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A wood and water train in Ooldea, 1919.
Ooldea Location in South Australia
Location	863 km (536 mi) from Port Augusta 143 km (89 mi) from Eyre Highway
LGA(s)	Pastoral Unincorporated Area
State electorate(s)	Giles
Federal Division(s)	Grey

Ooldea is a tiny settlement in South Australia. It is on the eastern edge of the Nullarbor Plain, 863 km (536 mi) west of Port Augusta on the Trans-Australian Railway. Ooldea is 143 km (89 mi) from the bitumen Eyre Highway.

Being near a permanent waterhole, Ooldea Soak, the area was frequented by Aboriginal peoples, and was the site of a camp for railway construction workers in the early 20th century, and the Ooldea Mission from 1933 to 1952.

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