Barabba is a locality in the

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region of

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, between Mallala and

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on the north bank of the Light River. Barabba includes the former government town of Aliceburgh which was proclaimed in 1879 and named for

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' daughter Alice. The name Barabba is derived from an Aboriginal word for an indigenous bulrush plant. The town of Aliceburgh ceased to exist in 1897 and was resurveyed into larger workingmen's blocks. A

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opened in 1877. The Barabba post office operated from 1877 until 1971. It operated from the school building until 1926. The school itself closed in 1960 and the building was destroyed by the

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. The final service in the church was held in 1967 and it has since been demolished.

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