Town in South Australia
Galga is a
settlement in the northern
Murray Mallee region of
South Australia .
[11] The town of Galga was surveyed in 1915
[12] after the
Waikerie railway line from
Karoonda to
Waikerie was opened in 1914. The line was shortened to Galga in 1990, and closed completely in 1994. There is a small bulk grain silo at Galga, but it is no longer regularly used.
[13] Galga has an active
Country Fire Service brigade with one fire truck.
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Galga is located within the federal
division of Barker , the state electoral districts of
Chaffey and
Hammond , and the local government areas of the
District Council of Karoonda East Murray and the
District Council of Loxton Waikerie .
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