Parrakie, South Australia
- Parrakie, South Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Parrakie
state = sa
caption = Parrakie Lutheran Church on Price St.
lga = Southern Mallee District Council
postcode = 5301
est = 1907
pop =
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stategov = Hammond
fedgov = Barker
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Parrakie, South Australia (coord|35|22|S|140|15|E|type:city_region:AU-SA) is a small town found along the Mallee Highway approximately 26 kilometers west of Lameroo. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word "perki" which means cave or limestone sink hole.
The town is surrounded by large pastoral properties growing mostly cereal grains and livestock
There is an active Lutheran Church, town hall, post office and payphone. There is also a cricket club and tennis courts found on the other side of the railway line, south of the town. A school was opened in 1910 and closed in 1964.
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