Yaninee is a small town situated on the Eyre Highway in central Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Wudinna. At the 2006 census, Yaninee and the surrounding area had a population of 120.[3]
Established in the late 19th century, Yaninee was once a thriving town servicing the local farming community. Some of the original farming families were the Bubners and the Scholzs. The General Store, now closed, was operated by N.F. and D.T. McEvoy and Mrs Schacke in the 1950s Ray and Grace Wickes in the 1960s. The Lutheran church still stands as do the netball and tennis courts and the football oval still hosts regional games. A photograph of the 1935 premiership ladies' tennis team was in the Adelaide newspaper, The Chronicle on 4 July 1935.[4]
Name
A corruption of the Aboriginal janani – 'to go, walk or travel' and given to the 'Lake Yaninee Run', established by A. Baird in 1865 (lease no. 1204).[5]
History
The Hundred of Yaninee, County of Le Hunte, was proclaimed on 31 July 1913 and the town of Yaninee, 20 km North-West of Wudinna, on 23 March 1916.
The Yaninee Post Office was opened by J.J. McCarthy on 6 March 1918; the Yaninee School opened in 1919 and closed in 1945.[5]
In 1926, it was said that it was a 'go-ahead settlement with its store, garage, wheat sheds and other buildings': A fine hall has just been completed. The surrounding country is mainly devoted to wheat and sheep farming. Last season 50.000 bags of wheat were delivered at the siding… A telegraph line is being constructed along the railway line from Port Lincoln to Thevenard…[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yaninee". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Search results for 'Yaninee LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'Counties', 'SA Givernment Regions' and 'Gazetter'". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yaninee (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ "To Gawler in a Gigs: Girls and Sport:". The Chronicle. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 4, 103. South Australia. 4 July 1935. p. 31. Retrieved 11 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c Manning, Geoff. "Y" (PDF). South Australian Place names. State Library of South Australia. p. 4. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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