Alberga River
Alberga River (also known as Alberga Creek) is a river in South Australia about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the town of Oodnadatta.[1]
History
European history
The Alberga River was discovered on 23 March 1860 by John McDouall Stuart who considered it to be a branch of the Neales River. The river was named by William Christie Gosse in 1873. It is also known as Alberga Creek.[1][2]
It was a junction between the central and southern sections on the Australian Overland Telegraph Line between the coasts of Australia.[3] The southern section, between Port Augusta and Alberga Creek, was contracted to Edward Meade Bagot in 1870. The overland telegraph was completed on 22 May 1872.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Search result for "Alberga River" (Record id no. SA0000555)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Search result for "Alberga Creek" (Record id no. SA0004842)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "The Overland Telegraph". Australian Government. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "1871 The Overland Telegraph". Migration Heritage Centre New South Wales. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
27°06′16″S 135°32′06″E / 27.104550°S 135.534980°E