Yantanabie is a town and
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
in the wheat belt of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
, 37 miles inland from
Streaky Bay, South Australia
Streaky Bay (formerly Flinders) is a coastal town on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia just off the Flinders Highway, north-west of Port Lincoln and by road from Adelaide. At the , Streaky Bay recorded a population of ...
.
History
The town was proclaimed on 7 March 1918.
[A. Vaughan, Government photolithographer]
Yantanabie : Hundred of Walpuppie
urveyor General's Office, 1917 and 1920 The Yantanabie School opened in 1918 and closed in 1951.
By 1926, the township consisted of a school, a hall and two businesses. Messrs Jones and Penhale opened a general store in the town in 1919 that carried wheat, super, wool, and machinery and also offered insurance services and supervised the post office and telegraph business. Mrs M.R. Tynan had recently opened a general store and boarding house.
[South Australian Place names](_blank)
/ref>
The Western Flinders Football Association comprised four teams, representing Yantanabie, Wirrulla, Poochera and Chandada.
Between 1916 and 1926, an average of 36,000 bags per year of wheat were delivered at the siding.
See also
* Hundred of Walpuppie
References
;Notes
;Citations
Eyre Peninsula
{{SouthAustralia-geo-stub