Galga, South Australia

Galga
South Australia
Galga
Coordinates 34°41′46″S 139°57′36″E / 34.696°S 139.96°E / -34.696; 139.96Coordinates: 34°41′46″S 139°57′36″E / 34.696°S 139.96°E / -34.696; 139.96
Established 1915
Postcode(s) 5308
Elevation 70 m (230 ft)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Chaffey
Federal Division(s) Barker
Localities around Galga:
Bakara Well Maggea Mercunda
Bakara Galga
Copeville

Galga is a settlement in the northern Murray Mallee region of South Australia.[1] The town of Galga was surveyed in 1915[2] after the Waikerie railway line from Karoonda to Waikerie was opened in 1914. The line was shortend to Galga in 1990, and closed completely in 1994. There is a small bulk grain silo at Galga, but it is no longer regularly used.[3] Galga has an active Country Fire Service brigade with one fire truck.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Placename Details: Galga". Property Location Browser (LOCB). Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0025354. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Available storage capacity, including the number of segregations made available during harvest", 2010.11 post harvest review working group report (PDF), Viterra, p. 16, retrieved 21 October 2016
  4. ↑ "SA Country Fire Service Station – Galga and District". South Australian Country Fire Service. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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