Murray Town, South Australia
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]
| Murray Town South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Murray Town | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°56′11″S 138°14′26″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 58 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1883 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5481 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Mount Remarkable[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[2] | ||||||||||||||
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.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murray Town (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "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.
- "Murray Town". District Council of Mount Remarkable. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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