Murray Town, South Australia
Town in South Australia
32°56′11″S 138°14′26″E / 32.93639°S 138.24056°E / -32.93639; 138.24056- 253 km (157 mi) N of Adelaide
- 81 km (50 mi) SE of Port Augusta
Localities around Murray Town: | ||
Melrose | Melrose Booleroo Centre | Booleroo Centre |
Melrose Bangor | Murray Town | Booleroo Centre |
Bangor | Wongyarra | Booleroo Centre |
Murray Town is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia east of the lower Flinders Ranges.[5] It was settled in 1883 and served as a rest stop for bullock and horse teams carting grain towards Port Germein from further north and east.[6]
The town was named for Alexander Murray, who introduced the Murray Merino sheep breed.[6]
The annual spring Murray Town Auction no longer takes place. Ending in 2016, due to difficulties in getting volunteers. The hotel which is listed on maps has not been open for many many years.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murray Town (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Search result for "Murray Town (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SASA0044215) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road Labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Search result for "Murray Town" (Record ID SA0044215)". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Murray Town". District Council of Mount Remarkable. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
External links
- "Murray Town". District Council of Mount Remarkable. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- v
- t
- e
Towns and localities of the District Council of Mount Remarkable
- Amyton
- Appila
- Bangor
- Baroota
- Booleroo Centre
- Bruce (part)
- Coomooroo
- Germein Bay
- Hammond (part)
- Mambray Creek
- Melrose
- Moockra (part)
- Morchard (part)
- Murray Town
- Nectar Brook
- Port Germein
- Saltia (part)
- Stone Hut (part)
- Telowie
- Weeroona Island
- Willowie
- Wilmington (part)
- Winninowie
- Wirrabara
- Wongyarra
- Woolundunga (part)
![]() | This South Australia geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e