Veitch South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°39′28″S 140°30′42″E / 34.6579°S 140.5117°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 16 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | District Council of Loxton Waikerie | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Veitch is a settlement in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. [2] It is on the Loxton railway line and Karoonda Highway about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Loxton.
Veitch was named after Mr Veitch, who sunk wells in the area around 1882. The town was surveyed in 1916. [3]