Cobdogla facts for kids
Quick facts for kids CobdoglaSouth Australia |
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 Cobdogla
Location in South Australia
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| Population | 625 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 May 1919 (town) 3 December 1998 (locality) |
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| Postcode(s) | 5346 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Berri Barmera Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Cobdogla is a town in the Riverland region of South Australia, The town is on the Murray River, 232 kilometres (144 mi) north-east of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2006 census, Cobdogla had a population of 232.
Cobdogla is the home of the Irrigation and Steam Museum, centred on a pair of Humphrey pumps, one of which is operable, and boasts a working 3 km railway with both a diesel and a steam locomotive (originally used by Humes Ltd. to transport pipes for the Loveday pipeline), a traction engine and numerous stationary engines, all in working order, maintained and operated by enthusiasts, as well as static displays on various river topics - Village Settlements, Loveday Internment Camp and Irrigation maintained by the National Trust of South Australia. Open days are infrequent as a great deal of (voluntary) labour is involved.
The historic Cobdogla Homestead Ruins and the Humphrey Pumps at the former Cobdogla Pumping Station are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.
