Oodnadatta

Oodnadatta, town, northern South Australia. It lies on the Neales River, southwest of the Simpson Desert. Founded in 1890, Oodnadatta served as the northern terminus of the Central Australian Railway (until the railway was extended to Alice Springs some 280 miles [450 km] north-northwest in 1929), and it was the starting point for camel caravans laden with supplies for the remote communities of the desert interior. The camels initially came from the Middle East, as...