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Town in South Australia
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Lyndhurst is a small town in Outback South Australia. For the purposes of this article, this also includes the places in nearby small towns, which are part of Greater Lyndhurst.
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About 50 km north of the town centre, it's home to some remarkable outback colours. Historically, this place has also been used as a common meeting spot of the Aboriginals and this has also been used for painting bodies during ceremonies.
This is the grave of the last full-blood Yantruwanta/Yandruwandha Aboriginal man. He was born c.1888 and died in Adelaide in 1979. He was an accomplished stockman, working on Mount Hopeless in the Flinders Ranges.
About 2 km north of the town. Has been significant, and has been a common spot for Aboriginal elders to tell the younger people in the group about the dreaming.
While not actually in Lyndhurst or Marree, this geoglyph put the town on the map for some time. Discovered first in 1998, this 2.7 km tall man was etched into the desert sand presumably only a few years prior. Its creator remains a mystery, but clues later pointed to it being funded by Americans. Some view it as a landmark to the Aboriginal culture and the outback, while most others call it 'environmental vandalism', including the locals. Either way, it is a sight worth seeing if you can afford the charter plane that will take you to see it.
The town's an hour away from Lyndhurst but a common spot for watching roos at sunset.
A branch of the Australian War Memorial, but this to commemorate those who have fought in war and lived in the north eastern part of SA.
Ediacara Fossil Site, Nilpena
A national park, and home to a fossil site that is home to the largest early known animal; the Dickinsonia Rex. These discoveries were the first of their kind to be found in abundance anywhere in the world!
While not in the small Lyndhurst town centre, a great bakery for those who choose to camp in nearby Farina.
As with most outback South Australian towns, most only have one hotel, and this also applies to Lyndhurst.
Lyndhurst can be accessed via the B83 Outback Highway or the D96 Strzelecki Track
Read in the guideThe entire town centre can be reached by walking however, to go outside the town centre, take some water with you.
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