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people. He moved to the Riverland in the 1940s and took his name from his equally famous father-in-law. He was used extensively by the Police in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Northern Territory, to track felons, escapees and missing people. A monument is sculptured out of two slabs
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BSk), with very warm, dry summers and mild, slightly wetter winters. Mean maxima vary from 31.1 °C (88.0 °F) in January to 15.5 °C (59.9 °F) in July; while mean minima fluctuate between 15.2 °C (59.4 °F) in January and 5.3 °C (41.5 °F) in July. Annual
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The Berri Visitors Centre shares a spot on the waterfront at the bottom of Vaughan Terrace with River Jacks cafe. This is a popular gathering point for Berri professionals and tourists alike, not undue to its waterfront location, alfresco dining and proximity to the visitors centre itself.
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was established in 1918 and rail arrived in 1928. In 1943, "Berri Juices" (Berri Ltd) were first produced. By the 1950s, Berri and other Riverland towns dominated the local economy with fruit and their products.
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Berri also has public art work, like the Riverland Vietnam & Post WWII veteran's war memorial, the Aboriginal dreamtime mural underneath the Berri Bridge, and Jimmy James Memorial on the Berri riverfront.
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Berri is a multicultural town with a café and a hotel on the riverside, a main street that overlooks the river and other shopping facilities elsewhere in the town, such as the Riverland Plaza.
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came down the River Murray and a refuelling stop was developed. This was to become Berri. The area was also part of Cobdogla Station pastoral run before it was broken up for closer farming.
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Transport from one side of the Murray to the other consisted of two parallel ferries. These were replaced by a bridge in 1997 which was opened by the
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is still strong in the area. Berri is situated in an area of 3000 hectares of irrigated fruit orchards. Secondary industries include fruit packing,
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The Country Arts SA River Lands Gallery in Berri has a new exhibition each month, with touring visual arts shows and Riverland based artists.
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is rather low: averaging 261.3 mm (10.29 in) between 68.1 precipitation days. The climate is evident by its location, north of
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of finely polished black granite and engraved with images of birds and animals – a part of Jimmy's spirit world.
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was established and Berri was proclaimed as a town in 1911. Irrigation subsequently led to the establishment of
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Other events held in Berri are the annual Riverland Wine and Food Festival and Tour of Riverland Cycling.
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tribe, Meri, meaning "a wide bend in the river". The area was first explored by European settlers when
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Climate data for Berri (34º16'48"S, 140º36'00"E, 66 m AMSL) (1915-1965 normals and extremes)
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in the 1920s. The railway was closed on 31 December 1990 and dismantled not long after.
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Channels from the following television networks are available in Berri:
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was a famous blacktracker, who was born around 1910 and belonged to the
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and a few kilometres west of the SA-Victoria border. It is primarily an
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navigated the Murray River. Its first impetus for settlement came when
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Looking over Berri and the Murray River from the scenic lookout
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with which is incorporated "the Berri community news"
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Berri is also home to radio stations Magic 93.1 and
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Berri, South Australia (disambiguation)
South Australia

Berri is located in South Australia
Coordinates
34°17′S 140°36′E / 34.283°S 140.600°E / -34.283; 140.600
2021
Postcode(s)
Adelaide
LGA(s)
Berri Barmera Council
State electorate(s)
Chaffey
Federal division(s)
Barker
Monash
Glossop
Lyrup
Gurra Gurra
Riverland
South Australia
Adelaide
South Australia
agricultural
viticultural
Murray River
Berri Ltd.
Aboriginal
Charles Sturt
paddle steamers

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