Cobdogla

Cobdogla is a town in the Riverland region of South Australia,[4] 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.[5]

Cobdogla
South Australia
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Cobdogla
Coordinates34°14′31″S 140°24′22″E
Population625 (2016 census)[1]
Established1 May 1919 (town)
3 December 1998 (locality)[2][3]
Postcode(s)5346
Location
  • 214 km (133 mi) NW of Adelaide
  • 37 km (23 mi) SE of Renmark
  • 6 km (4 mi) E of Barmera, South Australia
LGA(s)Berri Barmera Council
State electorate(s)Chaffey
Federal Division(s)Barker
Localities around Cobdogla:
Overland Corner
Kingston on Murray Cobdogla Barmera
Moorook Loveday

Cobdogla is the home of the Irrigation and Steam Museum, centred on a pair of Humphrey pumps, one of which is operable,[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9]

References and notes
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Loveday". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. Peake, A.H. (1 May 1919). "TOWNS OF COBDOGLA, COPEVILLE, AND PERPONDA" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 797. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Berri Barmera )" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette: 1711. 3 December 1998. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cobdogla (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  6. The remarkable Humphrey pump, the only functioning example in the world, may resume (occasional) operation in 2015 depending on OH&S approval.
  7. "Branches SA". National Trust of Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  8. "Cobdogla Homestead ruin". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  9. "Humphrey Pumps, Cobdogla Irrigation Museum (former Cobdogla Pumping Station)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.



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