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located in the state's

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region about east of the state capital of

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, about west of the municipal seat of Pinnaroo and about east of the town of Lameroo. The government town of Parilla was proclaimed on 1 August 1907 on land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Parilla to the immediate north of the Parilla Railway Station. The town was named after the hundred. The boundaries for the locality were created on 12 August 1999 and includes the site of the government town of Karte which is located in its approximate centre. The

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which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Parilla had a population of 211. The town's mascots are "Alf and Edith the Galah and Echidna", which can be found on the signs entering Parilla. There is an active Church, and payphone. The historic Surrender Tree at Neptune Farm on Parilla South Road, planted to commemorate the surrender of the Japanese in

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, is listed on the

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. Parilla is located within the federal

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, the state

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and the local government area of the

Southern Mallee District Council The Southern Mallee District Council is a local government area in the Murray and Mallee region of South Australia. The council offices are in Pinnaroo and Lameroo. It was established on 23 January 1997 when the District Council of Lameroo an ...

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Parilla is on the

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and Pinnaroo railway line between Lameroo and Pinnaroo. Parilla has traditionally been a local centre for grain growing, although it is now known for growing vegetables such as

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es, carrots, and onions. There are bulk grain silos adjacent to the railway line, however grain is freighted out by road, as are vegetables.

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