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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