Chowilla is a

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in the Australian state of

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, located on the northern side of the

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray; Ngarrindjeri language, Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta language, Yorta Yorta: ''Dhungala'' or ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is List of rivers of Australia, Aust ...

about to the north-east of the capital city of

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and about to the north-east of the town of Renmark, and which is bounded by the border with

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in the east. The property was settled in 1864 by Richard Holland on behalf of his three step-sons and was originally part of the larger property, Bookmark. More information is available at www.chowilla.com.au The land use within Chowilla is concerned with the following

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s, the

Chowilla Game Reserve Chowilla Game Reserve is a protected area covering the floodplain on the north side of the River Murray in South Australia from about north-east of Renmark to the New South Wales border. It was proclaimed 8 April 1993 in conjunction with the ...

and the

Chowilla Regional Reserve Chowilla Regional Reserve is protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Chowilla about north-east of the state capital of Adelaide. The reserve was proclaimed on 8 April 1993 in conjunction ...

which have fully occupied its extent since its establishment in 2013. There are three historic sites within Chowilla which have been listed on the

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: the

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(or Lunatic Bridge), including nearby remnant posts from the New South Wales-South Australia telegraph line and Littra House, both near Lake Littra, and Todd's Obelisk, near the New South Wales border. The

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which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Chowilla had a population of zero. This was because the residents of Chowilla, James, Kerrie, Emily and Sophie Robertson were not provided with census documents. The Robertson family have lived on Chowilla since 1864. Chowilla is located within the federal

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, the state

electoral district of Chaffey Chaffey, created in 1936, is a single-member Electoral districts of South Australia, electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the Riverland region of South Australia including the towns of Renmark, South Australia ...

, the

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of South Australia and the state's

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region.

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{{authority control Towns in South Australia Places in the unincorporated areas of South Australia Riverland Murray Mallee

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