Berri, South Australia

Berri is a small town on the Murray River in the Riverland region of the Australian state of South Australia. The name is supposed to mean in a Aboriginessprache width bend of the river.

History

The first Europeans reached the area of the later Berri in 1830 with the expedition of Charles Sturt. For many years the area was undeveloped part of a farm. It was only when in 1910 the waters of the Murray River could be used for irrigation, a further development was possible. The city's official foundation took place on 9 February 1911. Furnished in the course of the irrigation plantations were soon followed by companies that processed agricultural products. In 1943, fruit juices were sold under the until now widespread in Australia trademark Berri Juice for the first time.

Climate

Climate data is no longer measured by officials in Berri since 1965. However, there are similar values ​​as 12 km away Renmark expected: The temperatures reach their maximum in January with 16 ° C to 34 ° C and its minimum in July at 4 ° C to 17 ° C (each mean minima and maxima ). The annual rainfall is only 223 mm.

Traffic

The location on the Murray River was crucial to the foundation of Berri, since the beginning of the 20th century there was a need for the supply of there trains running river steamer. Due to the unreliable water levels the commercial shipping has been largely supplanted by landgebundenem transport and is only represented in the form of excursion boats.

The connection to the railway network was completed in 1928. The nearest railway ends today, however, in about 21 km to the south place Loxton ( freight only ). Distance buses connect Berri, however, inter alia, with Adelaide and Sydney.

Berri is located near the Sturt Highway, which runs from Gawler to Wagga Wagga and thus is part of the mainline connection between Adelaide and Sydney.