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'''Barmera''' is a town in the [[Riverland]] region of [[South Australia]]. It is on the [[Sturt Highway|Sturt Highway A20]], 220 kilometres north-east of [[Adelaide]], the capital of the state of [[South Australia]]. It is primarily an [[agriculture|agricultural]] and [[viticulture|viticultural]] town and is located on [[Lake Bonney Riverland]], a freshwater lake. The population was 1,914 in 2011.
'''Barmera''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑːr|m|ə|r|ə}} {{respell|BAR|mə|rə}}) is a town in the [[Riverland]] region of [[South Australia]]. It is on the [[Sturt Highway|Sturt Highway A20]], 220 kilometres north-east of [[Adelaide]], the capital of the state of [[South Australia]]. It is primarily an [[agriculture|agricultural]] and [[viticulture|viticultural]] town and is located on [[Lake Bonney Riverland]], a freshwater lake.


==History==
==History==
The original inhabitants were the Barmerara Meru clan of the [[Ngawadj]] people.<ref name=moblang>{{cite web | title=Ngawadj | website=Mobile Language Team | url=https://www.mobilelanguageteam.com.au/languages/ngawadj | access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref> It is not known where the name "Barmera" comes from but it is suspected that it means "water place" or "land dwellers", being a word from the local [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] group. Others postulate it comes from [[Barmeedjie]], the name of the tribe that lived to the north of the Murray River prior to European settlement.
The original inhabitants were the Barmerara Meru clan of the [[Ngawadj]] people.<ref name=moblang>{{cite web | title=Ngawadj | website=Mobile Language Team | url=https://www.mobilelanguageteam.com.au/languages/ngawadj | access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref> It is not known where the name "Barmera" comes from but it is suspected that it means "water place" or "land dwellers", being a word from the local [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] group. Others postulate it comes from [[Barmeedjie]], the name of the tribe that lived to the north of the Murray River prior to European settlement.


Lake Bonney was first seen by [[Charles Bonney]] and [[Joseph Hawdon]] in 1838 drove cattle along the [[Murray River]].<ref name=first>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5226820 |title=First Overlanders. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)]]|date=28 December 1910 |access-date=20 March 2020 |page=12 |via=Trove }}</ref><ref name=photos>{{cite web|title=Nici Cumpston|url=http://nga.gov.au/Exhibition/unDisclosed/Default.cfm?MnuID=ARTISTS&GALID=37857&viewID=3|work=unDisclosed - 2nd national indigenous art triennial|publisher=National Gallery of Victoria|date=2012|first=Carly|last= Lane|access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref> The land however, was settled in 1859 with the establishment of [[Overland Corner]] Hotel. It was a popular area with drovers that drove sheep from [[New South Wales]] into [[South Australia]]. A police station was also built to prevent and stop arguments between the aboriginal people and settlers.
Lake Bonney was first seen by [[Charles Bonney]] and [[Joseph Hawdon]] in 1838 drove cattle along the [[Murray River]].<ref name=first>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5226820 |title=First Overlanders. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|location=Adelaide|date=28 December 1910 |access-date=20 March 2020 |page=12 |via=Trove }}</ref><ref name=photos>{{cite web|title=Nici Cumpston|url=http://nga.gov.au/Exhibition/unDisclosed/Default.cfm?MnuID=ARTISTS&GALID=37857&viewID=3|work=unDisclosed – 2nd national indigenous art triennial|publisher=National Gallery of Victoria|date=2012|first=Carly|last= Lane|access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref> The land however, was settled in 1859 with the establishment of [[Overland Corner]] Hotel. It was a popular area with drovers that drove sheep from [[New South Wales]] into [[South Australia]]. A police station was also built to prevent and stop arguments between the aboriginal people and settlers.


An irrigation system was established in the town in 1921. The town became gazetted. An influx of [[World War I]] veterans settled with promises of irrigated land from the government. A railway station was opened in 1928 and the town was proclaimed in the same year. In [[World War II]] an internment camp was established south of Barmera in [[Loveday, South Australia|Loveday]] and was one of the largest World War II camps in Australia.
An irrigation system was established in the town in 1921. The town became gazetted. An influx of [[World War I]] veterans settled with promises of irrigated land from the government. A railway station was opened in 1928 and the town was proclaimed in the same year. In [[World War II]] an internment camp was established south of Barmera in [[Loveday, South Australia|Loveday]] and was one of the largest World War II camps in Australia.
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Barmera has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Barmera has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:


* 2-4 Barwell Avenue: [[Bonney Theatre]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16365 | title=Bonney Theatre | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref>
* 2-4 Barwell Avenue: [[Bonney Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16365 | title=Bonney Theatre | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref>
* 2 Fowles Street: [[Barmera Irrigation Office]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16366 | title=Barmera Irrigation Office | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref>
* 2 Fowles Street: [[Barmera Irrigation Office]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16366 | title=Barmera Irrigation Office | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref>
* North Lake Road: [[Napper's Accommodation House Ruins]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16367 | title=Napper's Accommodation House (originally Lake Bonney Inn) including Freestanding Chimney and Store [Ruin] | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref>
* North Lake Road: [[Napper's Accommodation House Ruins]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16367 | title=Napper's Accommodation House (originally Lake Bonney Inn) including Freestanding Chimney and Store [Ruin] | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref>


==Railway==
Barmera was served by the [[Barmera railway line]] from 1928 until 1990.
==Climate and geography==
==Climate and geography==
Barmera exists in a [[semi-arid]] location, north of [[Goyder's Line]]. Barmera is surrounded by [[mallee Woodlands and Shrublands|mallee]] scrub. It is 29 metres above sea level. Barmera has a dry climate with hot summers and warm days and cold frosty nights in winter with seasonal temperatures a few degrees above [[Adelaide]]'s temperatures and similar to those of [[Berri, South Australia|Berri]]. The weather patterns are similar to those of Berri. It receives less than 250&nbsp;mm of rain per annum. Rain patterns shift from year to year over a nineteen-year cycle.
Barmera exists in a [[semi-arid]] location, north of [[Goyder's Line]]. Barmera is surrounded by [[mallee Woodlands and Shrublands|mallee]] scrub. It is 29 metres above sea level. Barmera has a dry climate with hot summers and warm days and cold frosty nights in winter with seasonal temperatures a few degrees above [[Adelaide]]'s temperatures and similar to those of [[Berri, South Australia|Berri]]. The weather patterns are similar to those of Berri. It receives less than 250&nbsp;mm of rain per annum. Rain patterns shift from year to year over a nineteen-year cycle.

Floods in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-05 |title=Woman builds her own levee only to find she's entitled to no flood assistance |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-05/sa-woman-builds-own-flood-levee-is-not-entitled-to-assistance/101732922 |access-date=2023-10-09}}</ref>


==Present day==
==Present day==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Barmera, South Australia}}
{{commons category-inline|Barmera, South Australia}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060826223644/http://www.murrayriver.com.au/regions/barmera/ Murray River Towns - Barmera]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060826223644/http://www.murrayriver.com.au/regions/barmera/ Murray River Towns – Barmera]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-05/sa-woman-builds-own-flood-levee-is-not-entitled-to-assistance/101732922


{{Berri Barmera Council localities |state=collapsed}}
{{Berri Barmera Council localities |state=collapsed}}

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Barmera
South Australia
The Charles Sturt centenary clock tower, built in 1944
Barmera is located in South Australia
Barmera
Barmera
Coordinates34°15′S 140°28′E / 34.250°S 140.467°E / -34.250; 140.467
Population1,895 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1859
Location221 km (137 mi) NE of Adelaide
LGA(s)Berri Barmera Council
State electorate(s)Chaffey
Federal division(s)Barker

Barmera (/ˈbɑːrmərə/ BAR-mə-rə) is a town in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is on the Sturt Highway A20, 220 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia. It is primarily an agricultural and viticultural town and is located on Lake Bonney Riverland, a freshwater lake.

History

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The original inhabitants were the Barmerara Meru clan of the Ngawadj people.[2] It is not known where the name "Barmera" comes from but it is suspected that it means "water place" or "land dwellers", being a word from the local Aboriginal group. Others postulate it comes from Barmeedjie, the name of the tribe that lived to the north of the Murray River prior to European settlement.

Lake Bonney was first seen by Charles Bonney and Joseph Hawdon in 1838 drove cattle along the Murray River.[3][4] The land however, was settled in 1859 with the establishment of Overland Corner Hotel. It was a popular area with drovers that drove sheep from New South Wales into South Australia. A police station was also built to prevent and stop arguments between the aboriginal people and settlers.

An irrigation system was established in the town in 1921. The town became gazetted. An influx of World War I veterans settled with promises of irrigated land from the government. A railway station was opened in 1928 and the town was proclaimed in the same year. In World War II an internment camp was established south of Barmera in Loveday and was one of the largest World War II camps in Australia.

Heritage listings

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Barmera has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Railway

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Barmera was served by the Barmera railway line from 1928 until 1990.

Climate and geography

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Barmera exists in a semi-arid location, north of Goyder's Line. Barmera is surrounded by mallee scrub. It is 29 metres above sea level. Barmera has a dry climate with hot summers and warm days and cold frosty nights in winter with seasonal temperatures a few degrees above Adelaide's temperatures and similar to those of Berri. The weather patterns are similar to those of Berri. It receives less than 250 mm of rain per annum. Rain patterns shift from year to year over a nineteen-year cycle.

Floods in 2022.[8]

Present day

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Lake Bonney has sandy beaches, a jetty, fishing and sailing. Every Easter, a sailing regatta is held on Lake Bonney and a country music festival is held every June. Riverland Field Days are held in September a Show is held in March. The town is home to the sporting teams Barmera/Monash Roos Football Club and the Barmera United Soccer Club.

Barmera is in the Berri Barmera Council local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Chaffey and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Barker.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Barmera (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Ngawadj". Mobile Language Team. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "First Overlanders". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 28 December 1910. p. 12. Retrieved 20 March 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Lane, Carly (2012). "Nici Cumpston". unDisclosed – 2nd national indigenous art triennial. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Bonney Theatre". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Barmera Irrigation Office". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Napper's Accommodation House (originally Lake Bonney Inn) including Freestanding Chimney and Store [Ruin]". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Woman builds her own levee only to find she's entitled to no flood assistance". ABC News. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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