Stuarts Creek is a remote locality in the Australian state of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
in the states's
Far North region.
The name and boundaries were formalised on 26 April 2013, named after
Stuart Creek Station, in respect of the long established local name.
It includes the former settlement of
Coward Springs.
The
Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park
Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia. It is located in Stuarts Creek, about north of the town of Marree via the Oodnadatta Track in the state's Far North. The conserva ...
lies in the north-west of the locality.
The
Central Australia Railway
The former Central Australia Railway, which was built between 1878 and 1929 and closed in 1980, was a 1067 mm narrow gauge railway between Port Augusta and Alice Springs. A standard gauge line duplicated the southern section from Port Aug ...
(often referred to as the "Old Ghan") ran through Stuarts Creek, with former stations or sidings at Coward Springs, Margaret, and Stuart Creek (later Curdimurka) all within its current boundaries. The railway remnants at Coward Springs and Curdimurka are both listed on the
South Australian Heritage Register
The South Australian Heritage Register, also known as the SA Heritage Register, is a statutory register of historic places in South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. ...
.
The
2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Stuarts Creek had no people living within its boundaries.
Stuarts Creek is located within the federal
division of Grey, the state electoral districts of
Giles and
Stuart and the
Pastoral Unincorporated Area
A pastoral lifestyle is that of shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture. It lends its name to a genre of literature, art, and music ( pastorale) that depic ...
of South Australia.
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Heritage listings
Stuarts Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Coward Springs Railway Site
See also
* Marree, South Australia#Climate, nearest weather station
References
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Towns in South Australia
Far North (South Australia)
Places in the unincorporated areas of South Australia