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Neales River

Neales River

River in South Australia


The Neales River is a watercourse located in the Far North region of the Australian state of South Australia.

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The river is a tributary of Lake Eyre. The Central Australia Railway, on which The Ghan passenger train operated until 1980, crossed the Neales River floodplain over Algebuckina Bridge.

Neales River was named by explorer John McDouall Stuart after businessman and politician John Bentham Neales.[4]

See also


References

  1. Morton, S. R; Barker, R. D.; Doherty, M. D (1995), Natural heritage values of the Lake Eyre Basin in South Australia : world heritage assessment (PDF), CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, p. 44, archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2019, retrieved 3 June 2019
  2. "Map of Neales Overflow, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. "Place Names of South Australia". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

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