Paratoo, South Australia

Paratoo, South Australia

Paratoo (coord|32|43|S|139|20|E|type:city(0)_region:AU-SA) is a town that was located at a siding on the Peterborough (South Australia) to Broken Hill (New South Wales).

It is either a very small town, or there is nothing left of Paratoo after the railway was moved several kilometres south around the 1960s. Paratoo may never have been any more than a railway siding including railway cottages, and possibly a few houses, one which was some sort of guest house (around the 1890s when the railway was built).

Most of the towns (such as Nackara) along the old track are now practically ghost towns as the railway has gone and the land is too dry and desolate to support many graziers.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lands administrative divisions of South Australia — The 37 counties of South Australia in 1886; later 12 more were proclaimed …   Wikipedia

  • List of cities and towns in South Australia — This is a list of town and locality names in South Australia outside of the metropolitan postal area of Adelaide.:For a list of suburbs in metropolitan areas of Adelaide, see lists inside following individual city council articles: City of… …   Wikipedia

  • Peter Waite — (9 May 1834 – 4 April 1922) was a South Australian pastoralist and public benefactor. Waite s philanthropic endeavors provided significant benefit to the University of Adelaide and to local public schools, and generations of students have… …   Wikipedia

  • ELDER, Sir Thomas (1818-1897) — pastoralist and public benefactor fourth son of George Elder, merchant, was born at Kirkcaldy, Scotland, in 1818. His elder brother, Alexander Lang Elder (1815 85), went to South Australia in 1839 and founded the firm of Elder and Company at… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

  • Thomas Elder — Sir Thomas Elder GCMG (5 August 1818 March 6 1897) was a Scottish Australian pastoralist and public figure, amongst other things he is notable for introducing camels to Australia.Elder was was born at Kirkcaldy, Scotland, the fourth son of George …   Wikipedia

  • WAITE, Peter (1834-1922) — pastoralist and public benefactor was born at Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland, on 9 May 1834. On leaving school he was apprenticed to an ironmonger and spent nine years in commercial pursuits. When 25 years of age he sailed to Australia and,… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”