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Paringa Cattle Trail
Paringa may refer to: __NOTOC__ Australia *Paringa, South Australia, a town and locality *Paringa Bridge, a bridge across the Murray River in South Australia *District Council of Paringa, a former local government area in South Australia, now part of the Renmark Paringa Council *Hundred of Paringa, a cadastral unit in South Australia *SS Paringa, SS ''Paringa'', a steam ship operated by the Adelaide Steamship Company New Zealand *Lake Paringa, in New Zealand *Paringa River, in New Zealand United States *Paringa, California, a former town in Imperial County See also *Baringa (other) *Pringá {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paringa, South Australia
Paringa is a small town in the Riverland of South Australia. Paringa is famous for its vineyards, almond, citrus and stone fruit orchards, and the steel bridge with a span that can be raised to allow houseboats and paddlesteamers to pass underneath and across the Murray River to Renmark. At the 2006 census, Paringa had a population of 946. Railway The railway line from Tailem Bend was extended north to Paringa soon after it had reached the Brown's Well district, with the official opening on 3 October 1913. However it took another 14 years for the railway to cross the river, when the bridge and the railway to Renmark opened in January 1927. The railway eventually extended to Barmera by August 1928. The historic Paringa Bridge was designed to carry a single railway line in the centre, with a road lane on each side of it. It has a total of six spans, including one lift span to allow river traffic to pass underneath. It was opened on 31 January 1927, enabling the railway to exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |