Walloway, South Australia

Walloway (formerly Rye) is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 255 kilometres (158 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the municipal seat of Orroroo.^[2][3]

Walloway South Australia
The Peterborough–Quorn railway line, which closed in 1988, at Walloway locality in 2006. Two years later the rails were removed.
Walloway
Coordinates	32.63668843°S 138.58746293°E / -32.63668843; 138.58746293
Population	8 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1881[2]
Postcode(s)	5431 [3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	255 km (158 mi) N of Adelaide 10 km (6 mi) N of Orroroo
LGA(s)	District Council of Orroroo Carrieton[2]
Region	Yorke and Mid North[4]
County	Dalhousie[2]
State electorate(s)	Stuart[5]
Federal division(s)	Grey[6]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 21.9 °C 71 °F 7.3 °C 45 °F 365.2 mm 14.4 in
Localities around Walloway: Eurelia Eurelia Johnburgh Coomooroo Walloway Johnburgh Orroroo Coomooroo Coomooroo Orroroo Orroroo
Footnotes	Coordinates[2] Locations[3][2] Climate[7] Adjoining localities[2]

The principal land use within the locality is primary production.^[2]

History

The Government Town of Walloway was surveyed in November 1881 and proclaimed with the name Rye on 30 March 1882. It was renamed as Walloway in 1940 in order to match the Wallaway railway station, which had been so named since 1851. The government town officially ceased to exist on 30 June 1988.

Being spread over the boundary joining the Hundred of Coomooroo and Hundred of Walloway, the local government first was established for the town in 1888 with the formation of the District Council of Orroroo. From 1997, the hundreds of Coomooroo and Wallaway, among thirteen hundreds in the area, became part of the larger District Council of Orroroo Carrieton.

Boundaries for the locality were formalised in December 1999 (including "the ceased Government Town of Walloway") and it was formally given the "long established name" of Wallaway, which is derived from a "native name for a large plain frequented by wild turkeys."^[8][2][9]

Train crash

On 16 November 1901 a northbound train with an engine driver and fireman aboard, carrying flour and copper ore, and a southbound train also with an engine driver and a fireman aboard, carrying 170 bullocks consigned by Sir Sydney Kidman, collided at Walloway. The firemen from both locomotives were killed; one of the drivers was seriously injured. Many cattle were also lost.^[10] A monument was erected at the site in 2001 commemorating the event.^[11]

Governance

Walloway is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart and the local government area of the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton.^[6][5][2]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walloway (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Placename Details: Walloway". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 31 March 2010. SA0016895. Retrieved 25 October 2017. Other Details: Town surveyed in November 1881. Originally proclaimed as Rye on 30/3/1882. Name altered in 1940 to agree with the name of the railway station. Walloway is a native name for a large plain frequented by wild turkeys. Government Town declared ceased to exist on 30/6/1988. Former name of Rye put forward to the Nomenclature Committee for name alteration by postal authorities due to similarity of name to Wye. Not acted upon by Nomenclature Committee. Boundaries created for the long established name in December 1999. Incorporates the ceased Government Town of Walloway.
3. "Postcode for Wallaway, South Australia (sic)". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
4. "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
5. "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
6. "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
7. "Summary (climate) Summary statistics YONGALA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
8. "New town names approved". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 26 July 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
9. "Crown Lands Act 1929: section 5" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 30 June 1988. p. 2130. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
10. "Serious railway collision". The Advertiser. 18 November 1901. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
11. "Walloway Train Crash". Monument Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2019.