Stuarts Creek, South Australia Explained
Stuarts Creek is a remote locality in the Australian state of South Australia in the states's Far North region.[1] The name and boundaries were formalised on 26 April 2013, named after Stuart Creek Station, in respect of the long established local name.[1]
It includes the former settlement of Coward Springs.[6] The Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park lies in the north-west of the locality.
The Central Australia Railway (often referred to as the "Old Ghan") ran through Stuarts Creek, with former stations or sidings at Coward Springs, Margaret, and Stuart Creek (later Curdimurka) all within its current boundaries. The railway remnants at Coward Springs and Curdimurka are both listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[1] [7]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Stuarts Creek had no people living within its boundaries.
Stuarts Creek is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral districts of Giles and Stuart and the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia.[4] [1] [2] [3]
Heritage listings
Stuarts Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Coward Springs Railway Site[7] [8]
- Mount Hamilton Station Site[7] [9]
- Curdimurka Railway Siding Complex[7] [10]
- Tertiary Silcrete Fossil Flora, Stuarts Creek[7] [11]
See also
- Marree, South Australia#Climate, nearest weather station
Notes and References
- Web site: Search results for 'Stuarts Creek, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer', 'Railways' and 'Roads' . Location SA Map Viewer . Government of South Australia . 22 March 2019.
- Web site: District of Giles Background Profile. ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. 22 March 2019.
- Web site: District of Stuart Background Profile. ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. 22 March 2019.
- Web site: Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011. Australian Electoral Commission. 20 August 2015.
- Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MARREE AERO (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 22 March 2019.
- Web site: Search results for 'Coward Springs Railway Station' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Gazetteer' and 'Railways' . Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Search results for 'Stuarts Creek, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Gazetteer', 'Railways', 'SA Heritage Places' and 'Pastoral Stations' . Location SA Map Viewer . Government of South Australia . 22 March 2019.
- Web site: Coward Springs Railway Site, including the railway station master's house, the engine driver's cabin, the original bore, rainwater tanks, date palms and tamarisk trees . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 11 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215212949/http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=28 . 15 February 2016 .
- Web site: Former Mount Hamilton Station Site (Ruins) (designated place of archaeological significance), Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 11 February 2016.
- Web site: Curdimurka (formerly Stuart Creek) Railway Siding Complex, including fettlers' quarters, water treatment plant, water tank and Stuart Creek Bridge [Metal Girder] ]. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 11 February 2016.
- Web site: Tertiary Silcrete Flora, Stuarts Creek . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 11 February 2016.
