Stuarts Creek, South Australia
| Stuarts Creek South Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 29°38′S 137°03′E / 29.63°S 137.05°ECoordinates: 29°38′S 137°03′E / 29.63°S 137.05°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5720 [1] | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Giles [1] | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey [1] | ||||||||||||
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Stuarts Creek is a remote locality in the Far North region of South Australia. It lies in the state's Pastoral Unincorporated Area.[1] The name and boundaries were formalised on 26 April 2013, named after the Stuart Creek (alternatively known as Wulley-Yarra) pastoral property, in respect of the long established local name.[2]
It includes the former settlement of Coward Springs.[2] The Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park lies in the north-west of the locality.[1][2]
The Central Australia Railway (often referred to as the "Old Ghan") ran through Stuarts Creek, with former stations or sidings at Coward Springs, Margaret, and Stuart Creek (later Curdimurka) all within its current boundaries. The railway remnants at Coward Springs and Curdimurka are both listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[2][1]
Heritage listings
Stuarts Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Coward Springs Railway Site [3][1]
- Mount Hamilton Station Site [4][1]
- Curdimurka Railway Siding Complex [5][1]
- Tertiary Silcrete Fossil Flora, Stuarts Creek [6][1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Search result(s) for Stuarts Creek, 5720". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Search result(s) for Stuarts Creek, 5720". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Coward Springs Railway Site, including the railway station master's house, the engine driver's cabin, the original bore, rainwater tanks, date palms and tamarisk trees". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "Former Mount Hamilton Station Site (Ruins) (designated place of archaeological significance), Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "Curdimurka (formerly Stuart Creek) Railway Siding Complex, including fettlers' quarters, water treatment plant, water tank and Stuart Creek Bridge [Metal Girder]". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "Tertiary Silcrete Flora, Stuarts Creek". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 11 February 2016.