Cobdogla
Town in South Australia
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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]
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| Coordinates: 34°14′31″S 140°24′22″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1 May 1919 (town) 3 December 1998 (locality)[1][2] | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 197 (UCL 2021)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5346 | ||||||||||||
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Cobdogla is the home of the Irrigation and Steam Museum, centred on a pair of Humphrey pumps, one of which is operable,[a] 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.[6] 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.[7][8]
Gallery
Cobdogla Railway Station sign
Primary school
General store
Butcher and post office
CWA rooms
1906 built 0-4-0ST Bagnall steam locomotive at Cobdogla Steam and Irrigation Museum.
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