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| established_footnotes = <ref name="SAGG-1919">{{cite web|last1=Peake|first1=A.H.|title=TOWNS OF COBDOGLA, COPEVILLE, AND PERPONDA. |url=http://www7.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1919/19/797.pdf|website=The South Australian Government Gazette|publisher=South Australian Government|accessdate=6 May 2018|page=797|date=1 May 1919 }}</ref><ref name=SAGG-1998>{{cite journal |title= GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Berri Barmera ) |journal= The South Australian Government Gazette |date= 3 December 1998 |page= 1711 |url= http://www9.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1998/173/1711.pdf |accessdate= 4 December 2018 }}</ref>
| established_footnotes = <ref name="SAGG-1919">{{cite web|last1=Peake|first1=A.H.|title=Towns of Cobdogla, Copeville, and Perponda |url=http://www7.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1919/19/797.pdf |website=The South Australian Government Gazette|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=6 May 2018|page=797|date=1 May 1919 }}</ref><ref name=SAGG-1998>{{cite journal |title= Geographical Names Act 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Berri Barmera ) |journal= The South Australian Government Gazette |date= 3 December 1998 |page= 1711 |url= http://www9.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1998/173/1711.pdf |access-date= 4 December 2018 }}</ref>
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'''Cobdogla''' is a town in the [[Riverland]] region of [[South Australia]],<ref name="APPENDIX STATE SUBURBS 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/2905.0Appendix82006?opendocument&tabname=Notes&prodno=2905.0&issue=2006&num=&view=|title=2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006 |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=8 December 2009|date=2007-07-17 }}</ref> The town is on the [[Murray River]], {{convert|232|km|mi}} north-east of the state capital, [[Adelaide]]. At the [[Census in Australia#2006|2006 census]], Cobdogla had a population of 232.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL404930|name=Cobdogla (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2010-01-22|quick=on}}</ref>
'''Cobdogla''' is a town in the [[Riverland]] region of [[South Australia]],<ref name="APPENDIX STATE SUBURBS 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/2905.0Appendix82006?opendocument&tabname=Notes&prodno=2905.0&issue=2006&num=&view=|title=2905.0 – Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006 |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=8 December 2009|date=2007-07-17 }}</ref> The town is on the [[Murray River]], {{convert|232|km|mi}} north-east of the state capital, [[Adelaide]]. At the [[Census in Australia#2006|2006 census]], Cobdogla had a population of 232.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL404930|name=Cobdogla (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|access-date=2010-01-22|quick=on}}</ref>


Cobdogla is the home of the '''Irrigation and Steam Museum''', centred on a pair of [[Humphrey pump]]s, one of which is operable,<ref>The remarkable Humphrey pump, the only functioning example in the world, may resume (occasional) operation in 2015 depending on [[OH&S]] approval.</ref> and boasts a working 3&nbsp;km railway with both a diesel and a steam locomotive (originally used by [[Humes Ltd.]] to transport pipes for the [[Loveday, South Australia|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 (South Australia)|Village Settlements]], [[Loveday Internment Camp]] and Irrigation maintained by the [[National Trust of South Australia]].<ref name="branches">{{cite web|title=Branches SA|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/branches-sa/|publisher=National Trust of Australia|accessdate=6 May 2018}}</ref> Open days are infrequent as a great deal of (voluntary) labour is involved.
Cobdogla is the home of the '''Irrigation and Steam Museum''', centred on a pair of [[Humphrey pump]]s, one of which is operable,{{efn|The remarkable Humphrey pump, the only functioning example in the world, has been demonstrated at open days in the early 21st-century, contingent on [[OH&S]] approval.}} and boasts a working 3&nbsp;km railway with both a diesel and a steam locomotive (originally used by [[Humes Ltd.]] to transport pipes for the [[Loveday, South Australia|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 (South Australia)|Village Settlements]], [[Loveday Internment Camp]] and Irrigation maintained by the [[National Trust of South Australia]].<ref name="branches">{{cite web|title=Branches SA|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/branches-sa/|publisher=National Trust of Australia|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16369| title=Cobdogla Homestead ruin | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16368 | title=Humphrey Pumps, Cobdogla Irrigation Museum (former Cobdogla Pumping Station) | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref>
The historic [[Cobdogla Homestead Ruins]] and the Humphrey pumps at the former Cobdogla Pumping Station are listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16369| title=Cobdogla Homestead ruin | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16368 | title=Humphrey Pumps, Cobdogla Irrigation Museum (former Cobdogla Pumping Station) | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:44, 17 March 2024

Cobdogla
South Australia
Soldiers Memorial Institute
Cobdogla is located in South Australia
Cobdogla
Cobdogla
Coordinates34°14′31″S 140°24′22″E / 34.24194°S 140.40611°E / -34.24194; 140.40611
Population197 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1 May 1919 (town)
3 December 1998 (locality)[2][3]
Postcode(s)5346
Location
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 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 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]

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  1. ^ The remarkable Humphrey pump, the only functioning example in the world, has been demonstrated at open days in the early 21st-century, contingent on OH&S approval.

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cobdogla, South Australia.
  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cobdogla (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  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. ^ "Branches SA". National Trust of Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Cobdogla Homestead ruin". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  8. ^ "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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