Maggea, South Australia
| Maggea South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Maggea | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°28′29″S 140°04′06″E / 34.47485°S 140.068390°ECoordinates: 34°28′29″S 140°04′06″E / 34.47485°S 140.068390°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1915 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5311 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 45 km (28 mi) E of Swan Reach | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Loxton Waikerie | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||
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Maggea is a locality and former settlement in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It is on the Stott Highway between Swan Reach and Loxton and was on the former Waikerie railway line. The town is almost deserted now that the railway line has closed.
Maggea was named in 1915 after the local Aboriginal Australian name for camp.[1] The school operated in the hall from 1919 to 1967.[2]
Maggea hall building showing 1919 date of first use
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- ↑ "Placename Details: Maggea". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0055821. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Plaque on hall building. file:Plaque on Maggea hall.JPG, photographed 1 February 2015
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