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History
Lyndhurst was established in 1882 (and surveyed in 1896) as a service and maintenance settlement for the expanding Great Northern railway line as it headed north to Farina (then known as Government Gums) and on to Marree.
Lyndhurst is now at the southern end of the Strzelecki Track to Moomba and Innamincka but when the track was used intermittently as a stock route in the late 1800s and early 1900s most of the cattle were walked to Farina to be loaded onto rail.
The township has however served as a rail outlet for talc mining operations at Mount Fitton in the North Flinders Ranges and supported some large pastoral properties along the northern outwash plains of the Ranges including the substantial Mount Lyndhurst and Murnpeowie runs.
Today it sits at the ‘end of the bitumen’ at the point where the roads to Innamincka and to Marree (and the Birdsville Track) diverge.
Special attractions
Lyndhurst provides the nearest accommodation and services to the historic and abandoned town of Farina 25 km to the north. There are also ochre pits of considerable significance to Aboriginal people immediately north of the township.
Tourist services
There is a hotel with accommodation and camping facilities and the township has a seven-day fuel and supplies outlet. For vehicles travelling the Strzelecki Track, Lyndhurst is the last fuel opportunity before Innamincka 480 km to the north-east.
