Lameroo

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title: "Lameroo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["murray-mallee", "towns-in-south-australia"] topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lameroo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
typetown
nameLameroo
statesa
imageLameroo town centre 2025.jpg
captionLameroo Town Centre in January 2025
coordinates
coord_ref
pushpin_label_positiontop
pop
established17 November 1904 (town)
2 August 1999 (locality)
established_footnotes
postcode5302
elevation98
elevation_footnotes(railway station)
timezoneACST
utc+9:30
timezone-dstACST
utc-dst+10:30
dist140
dir1W
location1Victorian Border
dist2210
dir2E
location2Adelaide
regionMurray and Mallee
countyChandos
lgaSouthern Mallee District Council
stategovHammond
fedgovBarker
maxtemp22.9
maxtemp_footnotes
mintemp8.8
mintemp_footnotes
rainfall382.3
rainfall_footnotes
near-nwMarama
near-nSandalwood
Billiatt
near-neKarte
near-wParrakie
near-eKarte
Parilla
near-swParrakie
near-sNgarkat
near-seNgarkat
footnotesAdjoining localities
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| type = town | name = Lameroo | state = sa | image = Lameroo town centre 2025.jpg | image_upright = | caption = Lameroo Town Centre in January 2025 | coordinates = | coord_ref = | pushpin_label_position = top | pop = | established = 17 November 1904 (town) 2 August 1999 (locality) | established_footnotes = | postcode = 5302 | elevation = 98 | elevation_footnotes = (railway station) | timezone = ACST | utc = +9:30 | timezone-dst = ACST | utc-dst = +10:30 | dist1 = 40 | dir1 = W | location1 = Victorian Border | dist2 = 210 | dir2 = E | location2 = Adelaide | region = Murray and Mallee | county = Chandos | lga = Southern Mallee District Council | stategov = Hammond | fedgov = Barker | maxtemp = 22.9 | maxtemp_footnotes = | mintemp = 8.8 | mintemp_footnotes = | rainfall = 382.3 | rainfall_footnotes = | near-nw = Marama | near-n = Sandalwood Billiatt | near-ne = Karte | near-w = Parrakie | near-e = Karte Parilla | near-sw = Parrakie | near-s = Ngarkat | near-se = Ngarkat | near = |footnotes=Adjoining localities

Lameroo is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It is on the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line about 40 km west of the Victorian border, or 210 km east of Adelaide. It is primarily a service town for the surrounding rural areas, growing grain and sheep. Lameroo now includes the former settlements of Kulkami, Mulpata, Wirha and Gurrai, which were on the Peebinga railway line, and Wilkawatt, which was between Parrakie and Lameroo on the Pinnaroo railway.

The local school, the Lameroo Regional Community School is not only for Lameroo pupils, but also those from the surrounding towns of Geranium, Parrakie and Parilla. The town is home to the Lameroo Hawks Football Club, coached by former Adelaide Crows player Rodney Maynard.

History

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/AMRFfootball.jpg" caption="Melanoma Awareness Day conducted by the [[Australian Melanoma Research Foundation]] in 2016."] ::

Land in the Murray Mallee region was first taken up on pastoral lease in the late 1850s. For the first twenty years there were several lessees; the area had limited grazing during this time. After a well was dug at Lameroo, then known as Wow Wow Plain, in 1884, settlement on Wow Wow Plain became permanent. The land was surveyed in 1894, and the initial survey of Wow Wow Plain gave each block some natural open land to start cultivating. The town reserve was proclaimed in 1894 and a Government well was excavated.

The town was named Lameroo in 1904 at the suggestion of J.M. Johnston who had worked on the Overland Telegraph Line and heard the word in Darwin (as the name of the Lameroo Beach) and liked the sound of it.

Much of the land that became the District Council of Lameroo (now the western part of the Southern Mallee District Council) was released for pastoral ownership in about 1858.

Lameroo celebrated its centenary in 2006, it being 100 years since the railway line was built through Lameroo.

The historic former Bank Manager's Residence and the Irish Martyrs Catholic Church are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

The Pinnaroo railway line opened through Lameroo in 1906. It initially carried mixed goods, as well as passengers. In later years, only bulk grain was transported on the line, with trains emptying the silos at Lameroo. After mid-2015, the railway ceased to be used, and the 2015 harvest onwards would be transported away by road.

Media

Lameroo was the home of the Pinnaroo Country News (5 June 1908 – 31 March 1922), which was the first country newspaper established by newspaperman James Barclay, in partnership with William Macfarlane. After 1911, it suffered due to the arrival of the Pinnaroo and Border Times (1911–1941).

Lameroo was also home to two short-lived publications: the Lameroo Weekly News (9 – 30 June 1922), printed by Chas. Laycock; and, the Lameroo Mail (11 – 18 February 1927), printed by G.W. Veale.

Attractions

Lameroo lies between the Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area to the north, and the Ngarkat Conservation Park to the south. Both protected areas are reserves for bushwalkers and nature enthusiasts. In spring, native Australian wildflowers abound in the Ngarkat, while the Billiatt offers native fauna such as kangaroos and mallee fowl.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Panorama_of_Lameroo,_South_Australia,1925(SLSA_B_2727).jpg" caption="Lameroo in 1925, looking south towards the railway station"] ::

Climate

| width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Lameroo (1991–2020) | Jan record high C = 46.2 | Feb record high C = 47.6 | Mar record high C = 42.4 | Apr record high C = 39.2 | May record high C = 30.3 | Jun record high C = 24.7 | Jul record high C = 24.9 | Aug record high C = 29.2 | Sep record high C = 34.4 | Oct record high C = 39.3 | Nov record high C = 44.0 | Dec record high C = 48.4 | year record high C = 48.4 | Jan high C = 31.8 | Feb high C = 31.3 | Mar high C = 27.8 | Apr high C = 23.4 | May high C = 18.8 | Jun high C = 15.7 | Jul high C = 15.1 | Aug high C = 16.5 | Sep high C = 19.6 | Oct high C = 23.6 | Nov high C = 27.0 | Dec high C = 29.4 | year high C = 23.3 | Jan mean C = 23.0 | Feb mean C = 22.7 | Mar mean C = 19.8 | Apr mean C = 16.3 | May mean C = 13.1 | Jun mean C = 10.5 | Jul mean C = 9.9 | Aug mean C = 10.6 | Sep mean C = 12.8 | Oct mean C = 15.7 | Nov mean C = 18.7 | Dec mean C = 20.9 | year mean C = 16.2 | Jan low C = 14.1 | Feb low C = 14.1 | Mar low C = 11.9 | Apr low C = 9.2 | May low C = 7.3 | Jun low C = 5.4 | Jul low C = 4.7 | Aug low C = 4.8 | Sep low C = 5.9 | Oct low C = 7.8 | Nov low C = 10.4 | Dec low C = 12.4 | year low C = 9.0 | Jan record low C = 5.6 | Feb record low C = 4.6 | Mar record low C = 2.2 | Apr record low C = 1.0 | May record low C = -2.2 | Jun record low C = -2.8 | Jul record low C = -2.3 | Aug record low C = -2.0 | Sep record low C = -1.6 | Oct record low C = -0.4 | Nov record low C = 1.1 | Dec record low C = 3.5 | year record low C = -2.8 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 22.4 | Feb precipitation mm = 18.4 | Mar precipitation mm = 15.1 | Apr precipitation mm = 24.8 | May precipitation mm = 29.6 | Jun precipitation mm = 33.7 | Jul precipitation mm = 35.9 | Aug precipitation mm = 39.8 | Sep precipitation mm = 38.0 | Oct precipitation mm = 27.5 | Nov precipitation mm = 29.5 | Dec precipitation mm = 25.0 | year precipitation mm = 339.6 | unit precipitation days = 1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 2.9 | Feb precipitation days = 2.2 | Mar precipitation days = 2.5 | Apr precipitation days = 4.0 | May precipitation days = 6.2 | Jun precipitation days = 7.3 | Jul precipitation days = 8.7 | Aug precipitation days = 8.7 | Sep precipitation days = 6.9 | Oct precipitation days = 5.6 | Nov precipitation days = 4.6 | Dec precipitation days = 3.5 | year precipitation days = 63.1 | Jan dew point C = 9.1 | Feb dew point C = 9.8 | Mar dew point C = 9.0 | Apr dew point C = 7.7 | May dew point C = 7.6 | Jun dew point C = 6.6 | Jul dew point C = 5.9 | Aug dew point C = 5.7 | Sep dew point C = 6.5 | Oct dew point C = 6.1 | Nov dew point C = 7.0 | Dec dew point C = 7.7 | year dew point C = 7.4 | source 1 = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/6.6/data/0-data/Region-5-WMO-Normals-9120/Australia/CSV/Lameroo_94690.csv |title = Lameroo Climate Normals for 1991-2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |format = CSV |access-date = 1 March 2025}}

References

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