Mortana, South Australia

Mortana South Australia
Postcode(s)	5671
Location	35 km (22 mi) southeast of Streaky Bay
LGA(s)	District Council of Streaky Bay
State electorate(s)	Flinders
Federal Division(s)	Grey
Localities around Mortana: Yanerbie Streaky Bay Maryvale Inkster Calca Mortana Colley Calca Tyringa Colley Tyringa

Mortana is a rural locality in South Australia, located on the Eyre Peninsula. It is traversed by the Flinders Highway.^[1] The boundaries for the locality were established in April 2001 in respect of the long established local name.^[2]

Mortana Post Office opened on 2 February 1900 and closed on 31 March 1971.^[3] A cricket club once existed there, having been founded in 1912; it also formerly had a school.^[4][5] A railway line to the area was mooted in the 1920s, but did not occur.^[6]

The Murphy's Haystacks geological formation is located at Mortana, and forms a local tourist attraction.^[7][8]

References

1. "Mortana SA 5671". Google Maps. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
2. "Search result for "Mortana (LOCB)"". Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
3. "Mortana". Post Office Finder. Premier Postal. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
4. "MORTANA.". West Coast Sentinel (Streaky Bay, SA : 1912 - 1954) (Streaky Bay, SA: National Library of Australia). 20 September 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
5. "MORTANA.". West Coast Sentinel (Streaky Bay, SA : 1912 - 1954) (Streaky Bay, SA: National Library of Australia). 20 September 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
6. "A WEST COAST RAILWAY.". Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 27 November 1926. p. 44. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
7. "Murphy's Haystacks, SA". Australian Traveller. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
8. "Murphy's Haystacks". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

Coordinates: 33°02′S 134°27′E / 33.033°S 134.450°E