Taldra, South Australia

Taldra South Australia
Taldra
Coordinates	34°21′S 140°50′E / 34.350°S 140.833°ECoordinates: 34°21′S 140°50′E / 34.350°S 140.833°E
Population	150 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	5311
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)	District Council of Loxton Waikerie
State electorate(s)	Chaffey
Federal Division(s)	Barker
Localities around Taldra: Pike River Yamba Bugle Hut Taldra Murray-Sunset National Park, Victoria Woodleigh Taplan

Taldra (postcode 5311) is a small settlement in the northeastern Murray Mallee region of South Australia. The aboriginal word taldra means kangaroo. At the 2006 census, Taldra had a population of 150.^[1]

The railway through Taldra opened on 13 October 1913^[2] but closed in the 1980s. The former towns and sidings between Taplan and Taldra are now incorporated in the Bounded Locality of Taldra. They were Nangari, Pungonda, Noora and Ingalta (all south of Taldra township).^[3] Little remains of any of these settlements. Nangari once had a shop, Noora once had a football team. Taldra still has grain silos at the former railway station erected in the 1950s,^[4] but if they are used, they are cleared by road, not rail.^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Taldra (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
2. "PARINGA LINE OPENED.". Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 - 1924) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 14 October 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
3. "Placename Details: Noora". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0050385. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
4. "DETAILS OF £4M. BULK HANDLING PLAN". Chronicle 97, (5,464) (South Australia). 9 September 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 4 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "A MODERN TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURE - A NEW PARTNERSHIP APPROACH" (PDF). Primary Producers SA and Government of South Australia. March 2015. p. 24. Retrieved 4 April 2016. Permit HML 26 metre B-double heavy vehicles access level to the Viterra grain site at Taldra.