Taldra, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Taldra
State:sa
Postcode:5311
Pop:32
Elevation:24
Coordinates:-34.35°N 190°W
Relief:1
Lga:District Council of Loxton Waikerie
Stategov:Chaffey
Fedgov:Barker
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACDT
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Near-N:Yamba
Near-E:Murray-Sunset
Near-S:Taplan
Near-Sw:Woodleigh
Near-W:Bugle Hut
Near-Nw:Pike River

Taldra (postcode 5311) is a small settlement in the northeastern Murray Mallee region of South Australia adjoining the border with Victoria. The aboriginal word taldra means kangaroo. At the, Taldra had a population of 36.

The railway through Taldra opened on 13 October 1913[1] but closed in the 1980s. The former towns and sidings between Taplan and Taldra are now incorporated in the Bounded Locality of Taldra. They were Nangari, Pungonda, Noora and Ingalta (all south of Taldra township).[2] Little remains of any of these settlements. Nangari once had a shop, Noora once had a football team. Taldra still has grain silos at the former railway station erected in the 1950s,[3] but if they are used, they are cleared by road, not rail.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: PARINGA LINE OPENED. . . Adelaide . 14 October 1913 . 27 June 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Placename Details: Noora . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser . SA0050385 . 12 May 2011 . 4 April 2016.
  3. News: DETAILS OF £4M. BULK HANDLING PLAN . . 97 . 5,464 . South Australia . 9 September 1954 . 4 April 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: A MODERN TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURE – A NEW PARTNERSHIP APPROACH . 24 . Primary Producers SA and Government of South Australia . March 2015 . 4 April 2016 . Permit HML 26 metre B-double heavy vehicles access level to the Viterra grain site at Taldra..