Farina (30°04′S 138°16′E) a town in the far north of South Australia. The mean annual rainfall is 163.6 mm, although it is highly variable. Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ...
Originally called The Gums, Farina was settled in 1878 by optimistic farmers hoping that rain follows the plough. It is on the old Ghan line and the Oodnadatta Track, 26 km north of Lyndhurst on the edge of the desert. It was the railhead for a time until 1884 before the railway was extended to Marree. During the wet years of the 1880s, plans were laid out for a town with 432 ¼-acre blocks. It was believed that it would be good for growing wheat and barley, however normal rainfall is nowhere near enough to grow these crops. Current route map of the Ghan The Ghan, short for The Afghan, is the 48-hour, 2,979-km passenger service on the Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin Central Australian Railway in Australia. ... Lake Eyre South from Oodnadatta Track The Oodnadatta Track (28°54′S 136°21′E), Australia is an unsealed 406 kilometre track between Marree and Oodnadatta crossing the Tirari Desert in South Australia. ... Location of Lyndhurst in South Australia (red) Lyndhurst (30°17′S 138°20′E) is a town in north-east South Australia, which is at the crossroads of the Strzelecki and Oodnadatta Tracks. ... A Railhead is a terminus of a railway line that interfaces with another tranport mode, for example shipping. ... Marree ( 29°38′ S 138°03′ E) is a small town located in the north of South Australia. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Species T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References: ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Binomial name Hordeum vulgare L. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a major food and animal feed crop, a member of the grass family Poaceae. ...
The town is no longer inhabited. The post office closed in the 1960s. In its heyday, the town had two hotels (the Transcontinental and the Exchange) and a bakery. Today nothing but stone ruins and the elevated railway water tank remain. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...
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