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Wailerie is a South Australian town and crossing point on the south bank of the River Murray in what is known as "The Riverland" district of the State.

Before European settlement, the Ngawait tribe inhabited the area. The river and surrounding land provided everything they could possibly need - fish, shellfish, birds, kangaroos, and native fruits. Now, Waikerie is well known for citrus growing and gliding, as the flat dry terrain provides good thermals. Waikerie hosted the 14th World Gliding Championships in 1974.

The town of Waikerie derives its name from Weikari, which is claimed to mean 'the rising'. However some linguistic anthropologists argue that the name refers to the spider creator god from local creation myths.[3] The Waikerieness was said to fend off monthly centipede infestations by leaking seeds all over the area. This refers to the emergence of many ghost moths (especially Trictena argentata : Hepialidae) from the ground among the river red gums after heavy rain.

Waikerie is in the District Council of Loxton Waikerie, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Chaffey and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Barker. The historic former Irrigation Pumping Station Chimney in Scenic Lookout Reserve is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from Waikerie

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READ, Graham Sydney

Service number 417118
Flight Sergeant
Born 20 Jul 1923

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POPE, Vivian Lewis

Service number 416993
Flight Sergeant
11 Personnel Depot and Receiving Centre
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 20 Aug 1923

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REDMAN, Robert Ambrose

Service number 416032
Sergeant
No. 14 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 20 Nov 1919

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STARR, Reuben Frank

Service number 2304
Private
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 14 Apr 1885

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FRANCIS, Max Gordon

Service number 417356
Flight Sergeant
No. 467 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 20 Aug 1923

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MATTHEWS, William James

Service number 722
Lance Corporal
43rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 12 Jul 1889

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DAVY, David William

Service number 2015
Private
32nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 2 Aug 1890

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SMITH, Graham Natt

Service number 416719
Pilot Officer
No. 263 Squadron (RAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 30 Sep 1922

Memorials

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Waikerie Soldiers Memorial Park

Lawrie Terrace
Waikerie, Loxton Waikerie - South Australia, Australia

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Waikerie War Memorial

Lawrie Terrace
Waikerie, Loxton Waikerie - South Australia, Australia

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Waikerie Ramco Men Roll of Honor WW1

10 Thompson Street
Waikerie, Loxton Waikerie - South Australia, Australia

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Waikerie Institute Soldiers Memorial Hall

White Street
Waikerie, Loxton Waikerie - South Australia, Australia

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