Galga, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Galga
State:sa
Coordinates:-34.6968°N 139.9604°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Established:10 February 1916 (town)
11 November 1999 (locality)
Established Footnotes:[2] [3]
Postcode:5308[4]
Elevation:70
Elevation Footnotes:[5]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACDT
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:127
Dir1:E
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:44
Dir2:N
Location2:Karoonda
Dist3:62
Dir3:SW
Location3:Loxton
Region:Murray and Mallee
County:Albert
Lga:District Council of Karoonda East Murray
Lga2:District Council of Loxton Waikerie
Stategov:Chaffey[6]
Stategov2:Hammond[7]
Fedgov:Barker[8]
Maxtemp:23.6
Maxtemp Footnotes:[9]
Mintemp:8.7
Rainfall:271.1
Near-N:Maggea
Near-Ne:Mercunda
Near-E:Mercunda
Near-Se:Copeville
Near-S:Copeville
Near-Sw:Copeville
Near-W:Bakara Well
Bakara
Near-Nw:Bakara Well
Near:Galga
Footnotes:Adjoining localities

Galga is a settlement in the northern Murray Mallee region of South Australia.[10] The town of Galga was surveyed in 1915[11] after the Waikerie railway line from Karoonda to Waikerie was opened in 1914. The line was shortened 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. Galga has an active Country Fire Service brigade with one fire truck.[12]

Galga is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral districts of Chaffey and Hammond, and the local government areas of the District Council of Karoonda East Murray and the District Council of Loxton Waikerie.[8] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for 'Galga, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. 7 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Styles. A.W.. TOWN OF GALGA.. The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 7 May 2018. 265. 10 February 1916.
  3. Web site: Kentish. P.M.. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Karoonda East Murray) . The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 5 May 2018. 2321. 11 November 1999 .
  4. Web site: Postcode for Galga, South Australia. Postcodes Australia. 8 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Search results for 'Galga Railway Station' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Gazetteer' and 'Railways' . Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. 8 May 2018.
  6. Web site: District of Chaffey (map). Electoral Commission SA. 7 May 2018.
  7. Web site: District of Hammond (map) . Electoral Commission SA . 4 May 2018 .
  8. Web site: Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011. Australian Electoral Commission. 17 September 2015.
  9. Web site: Summary (climate) statistics CALIPH (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 7 May 2018.
  10. Web site: 2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006 . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 8 December 2009.
  11. Web site: Placename Details: Galga . LOCB . SA0025354 . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 4 March 2010 . 21 October 2016 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  12. Web site: SA Country Fire Service Station – Galga and District . . 4 February 2016 . 16 October 2016.

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