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Cobdogla
South Australia
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Cobdogla is located in South Australia
Cobdogla
Cobdogla
Location in South Australia
Established 1 May 1919 (town)
3 December 1998 (locality)
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, 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.

Cobdogla is the home of the Irrigation and Steam Museum, centred on a pair of Humphrey pumps, one of which is operable, 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. 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.

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