraphs, camels and railways
World War II
21st century
Access, facilities, attractions
Historic buildings
Oodnadatta Aboriginal School
Climate
Governance
Oodnadatta on Mars
People
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Further reading
External links

Town facilities include a hotel, caravan park, post office, general stores, police station, hospital, fuel and minor mechanical repairs. The old railway station now serves as a museum. From the 1880s to the 1930s, Oodnadatta was a base for camel drivers and their animals, which provided cartage when the railway was under construction and along outback tracks before roads were established.